Greetings All!
What a beautiful day! The beautiful autumnal colors are reminding me of God’s goodness towards us–he is SO faithful! Yes–we have a good inheritance in Him (Psalm 16:6).
In that vein, we started today off by reframing any negative thinking we might have by replacing those thoughts with those of gratefulness. I asked students to list three things they are grateful for before looking at some funny pictures I posted. The instructions were to come up with something creative to write in response as their QuickWrite today. Not surprisingly, they generated some inventive writing.
We spent the bulk of our time in class on Grammar today. Both the verbs and the Adjectives groups presented today. After their lessons and activities, I did some teaching on adjectives. I think some students were surprised that some words they hadn’t realized were adjectives are actually “adjectives in disguise.” Since adjectives modify nouns, simply check to see if the adjective is modifying a noun. If so: BINGO. You’ve got an adjective. Articles (a, an, the) and possessive pronouns (my, his, your, etc) and words that answer what kind, which one, how many and how much can be surprising as well. There are two worksheets on adjectives that are due next week. Make sure to correct them before turning them in!
Switching gears, we discussed the deadlines for Writing. Next week, the Final drafts for Essays 1 & 2 are due. Along with submitting their Final Drafts, students need to submit all of their process pieces: Pre-Writes, Peer Reviews & Endnotes for each essay. I handed out one copy of the Endnotes worksheet so we could read it together to make sure expectations are understood. I explained that the Endnotes are an opportunity for them to reflect on their writing and there is real value in this “meta-cognition” exercise. Reflecting on their own writing encourages ownership and helps students think beyond the “product.” That is where the real magic is.
Though we didn’t have time to read aloud today, students are to keep reading Ender’s Game (Chs. 11-13) and complete the Quiz posted on Google Classroom.
Homework
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