Writing 1: CHAT Writing 1 Class Notes

Hello Dear Students!

Although we missed some students today, we had a great class. Check out these notes in case you are absent or simply want to keep up to date.

Since Sunday is St. Patrick's day, we started our class with a thematic Quick Write. After watching a short video on the origins of Leprechauns, students were invited to respond creatively. There were some fun ideas of what a conversation between you and a Leprechaun might sound like.

We didn’t discuss “Piemienta Pancake” or “Retrieved Reformation” from last week in Literature. Instead, we will discuss those plus the“The Ransom of Red Chief” in class next week. The last story is O. Henry’s arguably most famous–it is a very humorous one that I think they will enjoy. There is a worksheet, and a Quiz assigned on Google Classroom.

We spent the bulk of our time in class in a Writing Circles Discussion. Since the Analogy Essay Rough Draft (and Pre-Write) is due next week, we worked with the structure of that essay today. After reading a Mentor Text on the analogy of how the stock market is similar to a flea market, students did a scavenger hunt to find the hook, thesis, roadmap sentence among other things. After that, they were divided into small groups to compare and to discuss how effective the hook and analogy was. They also had an opportunity to share their ideas on what analogies they will be writing about. There were some great ones! Next week is Peer Review day, so make sure to bring a copy of your Rough Draft to class!

Last, for Grammar, we discussed Direct and Indirect objects. Using some simple example sentences, we identified the direct object–which is the noun or pronoun that “receives” the action of the verb. The indirect object is used when the direct object alone doesn’t tell the full story. Indirect objects “receive” the action of the verb indirectly through the direct object. (Phew!) A tip is that you will find it right after the verb. For example:

She threw him a kiss.

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