Hello!
Yes, there is snow on the ground. Lots of snow. BUT-the forecast calls for WARM temps this weekend! Looks like we Minnesotans have the last laugh afterall! We had another great class together today. Here’s what we did.
Quick Write
The topic today prompted them to write about parents and children. They have lots of experience with both subjects! They were given five minutes and they could choose whichever topic piqued their interest and include and indicate two style points.
Writing
The cycle continues in Writing 1 class; one essay is due and the next one is rolled out. Honestly, we are on the homeward stretch and this is the last essay I’ll assign to have the pre-writing, drafting and polishing stage. So, be encouraged!
Today, I introduced the Formal Critique. A formal critique is the type of writing that requires you to analyze a piece of writing, and offer your opinion. It's not simply a retelling of events, although you must briefly do that. A formal critique is a step between a “book report” and college-level literary analysis. In a formal critique essay, the focus is on critical thinking and self-examination. This essay is a common upper level writing course assignment.
Today, we talked through the requirements and structure for this paper and we analyzed a sample. Students discussed what they noticed about this piece of writing. For their paper, students will choose a short story, movie, novel or narrative poem that they believe has impacted them. They will also choose two topics to analyze from that piece of writing.
As a class, we talked through some possible topics (setting, message, theme, characters, etc.) and they were given vocabulary suggestions for how to discuss their topics. The Key Word Outline is due next class period (3/26) and the Final Essay is due after break (4/9). This is a change of schedule and the syllabus has been updated. (It’s due a week earlier to allow for more time for Final Edits.)
Literature
We didn’t discuss “Piemienta Pancake” or “Retrieved Reformation” from last week in Literature. Instead, we had a true Pop Quiz! I wanted to give these students the “authentic pop quiz” experience since I had given them a warning last week.
I assigned the last, and arguably most famous O. Henry story for next week. It is a very humorous one that I think they will enjoy. We listened to the first few minutes together in class. There is a worksheet, and we will have a paper quiz over this story next week in class.
Grammar
Today, 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.
S AV IO DO
There are two worksheets that ask students to build sentences using direct and indirect objects. Mrs. G will correct those.
And I will wave goodbye to you for now.
Blessings!
Mrs. G
Have a blessed weekend!
Mrs. G
Homework
Formal Critique KWO
Read “Ransom of Red Chief”
Grammar
Links for this week
Updated Homework Checklist
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