Greetings!
We had a wonderful day today. I try to get most of the hard work of the class done before this last week so that we could have some fun on this final day.
Homework & Grades
Students handed in their final drafts of their Essay 4: A Leads to B and Essay 4 Endnotes. I will go over the essays and any other homework that was handed in; my goal is to have final grades out soon. I mentioned to the class that I will take any homework submitted by December 17 at 11:59 p.m. If there are any questions, please contact me. Because I have final drafts from all of the classes, I know that I won't have the essays and homework ready for final grades until after Christmas. Look for them some time after the New Year.
A Test
First, we had a review in the shape of a Jeopardy game. Most of the categories were related to A Christmas Carol, but there was one for Christmas jokes. I divided the class into 4 teams, and they took turns answering questions. There were 20 questions which they answered or tried to answer; when they got the wrong answer, the next team had an opportunity to “steal.” It was a fairly competitive game. (By the way, research also indicates that using gamification to ignite learning increases recall, retention, and cognitive growth. So while we were having fun, we were still intellectually engaged in our topics.) After that, I handed out the paper test with 20 multiple choice questions.
A Contest
Following the test, we had the Annual Writing 1 Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest–there were some other choices for coloring and word searches too (as per their request last week.) They were pretty intent on their drawing and coloring, which I complemented with some Christmas music. We also enjoyed a Hot Chocolate Bar and cookies–thanks to the students who brought treats to share. The class really enjoyed this wrapping up time together.
Links for this Week
Writing 1 Class Notes -- Week 15 (December 14)
Reindeer Games (all of the links for today's class)
Ugly Christmas Sweater Template
ACC Vocabulary Worksheet (40 pts.)
Essay 4: A Leads to B Final Draft
Essay 4: A Leads to B Endnotes
My prayer is that all of you have a great Christmas that includes lots of love and laughter!
Blessings,
Mrs. G
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