Hello Dear Students!
We made it to our first break of Spring semester–and I think we are ALL ready for it! We had a good class that started out with a change of seating. I am hoping this change will encourage students to stay on task er hmm.
After they got into their new seats, we began the class with two new Visual Vocabulary words: cynical and audacious. I am sure the students were a bit cynical about Mrs. G’s audacious new seating chart. 😉 By the quiet learning I observed today, I’d say the seating chart was a success.
Writing
Next, we checked in about our Writing From Pictures assignment. After re-capping the process on the board, I handed out the Checklist and a sample assignment. Students were given some time to read and think, and then they got in groups to compare their Key Word Outlines and to discuss the sample and Checklist.
I circulated and gave them credit if they met the deadline for the KWO. When time was up, I fielded some questions that they couldn’t answer in their small group and assigned the Writing From Pictures essay which is due after break (3/6).
They should choose one set of pictures (“The Battle of the Windmill” or “Two Kids Looking in a Window”) and write a story based on the pictures. Use the checklist to help you remember all the required elements. Since dialogue is required in each paragraph, students should look over the “Dialogue Mini-lesson” slides and take the quiz (GC.)
Grammar
After that, we had a mini-lesson on helping, linking and be verbs and used a Verb Venn Diagram to complete two worksheets on different sentence patterns: N-LV-N & N-LV-ADJ. Varying sentence structures is one way to make your writing more interesting. Many students finished in class, but if not, they are to be finished as homework.
Literature
Today’s class was the last day of discussion about Animal Farm because we have officially finished it! Before students take the Animal Farm Final Exam (posted on Google Classroom), I wanted to pause and allow students to think deeply about the connections between characters, themes, symbols and allegorical elements of the novella. We accomplished this by diving into a “Hexagon Discussion.” Honestly, I was impressed with the deep thinking that took place–I heard many insightful connections! Because our discussion time was short, we didn’t have time for each group to share their most profound connection. However, they wrote their assertions and noted their connections on a worksheet. Students will be graded on the quality of their assertions.
I passed out our next book which is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. They are to read two of them and complete a Short Story Worksheets.
I hope your break is brimming with rest, relaxation and some time with a good book!
Blessings,
Mrs. G
Homework for this week
Writing from Pictures KWO (due today)
Writing from Pictures Composition
Read: “Gift of the Magi” & “After Twenty Years”
Links for this week
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