Greetings!
We had a good class today. The students were engaged and interacted with the material and with one another.
Quick Write
Students had 4 options today: 1) Sept. 1 was National No Rhyme Day Students could try to rhyme some words that don't have clear "rhyme partners." 2) Sept. 2 is National Blueberry Popsicle Day. Students could write about favorite frozen treats or foods "on a stick." 3) Sept. 3 is National Lazy Mom's Day, and students were prompted to write about tasks they could do for their moms or tasks that their moms do that they would never want to do. 4) "Whatever." Students could write about something else that was one their minds.
Words of the Day
- Pertinacious -- fr. Latin, pertinax, "very firm, tenacious" -- stubbornly persistent.
- Ulotrichous --- fr. Greek, oulos, "curly, woolly" and thrix, "hair" -- having very curly, wool-like or stiff hair
- Gobbledygook -- a word coined by Maury Maverick in 1944 - means unintelligible, whether in communication is nonsense/gibberish or overly complicated
I took a few minutes to go over the CHAT classes email and Google Classroom. Some students haven't used Google Classroom and are unfamiliar with this resource. It might take a while to become completely comfortable with all of the necessary aspects of Google Classroom.
Writing Discussion
The rough drafts of the Personal Essay were due today. They could be handed in on Google Classroom or as paper copies in class. I will go over these rough drafts and hand them back next week for students to revise into final drafts. I clarified that all students get a basic score for their rough drafts. A qualitative evaluation will be given for the final draft using a rubric.
Literature Discussion
We're starting into our book for the semester, My Antonia by Willa Cather. For a Pre-Reading exercise, they gathered some information about their family histories. I gave students an introduction to the book and a study guide. For each reading assignment, they're to complete 3 Reader Responses, and those could be study guide questions or something from the "Ala Carte" section at the end of the study guide. They can do a mix of questions and ala carte options.
Grammar Topics
We started some thinking about grammar. I asked students to think of 5 questions about grammar. We will use those questions for small group discussions next week. We will also start with some specific grammar topics next week.
Assignments for Next Week
-- Read p. 1 - 23 of My Antonia
Links for This Week
Writing 2 Class Notes -- Week 2 (September 2)
Blessings!
Mrs. Prichard
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