Greetings!
This week's class was productive, but I always find myself wishing we had more time together. They are a great group of students!
Quick Write
This week's prompts was a little more academic. On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed from England. In addition to bringing faith to this new land, the Pilgrims helped lay the foundation for democratic, self-government for the sake of community well-being in their document, the Mayflower Compact. I had the students write about what they felt were essential rights AND responsibilities. These could either be attributed in a large scale to humanity as a whole or closer to home (e.g. I have a right to my personal space and a responsibility to keep it clean.) AND, if they were not thinking so deeply, they could write about their favorite fall beverage!
No Words of the Day this week.
Writing Discussion
I handed back rough drafts of their Personal Essays and went over common mistakes. Students were to start a document in their folders or notebooks titled either "Watch out for ..." or "Areas to Work On." On this page I want students to keep track of their own common writing mistakes. We will refer to this list often over the course of the year, using it to set personal writing goals and to gauge progress.
Literature Discussion
We're reading My Antonia, and this week we had a good discussion about our reading. We talked about the primary characters and a timeline of the plot so far. Next week we will have our first Literature Circles. Students were divided into groups of five, and in those groups each member chose a role: Discussion Director, Illustrator, Luminary, Word Nerd, Connector, and Summarizer. They are to each prepare for their roles in the group next week.
Grammar Discussion
Our grammar for these first few weeks is a review of the parts of speech, which are the basic sentence elements. Students have worksheets this week that review interjections, verbs, and conjunctions. A reminder: They must correct their worksheets and turn in the corrected versions.
Assignments for Next Week
Read pages 47 - 69 of My Antonia
Links for This Week
Writing 2 Class Notes -- Week 4 (September 16)
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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