Hello Dear Students!
We had a great class today–as usual!
Since Sunday is St. Patrick's day, we started our class with a thematic Quick Write. After watching a short video on the origins of Leprechauns, students were invited to respond creatively. There were some fun ideas of what a conversation between you and a Leprechaun might sound like.
First off, we had a brief check-in about Writing. The Urban Legend Final Draft and Endnotes are due next week. If you still haven’t handed in your Rough Draft for me to grade, then today is your wake-up call and make sure you submit that ASAP so that you can begin your Final Draft. There's a light at the end of the tunnel with one more “from scratch” essay after this. We’re almost there!
This class is enjoying our short story unit and today we had an enjoyable Literature Circles Discussion. After refreshing ourselves on the other three stories from last week, we spent the rest of the time focusing on “A Pair of Silk Stockings” by Kate Chopin. In this Jigsaw style discussion, students became “experts” on one aspect of the story: Plot, Theme, or Setting & Characters. After they had thoroughly discussed, they re-grouped shared their information. They were to come to a consensus on this question: What is your opinion about Mrs. Sommers' choices for how she spent her money? Once again, they had some wonderful insights! They are to read the next “batch” of short stories for next week and do the worksheet. There will be a Quiz over this week’s and next week’s reading in class next week–so make sure you are prepared!
Our topic for Grammar was fairly simple. After looking at some rules for using hyphens, students worked in pairs to complete a worksheet. There is a second worksheet on End Marks and Abbreviations. They are to be corrected and are due next week.
Blessings on your weekend!
Mrs. G
Homework
Read: Larsen (110); Anderson (1); Hardy (56); London (122)
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