Greetings!
This group of kids did a great job at being flexible and engaged learners today with our distance learning day. Before our Quick Write, we talked a little bit about the advantages and disadvantages of doing classes on Zoom. We also talked here and there throughout the class about how to be good online students, including participating in breakout room discussions and avoiding being a passive observer.
Below are our Quick Write prompts for the day. Students could put their writing in the Google Classroom assignment or write it by hand and turn it in next week. After they complete their writing, I divided them into breakout rooms, and they shared their thoughts with one another.
- On March 11 In 1969, Levi-Strauss started selling bell-bottomed jeans. What are some fashions that you hope you never see again, and what are some of your favorite “classic” fashions that you don’t think should ever go away.
- On March 11 in 1903 Lawrence Welk was born. A band leader, he hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982. (My parents LOVED this show.) Do you have any favorite old-time TV shows that you like? How would you compare older television programs to today’s?
- On March 12 in 1789 the US Post Office was established. How would you compare the way we communicate now to the communication methods of the past? What are pros and cons for each?
We usually do a quick Homework Check between our beginning of class activities and instruction. Students can hand in their work for this week when they come to class next week. With the exception of their rough drafts. Those should be finished and put on the Google Classroom assignment for the Cause/Effect or Problem/Solution Rough Draft.
NOTE: Any homework that was due during Week 4 and hasn't been handed in will get a zero. Track My Grades has been updated to reflect any work handed in by last Saturday.
This week we read four stories by British authors. I sent the students again to breakout rooms instructions to compare two of the stories. They had to come up with at least 5 points of comparison and then report back to the class. Oddly enough, all 5 groups chose the same stories! While they had similar comparisons, they also had some unique insights. For next week we'll read four stories by early American authors. On Google Classroom, they have two options of homework for the the readings: one is the discussion questions worksheet and the other is a set of charts. They only need to do one.
In our Grammar lesson we covered the simplest comma rule: series/serial/Oxford commas. These are the commas used when listing more than two items. Students have two worksheets on Google Classroom to practice putting in commas in the right places.
Have a great weekend.
Blessing,
Mrs. Prichard
Assignments for Next Week
Short Stories: Read Hawthorne (73), Bierce (10), Poe (156), Harte (64)
Week 7 - Short Stories Questions (Option 1)
Week 7 -- Short Story Packet #2 (Option 2)
Grammar: Wk7 - Commas & Items in a Series
Grammar: Wk7 - Using Commas in a List
Links for This Week
Class Notes
Writing 2 Spring Google Drive
Quick Write (3/12)
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