Author Archives: Suzanne

Hello Students.  I’m not at school today because I’m in town at the Youth Court Conference.  Today, I’d like you to continue working on your Multigenre Projects.  But first,  read one of your classmates stories from the “The Day I … Continue reading →

Hello!  Be sure to look at Friday’s post of things to keep you on track. Today, please post a reply with a couple sentences about your research topic and how the research is going so far.

Wawoo!  I gave you a whole lot of information today about our 4th Quarter research project. Here’s a list to help you keep track of things: Grocery / Research List – steps 1-10 should be completed and ready to turn … Continue reading →

Students, please post your essay to the blog by commenting to this post.  Thanks and happy proving your points!

Hello Students, Since I am not able to be at school with you today, I want you to comment to this post.  Tell me your Argumentative essay topic, where you are in the steps listed in the previous post, and … Continue reading →

Choose a topic from the handout (with the noted exceptions).  Choose something you feel strongly about or have a fairly strong opinion.  If you don’t care about your topic – neither will your reader. Brainstorm – what do you already … Continue reading →

Homer Council of the Arts Writing Contest announced the winners on February 7, 2013.  The following students earned Honorable Mentions! Good writing! Katya – poetry “The Rain” Alik – fiction “Writer’s Block” Varvara – fiction “The Phone Call” Leedia – … Continue reading →

All the stories are up on the Blog from first semesters writing.  Please read and enjoy!  Students need to make several sentence comments on every story they read (for points). Make sure your comment is appropriate and kind.

Aaaaaa the misuse of SEEN for SAW – let’s end it, right here, right now! But, first, a review of verb tenses: Present (states an action that is happening now or that happens regularly):  I see, you see, he/she/it sees, we see, you see, they … Continue reading →

Finished writing is due to Ms. Suzanne no later than November 21.  However, we are no longer having Writing Workshop after next week (last class day will be Friday, November 9). Kenai Peninsula Writing Contest deadline has been extended to … Continue reading →