Greetings!
I cannot believe how time flies with these students! It continues to astonish how quick our class times go.
Quick Write
They had four eclectic topics to choose from today:
– Last week–and still today, there are many flags flying at half staff. The original reason is in observance of Patriot’s Day. On that day, we remember the victims and the heroes of the September 11, 2001 terror attack that toppled the World Trade Center in NYC and crashed into the Pentagon building in VA. What thoughts do you have about that tragic event?
–The second reason is that it was announced that Queen Elizabeth had passed away on 9/8. What thoughts do you have on her passing? On British royalty?
OR:
–Eclectic=(adj) deriving ideas, styles or tastes from a broad, diverse range of sources. How does the word “eclectic” connect to an experience you’ve had?
–Of course, choice number four is to write on a topic of their choosing.
Words of the Day
awkward (adj) Lack of dexterity or skill; not easy to handle or deal with. From middle English awk=wrong way around. The meaning shifted from “perverse→ill-adapted→clumsy
Adroit (adj) having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations; from Old French ‘a =to + droit=”right”; latin=directum = “right, justice, law”; expresses predominately “a trained right hand”
spurious (adj) fake; counterfeit. From latin=false; applied specifically to false marriages
On the reverse side of their cards, students were asked to sketch a situation that is awkward and one that is adroit. They also enjoyed drawing up a spurious ID.
HW Check:
We spent some time reviewing how to use some aspects of Google Classroom. Some students have been having trouble turning in assignments–we looked at how to “Make A Copy” of the Rough Draft/Final Essay Templates and how to “Turn In”. Students can choose to submit their assignments on paper if they wish, however, I do require all Essays/Rough Drafts to be submitted through Google Classroom. It is much more expedient for grading and returning leaving students time to revise as needed. The same process of “Make a Copy” works for other assignments as well–we talked especially about the 3 Reader Responses. As you type in the box, it will expand to fit your answer. Please answer the questions with specific examples from the book! We also discussed changes to the Assignment Checklist–The Personal Essays are due WK 4, Process Essay Rd are due WK 5 (not Wk 6) and the Process Final is due WK 7 (not WK 8). It has been updated on GC.
Writing Discussion
The Personal Essays were due today. We keep things moving in Writing 2–when one essay is handed in, we begin our next one. The next assignment is a Process Analysis Essay. We discussed topic ideas and thesis statements. Rough Draft is due next week.
Literature Discussion
We're reading My Antonia, and this week we had a discussion about our reading. We talked about the timeline of the plot so far. Next week we will discuss our primary characters and prepare for our first Literature Circles.
Grammar Discussion
Though we didn’t discuss grammar this week, 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
Week 4 Reader Responses (p.47-69)
Links for This Week
My Antonia -- Audiobook on Librivox
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