We had no Words of the Day today. Instead, students were given a few minutes to review the notecards they have accumulated in class–15 so far. After that, they played a game of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in four teams. They found some of the clues challenging as they were asked not only about the definitions, but the etymology and correct usage. This was a great review for the Words of the Day Quiz they were assigned on Google Classroom.
We are really wrapping up our Writing Classes for this semester, and I hope the denouement has been satisfying. (Did you like that sentence featuring a Word of the Day??!?)
Quick Write
Today’s prompt had to do with courage. We read a quote by Rosa Parks and had a short discussion about courage and standing up for what’s right–even when it may be unpopular.
The History Rough Draft and Pre-Writes were due today. Make sure you get those in with time enough for me to review them. You’ll want enough time to make your revisions before the end of the semester. The Finals are due December 15–the last day of class.
Literature
Because this was a big review week for Grammar and Words of the Day, we did not discuss Stave 4 of A Christmas Carol. Next week we will work with the text in class. Stave 5 and Study Guide questions were assigned.
Grammar
We had a chaotic, fun and hopefully helpful Grammar review today. Working with partners, they played a variation of “Speed Interviewing” or “Speed Dating”. Using the Grammar Review Packets that were assigned at the beginning of the semester, they were given three minutes at each station to answer questions on each Part of Speech. Though we weren’t able to hit all the stations because of time constraints, they should be prepared for the Grammar Post-Test that we’ll do in class next week.
For even more review fun, you can play the posted “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Grammar Review game that is posted under the Grammar section in Classwork on Google Classroom.
Blessings on the rest of your week.
Mrs. G
Homework
Read Stave 5 of ACC
Links for this Week
“Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” Words of the Day Review
“Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” Grammar Review Game
Writing 1 Class Blog
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