We had a good class yesterday. The class has a good rapport with one another and participates well in class discussions.
Our Quick Write was more fun than profound. We played a variation of a game called Man Bites Dog. I passed out cards with words that the students were to use to create headlines. Then, they were to write a short news story to go with the headline. We had some pretty creative stories to go with our headlines.
We took longer to write our Quick Writes, so I didn't have any Words of the Day today.
I handed back the rough drafts of their Personal Essays this week. Already I can see improvement in their writing abilities. We took what was left of the class time to go over a list of common mistakes found in their papers. Below is a partial list:
-- Contractions (not allowed in essays)
-- Commas with compound sentences
-- Using the word "things"
-- Writing "there is/are" structured sentences
-- Complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions
I handed back the rough drafts of their Personal Essays. As they edit and revise their essays for the Final Drafts, I asked them to list the First 5 and Last 5 corrections from their papers. They should tell why they made the corrections; in other words, what's the grammar rule behind the needed change.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Prepare the Final Draft of the Personal Essays
-- First 5 and Last 5 Mistakes list
-- Read Chapters 9 & 10
-- Answer 2 Study Guide lessons and 3 Vocabulary Words
This week's blog:
Class Notes
Have a great weekend. Stay warm and dry!
Mrs. Prichard
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