Hello All!
I hope the overcast, autumnal weather is calling you to cozy up with a good book over our break this week. After a very scientific poll, we all admitted to being very ready for Fall Break!
Quick Write
We started out with the Craft Move of exercising our Writer’s Voice.
The scenario: a couple is breaking up in a coffee shop. The assignment is to narrate the moment from the point of view of the barista.
The barista might be gossipy, cynical, or hopelessly romantic.
OR
Do it in the voice of a sportscaster.
They had fun with this one!
Writing
One reason for being SO ready for a break is that students have worked very hard to meet their deadlines–and this week was a big one. I appreciate the effort put forth and am proud of them! This week, Essay 1 & 2 Final Drafts were due along with Endnotes. The Peer Review worksheet and Pre-write for each essay (if they haven’t turned those in earlier) were also due today. I will be grading that work over the break.
As is our practice in Writing class, once we turn in one essay, we begin the next. Essay # 3 is entitled “Who is This Special Person?” Presenting an award, a best man’s or maid of honor’s speech, a birthday or graduation, introducing a speaker, the foreword to a book, a eulogy–all could present occasions to pay tribute to a person who is important to you and others.
The subject of this essay should be an “average” person in your life with an “above-average” story. We did spend some time brainstorming, sharing topic ideas and getting started on our Prewrite. The Rough Draft and Prewrite are both due next class (Oct. 28) and we will do a Peer Review in class.
Grammar
We're continuing with the Parts of Speech presentations, and today we had the Nouns group. They gave a short teaching, using a well-done Google Slideshow. Unfortunately, the highly anticipated Kahoot! game experienced “technical difficulties.” The group will have the opportunity to play the game next week after they have tweaked their approach. There are two homework assignments to practice identifying nouns–some of them finished the worksheets in class.
We finished IVAN for Grammar and I forgot to assign the IVAN Reviews! Please complete a review for each part of IVAN. There are 4 Google Forms posted for each part of speech. (Each review form has 10 questions.)
Literature
We have zoomed through Ender’s Game this year–we’re already on the home stretch! Students should read the last chapters (14 & 15) and do the 3 Responses worksheet. Next class period, we will have an in-class exam over the novel.
I hope this is a restful AND productive break for you, dear students!
Blessings,
Mrs. G
Homework
Read Ender’s Game ch. 14 & 15
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