Greetings!
We had an enjoyable class yesterday. I really enjoy working with these bright, homeschool students. I had purchased a magnetic Scrabble Game that we used for our Quick Write. Each student took a turn to build a word using their 7 - 8 tiles. It wasn't the creative writing opportunity that the Quick Writes often are, but it was a chance to "play" with words -- the building blocks for our writing.
I had handed back their final copies of their Evaluation Essays. I enjoyed reading these essays; I always learn about so many interesting topics. Each of the students is improving. The papers not only have fewer grammatical errors, they are more clearly and thoughtfully written.
We had only 2 Short Stories to discuss this week: "With Other Eyes" by Luigi Pirandello (Italian); "A Piece of String" by Guy de Maupassant (French). In the first story, nothing really "happens," but characters are developed and back story is important. In the second, we took a deeper look at themes. I especially like short stories because they allow us to talk about all of the various elements of fiction in smaller doses.
The next writing assignment is a Argumentative Essay. I think this is a harder paper for the students to wrap their heads around. All year we've written thesis-driven essays which are essays in which the writer takes a stand and makes a statement that they must back up with supporting evidence. An Argumentative Essay is similar, yet different. On the blog, I'll post some entries that might be helpful.
Assignments for April 10.
-- Read "Sanctuary" by Nella Larsen (p. 110); "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson (p. 1); "Squire Petrick's Lady" by Thomas Hardy (p. 56)
-- No Worksheets for these stories.
-- Rough Draft of Argumentative Essay.
Have a great Spring Break!
Mrs. Prichard
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