Exploring Eminence Through Biographies
The second session of eighth grade ELP Great Books, Great Minds Book Group started on Monday, January 24th with a new group of students. Students meet with Ms. Krusi and Mrs. Staniforth three days per week during the thirty minute Book Group time. The group will meet for the next six week.
Through their choice of biographies, students will explore the commonalities and differences in their books. Childhoods, defining moments, academic experiences, stumbling blocks, career paths, and leadership styles will be discussed in large and small group settings.
Students will also receive instruction on the "close" reading of a literary passage and will develop writing skills through practice writing of a timed essay, similar to those found on the SAT and ACT and writers response to the books.
