Another great class! Our discussions were good, and we learned quite a bit, too.
I asked the students to write "Literary Love Letters" for the Quick Write this week. Every year I use this as a prompt during the class closest to Valentines Day. I have a collection of these letters written by previous students. (See the links below,)
Our Latin roots for our Words of the Day:
dict -- Latin, "to say/speak" -- derivatives: dictate, dictation, dictionary, contradict, predict, dictator,
dorm -- Latin, "to sleep" -- dormant, dormancy, dormitory, dorm
duct -- Latin, "to lead" -- conduct, conductor, introduce, introduction, reduction, abduct, deduct
When I handed back homework, if students were missing any pieces of homework, they got a print out listing that homework. Now that I'm more familiar with My GradeBook, I'm hoping to get these out every 3 - 4 weeks so that students don't get behind with their work. Students and parents can also check on progress. For specific information for signing in, follow the link at the bottom.
I handed back the Rough Drafts of the Narrative Essays -- these were all very well written papers. We discussed the most common errors found in the essays: punctuation with dialogue, appropriate verb tenses, run-on and comma splice sentences, and "there is/are" sentences. I chalk up to the story-telling aspect of the narrative essay, but many students wrote their longest essays so far. The Final Drafts are due next week.
Students read Chapters 5 & 6 of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We discussed one of the prominent themes -- the ideas of reputation and appearances. Students made some interesting comments about the nature of reputation and the role of reputation in this 21st century. For next week, they are to read the next two chapters.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read Ch. 7 & 8 of Jekyll/Hyde
-- Continue to work on the Themes, Character, and Vocabulary charts
-- Final Draft of Narrative Essay
Links for this week:
Class Notes
Have a great weekend! Rumor has it that warmer weather is coming!
Mrs. Prichard
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