We are officially halfway through the Fall semester now. Can you believe it?!? Things are heating up homeworkwise in Writing 1. You will definitely need to work a a little each day to keep up this week. Be encouraged, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
Visual Vocabulary
Our words today were obtrude and licentious. We talked about how Elsa’s catchy song is essentially about licentiousness. When someone else’s licentious behavior obtrudes on another person, in some cases, it could be considered a crime! Deep conversation while learning vocabulary words!
Writing
Today was a writing heavy day. I handed back paper copies of their essays. If they were submitted on GC, I printed them out. I find it is helpful to have a hard copy in order to do this next step: Final Edits.
Here’s a step by step of that process:
Step 1: Number all the marked errors on your paper for both grammar and content issues. (Each student has a copy of the Grammar Codes and the Content Codes for this essay.)
Step 2: On a separate sheet of binder paper, work through each of your errors by (neatly) writing the rule you violated and showing how you would correct the error.
Please note: you do NOT need to rewrite the entire essay
Step 3: Staple these hand-written corrections to a paper copy of your essay and turn in. They are due next week.You may also submit on GC by scanning your marked up essay and your handwritten corrections and posting them to the Edits assignment. (No pictures, please.)
Optional Step 4: If you are not satisfied with the grade your essay earned, you are invited to resubmit it after you have polished it and applied the suggested corrections. In this case, write “Resubmitted” on the Edits you will turn in
After practicing this skill together on a sample paragraph, students got a start on those edits in class.
Last, I handed out the description of our next essay: the Biography Essay. Students will choose a fascinating person and write about their life and work. Here are the parameters:
They must be an important historical figure
They must be no longer living
No pop stars
They are required to include some Style elements and a Works Cited page for this one. I will do some teaching on that subject next week. The KWO is due next week along with a list of possible sources.
Grammar
We're continuing with the Parts of Speech presentations, and today we had the Nouns group. After a short teaching, they had a Mad Libs style activity for students to play and a worksheet. They have homework to practice identifying nouns. Here are the next next two groups on deck:
Literature
This is our last assignment on Peter Pan. They are to finish the book and answer the 3 Questions Reader Response. Have your tissues ready as the Darling kids return home. It is especially poignant when Peter visits years in the future only to find Wendy completely grown up with a daughter of her own.
To review for the in-class test next week, students should look at the Study Guide & KEY that is posted on Google Classroom.
That’s it! Reach out with any questions.
Blessings,
Mrs. G
Homework
Finish Peter Pan– Chapters 16 & 17–Review for Final Exam
IVAN Review Quizzes (open notes)
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