Greetings Class!
We had a very nice class together today. We made good progress and also paused for a check-in about the writing portion of the class.
As indicated in an earlier email, the writing schedule has been adjusted and today students recieved an updated class syllabus, homework checklist and updated writing schedule (all located on Google Classroom.) I think the students will find the new schedule simpler and easier to follow.
On that note, next week (9/21) they are to bring a hard copy of Essay 1 Rough Draft to class where we will spend time peer reviewing and editing.
The bulk of class time was spent on Grammar. In order to preview what they will be learning this year, students took a grammar pre-test. Many were surprised at how they did–some positive, some negative. The point of the test is to preview, review and compare. We will take the same test at the end of the year and they can see how much they have learned!
After that, we discussed the Parts of Speech Presentations which will begin next week. After reviewing how to teach a lesson using the “I do, we do, you do” approach, students got in the groups they signed up for last week and began to plan their presentations. They were given two planning sheets and had access to a Parts of Speech Review Packet. Since they will most likely need to use out of class time to plan, they exchanged contact information.
Next week, the Interjections group will present and the winner of the IVAN CAPP contest will be announced.
For Literature, students are to keep reading Ender’s Game and do the take home quiz. In order to prioritize grammar, the Literature Circles discussion was postponed until next week–so keep those Role Sheets and be ready to discuss next week.
Have a blessed weekend!
Mrs. G
Homework
Bring a copy of your RD to class!
Work on parts of speech presentations
Read Ender’s Game ch 5 & 6
Links for this week
Parts of Speech Group Assignments
Parts of Speech Planning Sheets & Slides
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