We had a full class today–but we do every week!
Quick Write
This week, we had a Quick Write on a colorful topic! After thinking of our favorite color, we watched a brief video on what different colors symbolize. Then students wrote about what they think of when the color yellow comes to mind.. Do certain colors carry certain meanings for them?
We had a brief homework check. Grade Reports were sent last week. Here are the points we talked about:
If students have missing homework, they can consult the Late Homework policy and hand it in as soon as possible. Those points really make a difference!
In order to help support students to have strong worksheets for the Parts of Speech Presentation, students will now be required to submit their worksheets to me for approval BEFORE their presentations.
Once an essay (Rough Draft/Final) has been submitted and graded, it is final.
Words of the Day
We had NO Words of the Day this week as it was a full class and I wanted to leave room for it all. We’ll get back on the train next week.
Grammar
For our Grammar Discussion today, we had a wonderful presentation, game and worksheet from the team of Jack and Teegan (make sure you fill out an Evaluation for their group.)They taught us about Adverbs. Students have two worksheets due next week. One was handed out in class, the other one is posted on Google Classroom. Make sure you correct them BEFORE you hand them in!
Some students had a hard time with the Adjective IVAN Quiz that was due last week. For that reason, we revisited this topic briefly and took “Guided Notes”--student’s received Extra Credit for these notes! If you are absent, fill the notes out using your Grammar Review Packet. You can hand them in for Extra Credit. They are to retake the Adjectives IVAN Review Quiz this week.
We will briefly touch on Conjunctions next week in the same manner.
Writing
If students handed in their Biography Rough Drafts, they were graded and handed back last week. Students should fill out their First 5 Corrections (Mistakes) as they are editing and hand that in next week. Biography Finals are due next week as well.
Today, the class took part in their second Writing Circle DIscussion. They read some sample introductions and broke into groups to discuss the merits and weaknesses of the introductions. I asked them to especially look at the hook, “road map” and if the writer’s opinion was clear.
They also discussed how confident they felt about different aspects of Grammar. They took a Grammar Inventory and discussed what areas are strengths and weaknesses.
Literature
We did not discuss Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol this week, but we’ll circle back next week. Students will answer three questions on Stave 2 on a Reader Response worksheet.
Have a blessed week!
Warmly,
Mrs. G
Homework
Adverbs HW #1 I gave out in class; #2 must be completed on GC
Self-Evaluation (for Adverbs group)
Guided Notes for Adjectives (Extra Credit)
Grammar Review Packet (for Guided notes and self-study)
Biography Essay Final Drafts
Writing Circle #2 & Grammar Inventory
Links for the Week
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