![]() The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USAįor his twelfth birthday, Gabriel gets a brand new Schwinn bicycle, but almost comes to grief after running a red light. And I ran two miles towards a 100 mile challenge. My favorite example of training kicking in is when I wrote a perfect five paragraph essay on Sci Fi Junior High.Īnd yes, I did indeed read six books yesterday. And if you have no idea what RACES writing is, it's okay to ask 8th graders to give you some hints.Īre you finding school tough, O Middle School Students? It's okay to practice writing on your own even if you have no assignments! When I was in 8th grade, I wrote an entire, horrible 320 page novel! On a 1958 Smith-Corona electric typewriter, no less. The point being: if you read enough and WRITE enough, it is very easy to complete assignments. ![]() Having read the following book the night before, I used my lunch time to answer eight questions on this book according to the rubric. Farnsworth and Ruth Wakefield for biography wax museums and completed countless other projects for a variety of subjects), I asked one teacher for the assignment. ![]() ![]() ![]() One nine weeks, I managed to accumulate 500 AR points. Since I don't like to ask students to do things I am not willing to do (E.G. Here's a fun fact: Our sixth graders, in the absence of Accelerated Reader this year, are doing book projects to reinforce their RACES writing skills. ![]()
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