Greetings!
We had a very full and productive time in class today. We started with the Quick Write, and since it was the birthday of Johnny Chapman (a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed) I had the students write either about their favorite apple recipe/food or about their favorite fall food. I'm glad to say that we all like apples, and, of course, this is the best time of year to get your fill. (For those interested in more about Johnny Appleseed here are a couple of good sites: Biography.com, Wikipedia, and of course the Johnny Appleseed song/prayer)
Below are the Words of the Day, taken from my foreign words and phrases book:
Cappuccino -- fr. Italian, Capuchin, an order of monks who wore light brown habits -- a coffee drink made from espresso, steamed milk, and foam
Carabiner -- fr. German, Karabinerhaken, carbine hook -- a metal ring with a spring catch used by mountain climbers
Carafe -- fr. Arabic, gharrafah, a drinking vessel -- a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle for serving beverages
Carousel -- fr. French, carrousel, a knight's tournament -- a rotating platform carnival ride with horses as seats.
Note: Some may be interested in this bit of trivia -- a carousel can only have horses, while a merry-go-round can use other animals for the seats of the ride.
Before we dove into our discussion of the rough drafts, we had a brief discussion about Animal Farm, initiated by a question from a student. Napoleon is a type for Stalin, Snowball is a type for Trotsky, and the dogs are modeled after the KGB. We talked about how some books seem to be timeless in that they rightly portray universal human characteristics.
When I hand back Rough Drafts to the students, I cover grammar topics that represent the types of errors most common in that current round of papers. In addition to taking notes, I directed students to add to their page in their notebooks titled "Watch our for . . ." This list over the course of the year will both chronicle a student's growth and be a source for goal setting. The areas we covered today were commas and compound sentences, comma splice and run-on sentences, paragraph formation, and punctuation with dialogue.
We started our Parts of Speech presentations today and had a good presentation about conjunctions from Selah, Sarah, and Ellie. They had a short lesson, a video, a game, and some homework for us. We didn't have time for the Pronouns presentation, Next week we will have more time and do both the Pronouns (Bailey, Jacob, Blake) and Nouns (Emma, Corrie, Laura).
Note: Some may be interested in this bit of trivia -- a carousel can only have horses, while a merry-go-round can use other animals for the seats of the ride.
Before we dove into our discussion of the rough drafts, we had a brief discussion about Animal Farm, initiated by a question from a student. Napoleon is a type for Stalin, Snowball is a type for Trotsky, and the dogs are modeled after the KGB. We talked about how some books seem to be timeless in that they rightly portray universal human characteristics.
When I hand back Rough Drafts to the students, I cover grammar topics that represent the types of errors most common in that current round of papers. In addition to taking notes, I directed students to add to their page in their notebooks titled "Watch our for . . ." This list over the course of the year will both chronicle a student's growth and be a source for goal setting. The areas we covered today were commas and compound sentences, comma splice and run-on sentences, paragraph formation, and punctuation with dialogue.
We started our Parts of Speech presentations today and had a good presentation about conjunctions from Selah, Sarah, and Ellie. They had a short lesson, a video, a game, and some homework for us. We didn't have time for the Pronouns presentation, Next week we will have more time and do both the Pronouns (Bailey, Jacob, Blake) and Nouns (Emma, Corrie, Laura).
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read Ch. 9 & 10
-- Take Home Quiz (This can be done as an open book quiz)
-- No Reader Responses
-- 3 Vocabulary Words
-- Conjunctions homework
-- Final draft (Remember to also bring your rough draft)
-- Parts of Speech Preparations
Links for This Week
Class Notes
Johnny Appleseed -- Biography.com & Wikipedia
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Prichard
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