Grades 7 & 8
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May 27, 2020
Thank you so much for a wonderful year in the library! We have enjoyed working with all of you and wish you a fun and safe summer break!
In your final video of the year, we share some great summer reading resources from the Hawaii State Library System.
Links:
-Hawaii State Public Library System
May 20, 2020 (D)
Cycle 27: Book Talks & Online Resources
Check out your 7th and 8th GR. Recommended Reading site with both ebooks & audiobooks!
Flipster Digital Magazine , DiscoveryEd , & BrainPop - Sign-in with Google!
HSPLS Breakout Game & HSPLS Virtual Programs
Please also heck out our virtual library room! You can engage with and access ebooks and audiobooks, digital breakout games, reading challenges, mindfulness, book talks and more!
May 18, 2020 (B)
Cycle 27: A Year in Review!
We started the year off with our exciting new library space and re-familiarizing ourselves with our library catalog, Destiny Discover! We reviewed how to use the library catalog and more importantly how to help yourself find books that interest you as well as reciprocating the feedback loop by recommending books to your peers.
Research is a big part of 7th and 8th grade and we reviewed access to your research resources. We reviewed the importance of smart searching using boolean operators, the acronym CRAAP to help validate websites, using the library databases & encyclopedias as well as utilizing NoodleTools for our citations.
We spent a bulk of the year covering digital citizenship lessons. We hope that the lessons about our online and offline presence as well as the importance of responsible use and sharing of information have stuck with you. We hope you are being reflective about your online and offline practices!
May 12, 2020 (D)
Cycle 26: Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, and Experience the Arts
This week you will hear about exciting non-fiction, biography, and graphic novel titles that you can borrow right now on your device! You will also be able to experience the arts with a trip to MoMA and the Grammy Museum.
Links:
-MoMA
May 8, 2020 (B)
Cycle 26: Breaking News and Media Balance
Breaking news coming out every minute can be extremely overwhelming, learn how to find credible news and how to react to breaking news. With so much of your life online (now more so than ever), we want to be sure that you are able to create healthy media balance in your life. Learn an easy strategy to fix your media balance!
Activities:
-#UnpluggedPhotoChallenge: post a picture to Canvas of you unplugging to inspire your classmates to do the same!
-1 week left to submit your book trailer on Canvas using iMovie
Links:
May 1, 2020 (D)
Cycle 25: Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical Fiction Book Talk & Explore History and Science
Hear amazing science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction book talks! After, explore some of the settings and concepts that influenced your favorite science and historical fictions books through virtual tours of the Natural History Museum (London) and Museum of Natural Science (Bruxelles).
April 29, 2020 (B)
Think you know the difference between all the book genres? Watch this video to review! After, we challenge you to make your very own book trailer using iMovie to help inspire your classmates' next book pick! View the mini tutorial below if you need help using iMovie.
Book Trailer Recommendations (all available to read on Sora or Destiny Discover!):
April 23, 2020 (D)
Cycle 24: Mystery and Adventure Book Talks and Author Read Alouds
Love mystery/suspense or adventure/survival books? You are in luck! This video features a couple of our favorites from both genres. You will also learn about two authors, Neal Shusterman and Rex Ogle, who are creating great online content to keep you entertained while you are at home!
-Neal Shusterman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sP356IAT5ExXAwRKEEONA/videos?view=0&sort=dd&flow=grid
-Rex Ogle's Aiden Tyler, Quaran-Teen: https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/quaran-teen
April 21, 2020 (B)
Cycle 24: Free Verse, Shapes, and Sounds of Poetry
More fun with poetry! We wrap up our poetry unit looking at free verse poems through the writing of Kwame Alexander and Jason Reynolds. We explore playing with shapes and sounds of poetry through haiku, lantern, etheree, and concrete poems. Looking forward to hearing your poems!
ACTIVITY:
-Pick from one of the many forms that you learned: free verse, haiku, lantern, etheree, and concrete
-Create your own poem and submit on Canvas!
April 15, 2020 (D)
Cycle 23: Book Talks and Earth Day!
This video features book talks on two amazing novels in verse and a football themed realistic fiction novel. They can all be found on Sora! Earth Day is next week on April 22nd. To celebrate, learn about the Punahou Virtual Sustainability Fair and take a virtual walk through Yosemite National Park .
-Earth Day: https://www.earthday.org/
-Yosemite National Park Virtual Tour: https://www.virtualyosemite.org/
April 13, 2020 (B)
Cycle 23: Epigrams and Quintaines
Ever heard of an epigram or quintaine? Learn all about these two short, witty forms of poetry in today's library lesson. Here examples and be inspired to write your very own!
Activity: Write and share your epigram and/or quintaine on Canvas
April 6, 2020 (D)
Cycle 22 Book Talk and Online Recommendations
This cycle we feature the Sora reading app that allows you to access eBooks and audiobooks. Watch the video for instructions on how to login and search for books.
Recommended online resources include drawing lessons with author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka and NPR's comic for kids about the Coronavirus. Check them out!
Submit a favorite poem from Sora, a Jarrett Krosoczka inspired drawing, and/or zine on Canvas!