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Reese's Website: Gifted & Talented About Me Above & Beyond DI. And language arts within interdisciplinary units of study in the elementary and middle school pullout programs. In high school, students are provided with multiple opportunities through academics (Pre-AP and AP courses), Fine Arts, Engineering, Independent Study Mentorship.

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Language Arts Journal

  • Period 2: 7th Grade Core Enrichment Click Here Period 3: 8th Grade English Click Here Period 4: 8th Grade Honors English Click Here Period 5: 8th Grade Honors English Click Here Period 6: 8th Grade English Click Here Period 7: 8th Grade English Click Here.
  • Reese's language arts website for Carbon Valley Secondary Academy in Frederick, Colorado! You can reach me at reeseh@cvamail.com All grades: Vocab test every MONDAY.
  • We will discuss some of them in class, but be sure to ask for help if you need it.docx.pdf. Middle School Short Stories.
  • Donations are welcome throughout the year. Items listed below are things we still need for the year, as well as things that we will go through quickly! - Small items (toys, gadgets, etc) for Prize.
In addition to writing stories about Mrs. Weber's creatures we illustrated them in Kid Pix.
Here is a sample of one of our computer drawings. This was our first experience with Kid Pix and it won't be our last. We had so much fun!

Mrs. Reese's Language Arts Class   Homeschool

Arts

Mrs. Reese's class wrote stories to go with snow creatures from Mrs. Weber's class.

A Toad Named Lumpy Grumpy
by Connor in Mrs. Reese's Class

Once I went to Ohio with my friend. He wanted to build a snowman. I suggested that we make a snow animal. We made a snow toad. It had 155 lumps on its back. We made an igloo in the forest so the toad could live in it. When I woke up I thought of a name for the toad. I called it Lumpy-Grumpy. When I went to the igloo, Lumpy Grumpy was on top. I made a snowball and then I heard a ribbit, ribbit. I threw the snowball up in the air and it hit me on the head. Winter was over. Lumpy Grumpy leaped back to Winter Wonderland.

Artist: Michaela
in Mrs. Weber's Class

Dragos
by Danielle D. in Mrs. Reese's Class

It was a cold and freezing night. I went outside to play in the new snow. I saw a snow dragon in my yard. It had a red necklace. It had sharp teeth and angry eyes. When I turned around I heard a big roar. It was my dragon. I said, 'Do you want to sled on my hill?' My dragon said, 'Sure'. My dragon was a girl. We were in my front yard. I named my snow animal Dragos. Tiffany came over. She was surprised. We all played together. I asked Mom if we could have a sleepover. Our house is cold so Dragos felt good. We watched El Dorado, had a little snack and went to sleep.

Artist: Warren
in Mrs. Weber's Class

Recommended Materials:

  • Black and blue ink pens only
  • 1 spiral notebook with perforated edges
  • Daily Planner
  • Sticky notes
  • 1 inch 3-ring binder with 5 dividers
  • Pleasure reading book (for JRB or ATT)

*Below, you will find a list of resources to assist students who wish to publish their own work:

Games

*Stone Soup: the magazine by young writers and artists is unique among children’s magazines — it’s the only magazine made up entirely of the creative work of children. Young people from all over the world contribute their stories, poems, book reviews, and art work to Stone Soup. At first, it’s hard to believe 8- to 13-year-olds can create such engrossing stories, evocative poems, and gorgeous illustrations. But as regular readers of Stone Soup know — they can! http://www.stonesoup.com/

*Merlyn’s Pen: Fiction, Essays, and Poems by America’s Teens is perhaps the oldest of all publishers devoted exclusively to teens in grades 6-12. http://www.merlynspen.org/

*Skipping Stones is a nonprofit children’s magazine that encourages cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. Skipping Stones publishes bimonthly during the school year, which accepts art and original writings in every language and from all ages. Each issue also contains international pen pals, book reviews, news, and a guide for parents and teachers. The guide offers creative activities and resources for making best use of Skipping Stones in your home or classroom. http://www.skippingstones.org/

* Potato Hill Poetry is a bimonthly magazine, except July and August, for teachers and students K-12. They publish poems written by students along with writing exercises, interviews with poets, book reviews, contests, and other poetry related material. Its staff is also interested in submissions of cartoons, writing exercises, artwork (black ink on plain white paper), essays on the writing process, and black and white photographs. http://www.potatohill.com/

*TeenInk is a national magazine, book, and web site featuring teen writing, information, art, photos, poetry, teen issues, and more. All articles are written by teenage authors.) http://www.teenink.com/

*The Concord Review
(A quarterly journal of exemplary history essays by high school students. Editors ask that students submit essays approximately 5,000 words in length.) http://www.tcr.org/

Language Live

*The Writer’s Slatecomes out three times a year and publishes original poetry, exposition, and narration from students enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade.) http://www.writingconference.com/

Mrs. Reese's Language Arts Class   Homework

*Blue Jean Magazine is an alternative to the glamour and beauty magazines targeting teen girls. It is the only magazine written and edited by young women around the world between the ages of 13 and 19. They publish teen fiction, poetry, art, commentary and nonfiction works. Its mission is to publish what young women are thinking, saying, and doing. http://bluejeanpublishing.com/