Students have already started their last unit of the semester, Poetry. We will be reading and writing poetry throughout the month of December, finishing up before the semester break. So far, students are doing  a wonderful job of being excited and motivated -- and building their poetry knowledge from reading class. Throughout the unit, students will be trying many examples of poetry, but will only bring one (their favorite) to publication for a grade.

We will again use a checkpoint system for grading to keep all students on track. There will be five (5) checkpoints for this three week study. Students did a wonderful job completing their in-class work for the last product study, and will be expected to do more work outside of class for this next unit. Details for the 'checkpoints' and study will be handed out on Thursday, December 8. Also, there is a digital copy located on this website under Downloadable Documents. Deadlines will be announced and written in the students' planners, but please check my Lesson Plans for the most up-to-date assignments.

I encourage all parents to show an interest in what their student is writing about, and contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Miss Kunde