Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Contemplating Constellations available now!

Contemplating Constellations is a book of poetry by the students of Carnegie Middle School. 230 different poets write from their heart in this remarkable collection. Buy yours today. All proceeds go to the publishing phase of the writing process--more books, newspapers, magazines, performances, movies, videos, posts, blogs, telecasts, webcasts, podcasts, tracts, fliers, rags, and comics by student authors!

Authors get a free book. Family and friends of the authors will get a discount at the book signing on Saturday, June 14, 2 p.m., at the Carson Library.

Everyone else Click below to enjoy poetry and keep it alive in our schools!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Read The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and answer the following questions.

1. Copy a sentence from the story with misspelled words. Underline the misspelled words.

2. Why do you think Twain misspelled so many words?

3. Who fooled whom in the story? Explain in a well-written paragraph.



Write a 2-page (at least) story using the dialect of youth culture at Carnegie. When you write dialogue, remember to start a new paragraph every time someone else speaks.


Make a "Works Cited" page using provided resources and working in groups.