Quick Write
Today we had a choice of options revolving around events that happened on October 13 in different years in history–ranging from ancient to modern. We really skipped around!
Words of the Day
No words of the Day today
Writing
Today we continued discussing our next essay: either a Classified Essay or an Extended Definition. We brainstormed topics for both and partnered up to read and discuss some examples. There are more examples posted on Google Classroom. For our previous papers, we followed a 2-step process (rough draft to final draft). For the rest of the papers we write this year, we'll follow a 3-step process: pre-write (which could include a mind map or outline) to a rough draft to a final draft. We did some brainstorming for both types of essays. Students can choose which type of essay they would like to write. The pre-write and rough draft are due on October 27.
Grammar
We’re continuing with a unit on phrases in sentences. Students have reviewed preposition phrases and we covered gerund phrases last week. For this week, students will be doing two worksheets dealing with infinitives. Infinitive phrases combine the word “to” with a verb. (For example, to sing, to jump, to swim, etc.) Infinitive phrases can function as nouns, adjectives or adverbs. These phrases can also have adjectives or direct objects. One example from the worksheet had an infinitive phrase that was functioning as anou, and in the sentence it was the direct object. No one said grammar was easy!! (See posted information/videos for more teaching on infinitive phrases).
Literature
Students went into their small Literature Circles to discuss My Antonia. I wandered around and heard some of their conversations. They all seemed to be prepared for their groups. Students should fill out an evaluation on how prepared they thought their group members were. We’ll continue with the book and reader responses for the next assignments. Students should keep
Reading and also working on their final book projects. They submitted their proposals today.
Homework
Ext. Def./Classification Pre-Write
Ext. Def./Classification Rough Draft
Examples of Ext. Def/Classification Examples
About Phrases information)
Literature Circle #2 Evaluation
Links for this Week
No comments:
Post a Comment