Writing 2 Class Notes -- Week 8 (March 6)

Greetings!

It's March.  Do you think Spring will be here soon?

Our Quick Write for today was fairly light-hearted -- "What would happen if you were invisible?" The consensus for both Writing 1 and Writing 2 is that  this could be fun, mischievous, and even temporarily advantageous, but it might not be that great if it were permanent.

The Words of the Day:

chamois -- (French "sha-mwah") -- an agile, goat-like antelope; a soft leather cloth
charade -- (French; chatter, riddle) -- an intentional pretense or deception; a game where you act out a word or phrase

chapeau -- (French, fr. Latin; capella; hat, hood) -- a hat

chandelier -- (French; fr. chandler -- a candle-seller) -- a branched , light fixture

The students were assigned to bring to class 2 discussion questions for each of the four Short Stories which they were to read this week.  We used these questions as springboards for our discussions of these stories.

Our last portion on the class was spent in discussing the rough drafts of the Cause/Effect Essays that I handed back to the class.  As I point out common writing errors, this is an opportunity to talk about grammar in the context of their own writing.  Three highlights from this discussion:  1) No using the word "things;" 2) No contractions; and 3) No "there is/are/was/were/will be/etc." sentences.  If students have any questions about the comments I made on their rough drafts, they should feel free to send me an e-mail.

Assignments for Next Week:

--  Final Draft Cause/Effect Essay

-- No "5 Corrections" explanation for this essay

-- Read the short stories by Chopin (p. 30); London (p. 122); Mansfield (p. 130); and Gilman (p. 50)

-- Complete Worksheet for  "The Silk Stockings" story

-- Write 2 discussion for the other 3 stories.



This week's blogs

Class Notes

Kate Chopin & Silk Stockings

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Prichard