Writing 2 Class Notes -- Week 11 (November 7)

Greetings!

We started class today with our usual Quick Write.  Since today is Billy Graham's 95th birthday, we wrote on the topic "Evangelism."  Many of the students were only vaguely aware of who this man is, but I have friends and family members who were saved through his ministry.  For those interested, here's the link to the program "The Cross," which his son, Franklin Graham calls his father's last message to America.

Our Words of the Day:

argeggio -- Italian -- the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapic succession instead of sumultaneously

callope -- Greek -- from the Greek muse of heroic poetry -- a steam-powered organ

zephyr -- Greek -- from the Greek god of the west wind -- a gentle breeze

Our students finished giving their presentations for characters and themes from My Antonia.  I am so impressed with how they've read and analyzed this book.  They've carefully read and thought about their topics.  I learned a lot from them today.  Following the presentations, I gave them a final exam for the book.  It was a multiple choice test, it wasn't too difficult.

They handed in the Final Drafts for their Extended Definition or Classification Essays.  Along with the final essays, they also handed in the rough drafts and 5 reasons for their corrections.  The next essay is Comparison/Contrast Essay.  I've attached the handout that explains how to write this essay.  This is a fairly straightforward kind of essay, so it should not be too hard.

We just briefly started on the excerpt from Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath.  We'll discuss it next week.

Assignments for Next Week:

-- Read Chapter 1 from The Grapes of Wrath

-- Prewrite for the Comparison/Contrast essay

This week's blog

Class Notes

Comparison/Contrast Essay

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Prichard