ad a wonderful day in class today. A lot of the hard work of the semester is over, so our "work" today was a little more fun.
Our last Visual Vocabulary words for today were: amalgamate and alienate. These words will show up on our end of the semester quiz next week–so make sure to review those. The slides are posted on Google Classroom.
Writing
The Victorian Inventions composition is due next week-although students could turn it in early in order to get more time for revisions. I checked in on their source/fused outlines and answered a few questions.
Grammar
I handed out the Parts of Speech Post-Test in class today. It is identical to the Pretest they took at the beginning of the semester. It is an “open-book” test and can be finished at home. The KEY is posted and, just like a regular grammar worksheet, it needs to be corrected before it is handed in. They will receive a base score when it is completed.
The best way of learning grammar is through lots of reading and writing. Direct instruction of grammar is important and helpful, and combined with literature and writing it can be pretty potent. Next semester we'll be working on sentence structures.
Literature
First, I reminded the class about the A Christmas Carol vocabulary worksheet that is due next week. If they have been defining four vocabulary words from each Stave as they have been reading, it should be a simple matter of finishing. It is worth 40 pts, so it is a bigger project.
Next, we listened to the first ten minutes of Stave 4 of A Christmas Carol. In this Stave, we meet the final ghost. We had a discussion focused on how these three “spirits of Christmas” nudge Scrooge towards his transformation from miserly penny pincher to magnanimous, kind-hearted soul. In small groups, they compared and contrasted the three ghosts and then worked with a partner to invent a new ghost for Scrooge. They had fun with this creative assignment and handed in their work at the end of the class. As homework, they are to finish Stave 4 & 5.
Next Week
Our last week of the semester is next week, December 19. All work should be handed in by that date. That said, they will be given until Sunday, December 22 to get any last work in. They should not wait until then to do their work and hand it in. Next week we will have our "Classy Classmas Party." I will bring warm drinks, and students can bring goodies if they like. We will combine work & play: During the first part of the class,we will have the A Christmas Carol Final Exam and Visual Vocabulary quiz. The rest of the class time we’ll spend enjoying Christmas games, music and holiday cheer.
Assignments for Next Week:
Victorian Invention composition
Review Visual Vocabulary words–quiz next week
Grammar Post-Test–open book/notes
CAPP Reviews (GC)
Read Stave 4 & 5 ACC
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