Hello All!
It was good to see the students again after our Fall Break. I hope they all had a chance to relax a bit. They came back and were ready to learn!
Quick Write
Today our focus was on the dialogue. We looked at an excerpt of dialogue from Ender’s Game and pulled out some Craft Moves we noticed the writer used. Some of those included indenting when a new speaker speaks, showing rather than telling by using expressive dialogue tags along with having the characters doing something while they are dialoguing. Last, we noticed that sometimes the writer used dialogue tags and sometimes he didn’t. We decided it made the text more “readable”.
After noting those moves in our Craft Moves chart, I gave them a scenario and students had a chance to write some snappy dialogue keeping those craft moves in mind.
Homework Check
We did a brief check in on homework. It can be challenging to have several assignments going at once–part of being a student in this style of classroom–and also as they move ahead academically. I sent out grade reports yesterday which is helpful for students to use to keep track of their progress.
Literature
We finished Ender’s Game this week which means it was time for the final exam :) Students took the exam in class and afterwards each received their own copy of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. They read a handout about introducing the novella and even though there is no reading assigned yet, were able to get a head start. There is a video posted about the book and they have a quiz over the introduction as homework.
Writing
Essay 3 Rough Draft and Prewrite were due today. The homework is to have a friend or family member complete a Peer Review. It is due next week.The final is due November 9.
Grammar
We have now finished the IVAN section of our mnemonic device and are moving on to CAPP. Today’s grammar topic was C=conjunctions. There were no student presentations today–instead I gave a short lesson while students took notes over the three types of conjunctions. They have two homework sheets for practice. Important: If you have given your Parts of Speech Presentation, please fill out a Self-Assessment and turn it in. (I neglected to explain this in class. Reflection is an important part of learning, so take a minute to complete this.)
Homework
Introduction to A Christmas Carol
Essay 3 Peer Editing Worksheet
Parts of Speech Self-Evaluation
Links for This Week
Quick Write (10/26)
Charles Dickens YouTube video
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