Author: Buffy J. Hamilton

I am a writing and Language Arts teacher who loves learning, literacy, stories, learning, dogs, poetry, fabulous shoes, and good lip gloss. I began my career as a high school English teacher in 1992 and then became a high school librarian and 2011 Library Journal Mover and Shaker before returning to the classroom in August 2016.
Posted in October 2019

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Posted on by Buffy J. Hamilton

Today we finished our compare/contrast charts for “Thank You Ma’m” and “Kindness.”  Most students started and/or our finished our literary argumentative paragraph assignment using the help tools I provided at each work area.  Today was full of ROCK STAR writing!  Way to go 8th graders!

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Posted in October 2019

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Posted on by Buffy J. Hamilton

Today we worked on our compare/contrast chart for “Thank You Ma’m” and “Kindness”:

 

Students had a “cheat sheet” to help them break down the elements of each text.

1st and 4th periods worked independently; 5th and 6th period groups had the choice to work alone, with a table partner, or as a table group.  Our goal was to complete the entire chart today.