Greetings!
We had a good class this week and covered a lot of information.
Quick Write
For our Quick Write, students had 2 options: 1) For what are you willing to pay "top dollar," and for what items would you be willing to go the cheap route? and 2) Do you or someone you know have a notable collection. As always, they could always take the "Whatever" option. I also made a big deal about Friday's National Punctuation Day, but no one was excited as I was.
Words of the Day
This week our words were "cheap" and "extravagant." Rather than discuss their etymologies, we explored 2 online resources: Visual Thesaurus and Thesaurus.com. Both of these sites are great tools for writing.
Writing Discussion
Students handed in their final drafts of their Personal Essays; I always want them to hand in the rough drafts so that I can compare them to see what revisions have been made. As soon as we're done with one paper, we move right along to the next one. Their next essay is a Process Essay. For this essay they should explain a process and include information regarding why this process is important. As a part of the discussion, we went over introductions, thesis statements, and essay structure. The rough draft is due next week.
Literature Discussion
We had our first Literature Circles this week. I heard lots of good discussion about the assigned portions of the book and the overall content of the book. A key to a good Literature Circle is that everyone comes prepared to do their own parts. When only half of the group is prepared, it's frustrating for those who have put in the work and the effort. The ensuing discussions are really only half-hearted. As part of their homework for next week, students need to fill out an evaluation for their Circle.
Grammar
Our Grammar for these first weeks is a review of parts of speech because we will use these terms and designations in our discussions of other grammar topics. The worksheets they've been given have been fairly elementary. This week's worksheets have students identifying prepositional phrases in sentences. Students, remember to correct your work before handing it in!
A Quick Comment about Homework & Scores
As I mentioned in the email before sending out the Grade Reports, if a student wants to know if he/she is missing work, then Google Classroom is the place to look. If a student wants to know scores and percentages, then the weekly email is what you should look at.
Assignments for Next Week
Read Book II, Sections I – VII (p. 70 – 94) of My Antonia
Links & Resources for this Week
Writing 2 Class Notes -- Week 5 (September 23)
Have a lovely weekend!
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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