We're nearing the end of our classes here at CHAT, and I can sense a change is the atmosphere. While the students are doing their best to stay engaged, you can tell that the end of the school year is just around the corner.
This week on April 23 was the 10th anniversary of Youtube. For the Quick Write, I gave the students two options. They could write something about Youtube, or they could combine the following words (gathered randomly from the class) into a short story: Ghana, wallaby, walking, and purple.
Our Latin Roots of the Day:
navis -- L. ship -- English derivatives: navy, nautical, navigate, circumnavigate, navigable, nave
nihil -- L. nothing -- English derivatives: nihilism, nihilist, annihilate, annihilation, nil
nocto -- L. night -- English derivatives: nocturnal, nocturne
nova -- L. new -- English derivatives: innovation, novice, novel, renovate, supernova, novelty
Students handed in the Final Drafts of their Evaluation Essays, and in return were given their final writing assignment: an Essay Re-Write. For these essays, they are to select one of the essays to edit and revise. This can be what they would consider a "worst essay" or an essay they would like to spend more time on. They should consider the previously written final draft as the rough draft for their Re-Write.
Next week is a big week for our class. For me, it's better to have the important, end of the year assignments due the week before the final week. During the final week, we celebrate the end of the year with some poetry presentations and treats.
To finish out our Grammar unit of commas, we will have a test next week. Similar to the Comma Review of last week, the test will be 37 sentences that require commas. In class, we discussed how to study for this test. They can go over past worksheets and assignments, check out previous e-mails, and read through blog posts from this semester. To help, I'm sending the answer key for last week's "Mastering the Comma" assignment.
Note: If you will NOT be in class next week, let me know and I will send you the grammar test to take at home under the watchful eye of a parent.
Finally, the Poetry. In class, we watched a couple video presentations of poems: "Chicago" by Carl Sandburg read with period photos and an analysis of "The Red Wheel Barrow" by William Carlos Williams. Next week we will start our "Poetry Jam." The class will be divided into teams and as individual players will each present a poem for their teams.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Essay Re-Write
-- Study for the Spring Grammar test
-- Prepare at least 1 poem for the Poetry Jam
Links for this week:
Class Notes
Comma Usage Handout (from Week 1)
The Comma Song video
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Prichard
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