English+-+7th+Grade

7th Grade English Meeting Summaries

9/9/09 Topics discussed:


 * Shared student work samples for "I Am" poetry
 * Poetry unit materials
 * Persuasive essay unit
 * Writer's Notebook
 * On-line Writer's Notebook
 * 8th grade English students mentoring 7th grade writing
 * Common assessments and collecting the same throughout year so teachers have more choice
 * Student self-assessment of writing using the Collins and the Ganske Spelling Inventory