Ms. Nakada's Blog

AGENDA
take-a-minute
blog - corrections
lit. circles
Week 8 quiz
research

HW: Savor your weekend. 

It was finally sixth period on a Friday! Yes, what a relief. Students filed into the classroom, took their seats, and started writing down the agenda. Some students were back from a field trip, while others were just winding down another week of school. Only 11 weeks left, eighth graders!

We took a minute, and I reminded a few students to really try to do just one thing at a time, which ended up being a reminder to myself. This got me really focused on my thoughts and feelings and, to my surprise, I got a little teary. I had just been thinking of my Dad and how I want to spend time with him this summer :). 

Next, I wished Olivia a belated birthday, and then she read the blog for last Wednesday, because she was absent yesterday. Then, to my surprise, she chose me to be the blogger for today. Sigh. Well, here I am. There are worse ways to spend the day.  

We got a point for Olivia's excellent blog, and then students moved into literature circles. I checked reading journals for the past few weeks while students read and discussed their books. 

While grading reading journals, Jade informed me that Mamma Pig is pregnant!

It was Friday, so students took most of the rest of the period to complete the quiz and then to work on their research of Black authors. Some students switched the person they wanted to learn about. Before we all knew it, sixth period had flown by, and it was time to weekend!!!

Students packed up, put chairs on tables, and waited for the bell to ring. I hope we all managed to savor the weekend even more than usual. 

Olivia's Third Blog

Agenda

Take a minute

Blog corrections

WEEK 8 : G ᐧ Q ᐧ Q ᐧ L

Reader's workshop ᐧ Lit Circles

HW - RJ 8.3 Lit. Circle Books 14 iReady Lessons

We started off our day by writing down the agenda and listening to the end of our take a minute. Directly after that, Angel read his blog and chose to spin a wheel. I was chosen to write. We all got our notebooks and finished off our weeks G ᐧ Q ᐧ Q ᐧ L with the lines of the week. We read, listened, and annotated "AIN'T I A WOMAN?" by Sojourner Truth. Something I noticed as I annotated was the repetition of the line, "Ain't I a woman?" Afterwards, we moved into our literature circles. We wrote our predictions for each of our books and began to read for ten minutes. Once we were done with our literature circles, we packed up, put up our chairs, and waited for Ms. Nakada to dismiss us.

Angel's Third Blog

AGENDA

Take a minute

Blog Corrections

Week 7: G.Q.Q.S.L

SLC letters

Lit Circles

HW: RJ 7.2 Read Lit Circle Books

We started sixth period by getting settled in and writing the agenda while Ms. Nakada played the take a minute video. After, we finished our binder reminders we went to the book fair to see if we wanted to get anything. After the book fair, we got back in our seats and we transitioned to our English Notebook to do our G.Q.Q.S.L. After we did that, we turned in our SLC Letters and packed up.

Chris's Third Blog

AGENDA

Blog corrections 

Week 7: G Q Q S L

SLC letters

Lit Circles 

HW RJ 7.2 Read lit circle books- 12 iReady lessons

We started sixth period by listening to the take a minute video, and write down the agenda. After that, we wrote down the Quote, and Question in our notebooks. Then, we started writing our Student Led Conferencing letters. for about 15 minutes.  After we packed up, we put chairs on our desk and got ready to leave.

Evelyn's Third Blog

 Agenda: 

Take a minute, blog, corrections

Book project gallery walk

Week 7: G.Q.Q.S.L

HW: RJ 7.1 read lit. circle books

Today at the beginning of class we went to our new seats that Ms. Nakada assigned to us at the door. We then wrote down the agenda and took a minute. After that we did our gallery walk for our book projects. When we sat back down we began to write our G.Q.Q.S.L. After we got through grammar, we got packed up.

Diction: the manner you speak or write in which can change depending on audience. 

Chloe's Third Blog

 Agenda 

Take a minute 

Blog Corrections

Lit. Circles

Week 6: Quiz

Writer's Workshop

HW: Enjoy the Weekend

Book Projects Due Tuesday 2/18

10 iReady Lessons

To start class we took a seat, wrote down our agenda and watched the take a minute. Aanjali read her and chose to spin the wheel. I got picked, and then Ms. Nakada had us move into Lit. Circles. We took the Week 6 Quiz and played heads up 7UP. 

Aanjali's Third Blog

 Agenda

Take a Minute

Blog Corrections

Lit. Circles

Week 6: G.Q.Q.L.

Writer's Workshop

HW: RJ 6.4 Read Lit. Circle Books 

BOOK PROJECTS DUE TUESDAY 2/18!

    To begin class, we sat down and wrote down the agenda while Ms. Nakada played the take a minute video. Afterwards, Sharaigne went to the front of the class and read her blog. She then chose to do a wheel, and put Olivia and I ten times, along with the rest of the class once. Then, we got into our literature circles and read for ten minutes. Next, Ms. Nakada gave us the choice of either doing iReady, doing our book projects, or finishing our Inside Out and Back Again essays. While we got started, Ms. Nakada showed us examples of book projects that people have already turned in, and how to do our book projects. Lastly, Ms. Nakada told us to pack up and we waited to be dismissed. 

Sharaigne's Third Blog

 Agenda

Take a minute

Blog-corrections

Lit. circles

Week 6 G.Q.Q.L

HW: R.J 6.3 Read Lit. Circle Books (Book Projects due Tuesday!)

       As the last period began, we settled into our seats and began writing the agendas in our planner. While we wrote in our planners, Ms. Nakada played the take a minute. The take a minute discussed sadness, and how you're not alone when you are sad. Afterwards, Hunter read his blog and Ms. Nakada polished it. Then, Ms. Nakada passed out this week's lines. During this, Hunter spun a wheel with my name 30 times, along with the rest of the class. I obviously got chosen. After we were done cutting and gluing our lines into our journals, Ms. Nakada read them to the class and explained the meanings behind them. The first poem was about breaking rules, and having a crush on a girl of the same race. The second poem was about someone who loved his friend, but went away in the end. Then, we got into our literature circles. Lastly, Ms. Nakada told us to pack up and we waited to be dismissed.

Hunter's Third Blog

 AGENDA

take a minute

blog corrections 

lit. circles

Week 6: G.Q.Q.L

HW. RJ  6.2 Read Lit.

        Circle Books

    BOOK PROJECTS
    DUE   TUESDAY    2/18!

   

We started off the day by watching our daily human conditions video, and talking about how all of us humans share these conditions. Then, Ms. Nakada called Andrew up to read his blog, he added me ten times, and spun the wheel, it landed on me, and I went up to write. Ms. Nakada started to have us write down our G.Q.Q.L's, we talked about connotation's and denotation's. She told us how Kendrick Lamar during the half time show used connotation's during the song, and with the scenery on stage. 

We wrote down the quote "People spend their whole lives looking for love. Poems and songs and entire novels are written about it. But how can you trust something that can end as soon as it begins ?" - By Nicola Yoon. 

We got into our question which stated, Can you make someone fall in love? And we decided that its not likely to happen, but if you form a genuine connection, it can be possible. We ended our day by getting in to our circle groups, and we made our predictions and read before Ms. Nakada dismissed us.

Andrew's Third Blog

 

Agenda

Take a minute

Blog Corrections

Lit. Circles

Essay completion

Homework

RJ 6.1

We started off the day by entering the classroom, getting our binder reminders out, and writing down the agenda. As we were doing that, we watched the weekly meditation video. Soon after, Isaac shared his blog, and did the wheel. I was chosen, and then we wrote down our literature circles. After, we transitioned into our literature circle groups to read. Then, we went back to our seats, and worked on finishing our Inside Out & Back Again essays. If we were done with our essays, we had to catch up on our iReady, and then read if we were done with everything. Shortly after, the time to pack up arrived. We all packed up, and waited for Ms. Nakada to dismiss us. 

Isaac's Third Blog

 AGENDA

take a minute

blog corrections

I.O.&.B.A. essays

lit circles

week 4/5 Quiz

We started the day with the take a minute video. Then, we got to writing our agenda for the day.  After, that Dustin shared his blog and I got picked to do the next one. Shortly after, Ms. Nakada told us to give another person your agenda so we could grade each other. Then, we all got to work on our I.O.&.B.A. essays while Ms. Nakada went around the class to grade everyone's notebook. After that we got to work on our Quiz for the week. Then, we packed up and waited for the bell

Dustin's Third Blog

 Agenda

take a minute

blog 

corrections

week 5:song 

I O and B A essays

Hw: RJ 5.3 Lit circle

Iready 8 lessons

    We walked into class and sat down to write the agenda. After that, Scarlet went up to read the blog. When she finished, she picked me to do the blog. We then moved to our lit circles and started working. When we finished, we went back to our seats and did our G.Q.Q.S. Ms. Nakada played the song, "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. Once we talked about it, she had us write down what it was about. Next, we started our I.O.A.B.A essays. As time passed, we eventually had to pack up and leave.

Scarlett's Third Blog

 Agenda

Take a Minute

Blog corrections

Lit. Circles

Week 5: G Q Q S

I.O. & B.A. essays 

Homework: RJ 5.2 Lit Circle Reading

iReady 8 lessons

We began fifth period by getting into our seats and writing down our agendas for the day. While we wrote everything down, Ms. Nakada played the take a minute video. After everyone was done, we took out our notebooks and moved around the room to get into our Lit. Circle groups. After ten minutes, Ms. Nakada asked us to write down what we gathered from the book and discuss it with our group. However, we got interrupted by a lockdown drill. Ms. Nakada closed the doors, shut the blinds and we went back to learning shortly after. After getting settled back into our seats, Ms. Nakada introduced us to our Inside Out and Back Again essays. We had three options on the topic; Literary Analysis, Research, and a Personal Essay. She gave us time to write and showed us an example on a Literary essay. Finally, she told us to pack up and wait by our seats until the bell rang.

Eliora's Third Blog

 

Agenda

take a minute

blog corrections

lit circles

Week 5: G.Q.Q.S 

I.O.A.B.A. Essays

Homework

RJ 5.1 lit circles

IReady 8 lessons 

Eighth grade dues

We start off class with take a minute which is about meditating and what to do when your mind wanders. Afterwards, we correct Keven's blog, and he chooses to do a wheel with everyone who has not done the wheel yet, and what are the chances, it lands on me. A minute or two later, we get into our literature circles and read for about ten minutes. We finish up literature circles and head back to our seats. Then, we start working on Grammar and started discussing chronological order. We move on to our quote for the week and talk about the Black Panthers. After the discussion, we pack up and wait for the bell to ring.