Writing 1 Class Notes -- March 27

Greetings!

We had an enjoyable class yesterday.  I really enjoy working with these bright, homeschool students.  I had purchased a magnetic Scrabble Game that we used for our Quick Write.  Each student took a turn to build a word using their 6 tiles.  It wasn't the creative writing opportunity that the Quick Writes often are, but it was a chance to "play" with words -- the building blocks for our writing.

I had asked the Writing 2 class to write some bad paragraphs that Writing 1 could use for editing practice. I paired them up to work on the these together.  They did a great job with spelling and grammar errors.

I had handed back their final copies of their Editorial/Short Persuasive Essays.  Each of the students is improving.  The papers not only have fewer grammatical errors, they are more clearly and thoughtfully written.

We've arrived at the end of our book, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.  We discussed the ending and the parts of the book that we liked and didn't like.  We reviewed the sequence of events and corrected our take home quizzes.  Their next assigned paper is a "writing about literature" essay.  Using their worksheets for inspiration and as resources, they are to write an essay about either a theme or a character.  I will have an in-class exam for them at our next class.  This exam will be a mixed test.  (True/False, Multiple Choice, and Short Answer)

This next week is CHAT's Spring Break.  It looks like we're going to have some good weather.  Enjoy!

Assignments for April 10:
-- Review ACY for the final exam.
-- Write the rough draft of the Themes or Character essay.
-- Finish the Themes, Characters, and Vocabulary worksheets.  These must be handed in on April 10.
-- Extra Credit:  Bring 6 Baseball Questions for the last 5 chapters.


Have a great Spring Break!
Mrs. Prichard