Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Writing 1 Class Notes -- November 7

Greetings!

This was an interesting day of classes.  Most students were processing the election results.  I talked at length about our responsibility to pray for and bless all those who were elected into office last night.  1 Tim. 2: 1-4 commands us to do this.  It's always good to align ourselves with God's plan.

I gave the students options for the Quick Write.  If they were still in a political mood, they could write a letter to President Obama OR write the diary of a politician.  If not, they could write a diary for a happy cow (a topic suggested by a student). The only requirement was that they couldn't be disrespectful.

We had a full class today.  We had two more presentation from students about My Antonia.  As we discussed the character Wick Cutter and the take-away lessons from the novel, the students continued to have thoughtful insights.  Next week we'll finish the presentations.  We didn't have time to do the multiple choice test in class, so I'd like them to take the test at home with your oversight. 

For our next writing assignment, the students may choose to write either an Extended Definition Essay or a Classification Essay.  They have handouts that explain these essays.  The Pre-Write is due next week, the Rough Draft is due November 28, and the final draft is due on December 12 (the last day of this term's classes.)

A couple of students thought they might be interested in the NaNoWriMo project.  If anyone wants to try writing a novel this month, they can sign up here. Check the previous e-mail for more information.

Assignments for Next Week:
-- Write answers for the Essay Exam (handed out last week)  They must choose two questions from each section.
-- Take the multiple choice test for My Antonia.
-- Pre-Write for Extended Definition or Classification Essay
-- Do not do the Grammar Worksheet.

Have a great week!
Mrs. Prichard

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