Writing 1 Class Notes–Week 15 (May 8)

 Writing 1 Class Notes–Week 15 (May 8)

Greetings everyone!

We had a stupendous final day of Writing 1 at CHAT for the 2024-25 school year.  We have covered so much over the course of the year, that our heads are full; but the weeks go by so quickly that it seems hard to think that we're at the end.  

As the culminating event, students have been working towards staging our class Poetry Event.  They all had a role to play on on a committee and they worked collaboratively to make this event a success.  I am proud of the way they communicated, split up the work and let their talents shine as they organized and then performed their poetic pieces.   Though I  know that some students do not enjoy poetry, I appreciated their good attitudes and risk-taking–even the ones who do not enjoy performing.  I am proud of you all!

After getting set up, we had a short class business meeting, and then we were ready to begin.  Using the beautiful program, (designed by Casha Enge) our dynamic Emcee duo of Evelyn and Saige took charge and explained the judging criteria and the flow of the event.  A panel of six judges used their own scoring system (thoughtfully designed by Claire) to evaluate the poem and the delivery style–and though it was difficult, they did come up with a winner!  In fact, since there was a tie for first place, they had to rock/paper/scissors for it.  

  

Congratulations to first prize winners Ashley (who won the toss) Saige!

Please watch Google Classroom for a link to the photo album from this event (thanks to Kathryn for putting that together!)

Now that it is all over, I want to let you know that I am working on getting all the grading finished.  I have given students until Friday @ 11:59 PM  to hand any work in.  Final Grades will be out sometime next week.  If for some reason that won't work, please contact me. Look for two emails from me:  one that explains how I grade and then the grades themselves.  In the meantime, you can look at Google Classroom to get a pretty good idea of your grade.

This has been a great year with these students.  They're bright and engaging, and they've worked hard this year. I look forward to working with some of them again in Writing 2!

Blessings,

Mrs. G