Last Entry for the year!

What an amazing journey we have had. This will be my last entry for the 2008 - 2009 school year.

I look forward to reconnecting in August and sharing all new experiences for 2009 - 2010.

The final exam is Tuesday, the 26th. The students were not given a study guide as I did not intend for the final exam to encompass recalling facts. They will be tested on the skills and strategies that have taken place throughout the year through the district mini formative assessments. The students will read 2 passages and answer questions that analyze words in context, compare and contrast ideas within the passages, drawing conclusions, inferring, identifying a strong versus a weak argument, identifying author's point of view, identifying character development, and identifying main idea/essential message. I feel confident that all students will perform well as they have worked diligently during the course of the year to master these skills.

Enjoy this video of the students' journey through webquesting. I'm still working on publishing some of the finished webquests. I promise, I am trying!