Greetings!
We had a good class today. The students were alert and well-engaged. For our Quick Write today the students had the following prompt: "A Spring Mystery." Some students found it an easy assignment while others drew a blank. I guess that shows us that inspiration is an important aspect of writing.
The students handed in their final copies of their Evaluation Essays. I also have them hand in their rough drafts along with the final copies so that I can see how they made the corrections. I enjoy seeing their writing improve as they figure out how to rewrite sentences. A couple of students are a bit behind because of absences, difficulties with printers, etc. Any old assignments should be handed in next week.
The students were assigned to read 4 short stories for this week, and we discussed each of them. Many times a student will comment that he or she didn't like a certain story. Another will comment about enjoying the story. Both opinions lead us to ask "why?" and help us analyze the stories. One of the stories, "The Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin, instigated an interesting discussion. In this story, a frugal mother on a tight budget splurges on silk stockings, new boots, gloves, a fancy lunch, and an evening at the theater. The students thought she was irresponsible; I could relate to a hard-working mom who always has to act responsibly.
The next writing assignment is an Argumentative Essay. These essays are more than persuasive essays because the writer is to reason through various claims to come to a conclusion. I will post a couple of blog posts to continue to clarify the writing of this type of essay.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read the short stories by Pirandello (p. 149) and de Maupassant (p. 134).
-- No worksheets this week.
-- Work on pre-writing for the Argumentative Essay.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Prichard
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