We began our class with another Quick Write. The day of our class, November 6, was James Naismith's birthday. He was the inventor of the game of basketball, which he did as a class assignment. The topic of the Quick Write was to write about a creative project they had done or would like to do for school. One thought that was expressed is that sometimes a project that is hard or takes a lot of work is often very satisfying once it's done.
We didn't have any Words of the Day this week because we needed our time for our Baseball game. I did remind them that we will have a test at the end of the semester with these words. The test will be a combination of multiple choice, true/false, matching, and fill-in-the-blank.
They handed in the final drafts of their Extended Definition or Classification Essays along with the self-evaluation rubric and list of common errors. The consensus was that figuring out the errors from the list was difficult. That's not surprising. In order to write well, students need to master a lot of Grammar. It's a process.
Our next essay is a Comparison/Contrast Essay. In these essays, writers need to show knowledge of two subjects in order to show their similarities and differences. In the handout about this essay, I give two samples for organizing a comparison/contrast essay.
We finished out the class with our Final Exam, a.k.a Baseball Game. The students had written the questions that were used to get on base and to score runs. "Team Sway" and the "Bearded Warriors" played well. I had in the syllabus that they would have a Take Home exam, but after our Baseball game, I felt that we had satisfactorily finished our work with A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. They've been great troopers reading this challenging book!
Assignment for Next Week:
-- Pre-Write of Comparison/Contrast Essay
This Week's Class Notes
Keep warm; winter's coming!
Mrs. Prichard
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