Hi Everyone!
Another fast-paced class today. Once again, I emjoyed each and every one of you!
We kicked off with our Quick Write. After a min-lesson on the [6] sentence opener, the VSS (very short sentence) students had an opportunity to practice using it. I gave them a choice of writing prompts:
National Parents as Teachers Day
National Fast Food Day or
Tell some current faves: songs, Youtube channel, Podcast or game.
Literature
Today was the Peace Like A River Final Exam. Students took that in class. Since we finished the novel, we will spend the last few weeks of this semester studying the genre of magical realism. Though I forgot to mention this after the test today, they are assigned to watch a video on this topic and answer the questions on a Google Form quiz.
Writing
After the exam, students practiced identifying a few elements in a sample introduction and conclusion. I want them to notice the style elements, topic-clincher rule, the clear thesis and the roadmap sentence. They have a worksheet as homework due next week.
After that, I rolled out the next essay. This has become one of my more favorite pieces of writing that I get to assign and read. It is called the Urban Legends Essay. This assignment will require them to explain a Urban Legend/conspiracy theory/Mandela effect and they will also have to effectively debunk it. They will need to research and include MLA Style citations and a Works Cited page. After going over what the essay requirements will be, we watched a few short videos on different urban legends and discussed the Mandela effect. After that, they got in small groups to brainstorm a few of their own. The Key Word Outline is due next week.
Please note, there is a change in due dates for the last writing assignments. See below:
Grammar
With the few minutes we had left, instead of starting a new grammar topic, students got in pairs to play a Phrases Matching game. No grammar homework this week!
That’s it! Have an awesome weekend!
Blessings,
Mrs. G
Homework
Watch the Magical Realism video (linked in quiz below)
Magical Realism Quiz questions (GC)
Urban Legends Key Word Outline (with sources)
Introductions & Conclusions worksheet
Links for this Week
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