Writing 2 Class Notes--Week 14 (12/12)

We had a wonderful day in class today. A lot of the hard work of the semester is over, so our "work" today was a little more fun. Our Visual Vocabulary words for today were: laggard and efface.These words will show up on our end of the semester quiz next week–so make sure to review those. The slides are posted on Google Classroom. Writing The Historical Person composition is due next week-although students could turn it in early in order to get more time for revisions. I checked in on their source/fused outlines and answered a few questions. Grammar The class was assigned a Fall Grammar Test about parts of speech and verbal phrases. I sent home a paper copy of the test to be taken at home. They can use their notes to answer the questions at home. The best way of learning grammar is through lots of reading and writing. Direct instruction of grammar is important and helpful, and combined with literature and writing it can be pretty potent. Next semester we'll be working on commas! Literature The rest of class was used for presenting our Peace Like A River projects. Each one of them showed not only that the students had a good grasp on the details of our novel, but they also had a strong understanding of the themes and motifs of the book. We had two games (Jeopardy! And Kahoot!), sampled some delicious cinnamon rolls like the ones Roxanna made for the kids, and Nathan showed us his amazing 3D printed Airstream trailer and station wagon. All around it was a fantastic day. Next Week Our last week of the semester is next week, December 19. All work should be handed in by that date. They should not wait until then to do their work and hand it in. I will not accept any work submitted after midnight on Sunday, December 22nd. Next week we will have our "Class-mas Party." I will bring warm drinks, and students can bring goodies if they like. (Please label if there are allergens.) We will have a ZAP! Game based on what we have learned this semester, a quiz on our Visual Vocabulary. After that we will have some time to enjoy some Christmas cheer. Blessings, Mrs. G Assignments for Next Week: Historical Person composition Review Visual Vocabulary words Presentation Self-Evaluation Fall Grammar Test–open book/notes