Greetings!
We had another full class time this week. I'm always amazed at how quickly our time goes. Our Quick Write titled "Reel Time." This past week, Shirley Temple died, and I was remembering how our family enjoyed her movies. I had the class write about either the first movies they remembered watching OR a movie watched over and over again. Many of them have the same memories of the same movies
Below are our Words of the Day:
acumen -- (from Latin, acuere to sharpen) noun; shrewd, sharp perception
avoirdupois -- (French) referring to a system of weights in which 16 ounces is a pound
vol au vent -- (French) a very light puff pastry filled with meats and a sauce
farrago -- (from Latin; meaning a mixed fodder) a confused mixture, jumble, hodgepodge
We are nearing the end of our book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and we discussed it for quite a while, especially since their next writing assignment is a "writing about literature" paper. They are to choose to write about either a character or a theme. They have charts that I handed out at the beginning of the book that they can use for the pre-writes. For these papers, they are to think carefully about a thesis and to find specific examples from the text to support this thesis. One student asked about writing two essays. Any student who likes can write ONE extra credit essay this term.
We are continuing with pronouns during our Grammar discussions. This week we looked at when they should use "who" and "whom." I've attached the worksheets with this e-mail, and they are also on Dropbox. Need more practice? Follow this link to another blog post with some links to an online grammar site.
Assignments for Next Week
-- Read the final Chapter of Jekyll/Hyde
-- Fill out the chart for the theme or character that will serve as a Pre-Write for the next paper
-- Grammar worksheets -- more work with pronouns
This Week's Blogs:
Class Notes
Have a great weekend. Make the most of the winter!
Mrs. Prichard
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