We had a good, full day in class this week. The class is doing a great job engaging in topics and growing as students.
Our Quick Write today was in honor of Veteran's Day, which is November 11. Many students have close family members who have served or are serving in some branch of the military. They could write about them or they could write about how they see themselves serving or making a sacrifice for our country or for our world.
These were the Words of the Day:
enchilada -- fr. Spanish, enchilado, "seasoned with chili" -- a tortilla rolled and filled with a seasoned mixture and covered with a sauce flavored with chili. (Most members of the class seemed to think that their moms made the best enchiladas!)
encore -- fr. French, encore, "once again" -- a repeat or extra performance in response to the demands of an audience
en garde -- fr. French, en garde, "watch out, beware" -- an interjection used by fencers at the beginning of a match
enigma -- fr Greek, ainigma, riddles or fable -- a puzzle or mystery (We talked briefly about the enigma machine used most notably by the Nazis in WW2.)
ennui -- fr. French, enui, "annoyance, disturbance" -- a feeling of utter weariness, boredom, or tedium
Students have handed in the Final Drafts of their Examples/Illustration Essays, so it is time for the next writing assignment. For this, they can choose between a Biography Essay or a History Essay. We talked for a bit about the importance of having a thesis for this essay so that it is not just a report. In other words, they must not only pick an event, time period, or person, but they also need to explain the importance or significance of their chosen topic. This next week they should be working on any pre-writing that this assignment requires; this includes any necessary research in addition to the outline or mind map that they will hand in with the rough drafts.
We had two good parts of speech presentations this week. Michael, Stevan, and Josh provided a video, game, and homework about Verbs. Ana, Morgan, and Samantha gave us a slide presentation, another game, and homework for Prepositions. Both groups did a great job. We are nearing the end of our presentations; next week we will have the final one on Interjections.
Assignments for Next Week:
-- Read Stave 3
-- Answer 3 Study Guide questions and define 4 Vocabulary Words
-- Verbs Homework
-- Prepositions Homework
-- History/Biography Pre-Write
Links for this Week
Class Notes
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Prichard
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