Year+8+English

= ​ Welcome to Mrs McLean's year 8 Wiki. = On this page I will communicate with you the work we are doing in English classes this year. As it is my first time at creating a wiki, I hope it will work as well as I think. Along the way I will be learning with you all on using this type of technology. Having the main idea of what you will be learning in the classroom on this wiki will help in a number of ways including: parents/carers able to view what is happening, if you miss a class due to sickness etc you will be able to read on the wiki what the class completed and worked on. Overview of what the class will be doing this term including: Classroom rules Reading survey (to find out what type of reader you are) || Reader Bingo (game) Class novel (over the next few weeks I will read a chapter of this most days) Independent reading - how to select 'just right' books Create a chart for the room with the features of books that are 1/ easy 2/ just right 3/ hard setting up reading journals select book from the Library for independent reading || ​ || session, narrative, novel, knowledge, select, genre, growth, prediction, structure, independent, reflect, expectation, aloud, character feature, journal, interest, conference, learnt These words are to be written into your English books.
 * Week 1 || Getting to know each other (Game)
 * Writing (yes you will still need to write at times even though you have a netbook) (hopefully if things work out we will have 2 days each week focusing on writing or writing skills etc.)
 * spelling each week
 * reading (this will include listening and independent(by your self) reading) again hopefully if things work out we will have 3 days each week focusing on reading and skills associated with reading
 * netbooks (I will be looking to you to help me learn what you already know about netbooks)
 * tests (not too many but you will still be required to do some)
 * group and individual work
 * visitors in our classroom at times (to look at the way you are learning and to help you in your learning)
 * diaries you will all be required to bring one to class)
 * homework
 * || Set up folder for English on LAN (Chaffey site)
 * || Independent reading
 * || ==Spelling words for next Thursday test 10/02/2010==

Listen to Owl Moon - story that I will read to you. This is a recount

What is a recount? Class discussion

TASK: Using the paper given to you (the one with x on every second line - please only write on the lines with x on them the reason for this is you will use this as your first draft and will be adding to it)

I want you to write a recount of an event that you remember well

Some ideas : holidays day at the beach/river/fishing day spent with friends party Christmas day

Homework: finish off this recount. ||