We've done it! We've reached the end of the CHAT school year successfully. I know that these great students learned a lot -- just compare their first essays with their final ones!
For the first time all year, we did not start the class with a Quick Write. Don't worry, we did pray, though. I was concerned that we might run out of time for our other activities. They've been such good sports all year long writing about whatever prompt that I give them. They have also bee great about sharing their thoughts with the rest of the class.
I handed back the last of the homework in my folder and collected the Final Writing Exam and the Reflection Papers. I appreciate the thoughts that they shared in their reflections about Writing 2. I've tucked away a few good ideas for next year. Unless I hear from a student, I will not send back these assignments.
And then it was time for our Poetry Jam. We proceeded to the Play-Offs. Team Too and Team Fore! were in our Play - Off Round, leaving Team Juan and Team Tree to be our illustrious judges. (By the way, the students named their teams, not me.)
Team Too (Nick, Danielle, Corey, Luke, and Darren) gave it their all with a score 7.966, but Team Fore! (Shay, Cassie, Megan, Rachel, and Katelyn) took it away with a final score of 8.291. We were fortunate to have 2 panels of judges: Team Juan (Andrew, Hannah, Jack, Christopher) and Team Tree (Anna, Abby, Ian, Ted).
Finally, we had our Final Exam for the class. Rather than looking like a Bingo game, it was a Jeopardy game. The class was divided into 5 teams and answered questions from the following categories: Grammar Terms, Writing Terms, A Connecticut Yankee, Sherlock Holmes, Short Stories and Poetry. (You can go here and see the game.) They did pretty well, and had some fun in the process.Every year I hit up the huge Northfield Hospital Auxiliary Book Sale and pick up books to use as prizes, so it looks a little bit like Christmas on this last day of class.
I'm pretty proud of these kids. They've written well, engaged well in class discussions, worked hard on homework, and been generally great all-around kids. We had a marvelous year reading and writing!
I have a few late bits and pieces of homework that have come in from students. (If anyone has anything they haven't handed in, please get it in by next Thursday.) Once those have been graded and I have everything entered in Engrade, I will get the grades sent out. My goal is to have them done by next Thursday.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
This week's links:
Class Notes
Have a great summer!
Mrs. Prichard
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