Ms. Palumbo's Advisory - Serendipity: A Writer's Scrapbook

Author Chats

3/21/2017

This is what your teacher does when she's at conferences. . .

Lord of the Rings Book Club

2/23/2017

We are learning non-fiction reading and writing this term in English class. Some of us miss reading a nice, relaxing novel, so we are starting a book club. This is NOT part of any class (no assignments, no homework, no obligation). The only thing asked is that you read the assigned chapters before we come together.

See Ms. Palumbo so she can buy you a copy of the book!

Reminder: Chapters 1-3 discussed MONDAY, MARCH 6TH at 11AM!!!

Writing an Introduction

2/20/2017

Watch this video to help you write a great introduction to your paper. Click HERE to get a link to a google doc that you can use for notes.

Also, click HERE to get an outline that will help you write your own introduction after watching the video.

Research Writing Example Paper and Activities

2/5/2017

I'll be using my Overcoming Stage Fright project to help us learn more about nonfiction reading and writing. In class, I'll give you lots of examples and will model writing sections of my paper. I plan to post the assignment examples below.

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Whiteboard Musings

12/21/2016

**Woo Hoo! We've finished the novel! I can no speak freely about poor Piggy. **

We are in the middle of Lord of the Flies. I found this doodle on our whiteboard and was very proud of my dear, artistic student. RCAA kids are the best!

Writing for Enjoyment

5/11/2016

Is it possible to write for FUN? As in, because you WANT to, and not because your English teacher says you have to? Yep! You bet. RCAA students have been writing for enjoyment for years. Some past students have even been published.

Check out our new page to collect these gems!

Research Summary

11/13/2015

In the discovery phase of our project process, we write answers to our guiding questions. These need to be presented in a way that showcases what we've learned. The simplest way to do that is a RESEARCH SUMMARY! Some students go beyond this to write a research paper like we learned how to do first term in Literacy class, but writing a research paper and proving a thesis is not necessary for every project.

Here are the directions for a research summary, in case you need a reminder. They can also be found in the project folder that my advisory students get each term.

Citing Sources

10/18/2015

We had a mini-lesson on how to cite sources last week. Several kids were absent, so I recorded it.

Outlines and Research Writing Organization

3/25/2015

Click here to get guidance on making an outline. See this page for help organizing details and paragraphs in your research paper.

You can also use EASYBIB to organize your writing. It's like an easy-button for your paper. Really!

Research Papers

3/5/2015

Click the photo.