Greetings!
We had a good week of classes this week. We started the class with a more active Quick Write.
Using the adjective cards from my game, Funglish, the students were
assigned to write sentences using the adjectives. When the first round
of sentences were written, we passed our cards down the table and wrote
new sentences using the new set of adjectives. Some students wrote
sentences that told stories (albeit very unusual) and some wrote
individual sentences for each adjective.
The students handed in their final drafts of their Theme or Character Essays along with the worksheets for the book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
that they had been working on. These essays have been very thoughtful
and I look forward to reading over them during the Spring Break.
Our
next essay will be a News Story. We took a good amount of time to
discuss this. The essays are to be concerned with a topic that is
current, interesting and news-worthy. For the sake of comparison, they
should consider an article that might be appropriate for a magazine
rather than a newspaper. They will need to do a little research for
this essay.
In class, we worked through a review of commas. The
rules and guidelines are beginning to stick. We will go over some more
punctuation and end the semester with an exam.
Our remaining
class time was spent discussing the two O. Henry stories assigned for
this week, "A Retrieved Reformation," and "The Pimienta Pancake." These
stories, like the previous ones, are humorous and have quirky endings.
Next week we will read one of my favorites, "The Ransom of Red Chief."
I'm sure I don't need to remind you, but we don't have classes next week.
Assignments for April 3 (Week 10)
-- Read "The Ransom of Red Chief" (p. 17) and another story from the book of your choosing.
-- Fill out both sides of the 2 worksheets that were handed out.
-- News Story Essay Pre-writing. This will include some research along with an outline or mind-map.
This week's blog
Class Notes
News Story worksheet
Have a great Spring Break!!
Mrs. Prichard
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