We had a good class today, as always. Our Quick Write this week was prompted by the fact that today is Give to the Max Day, which is a day set apart for online fundraising for many non-profits. The writing assignment was to pretend that they had $5000 that they had to give away. Feed My Starving Children in addition to some personal interests. Wouldn't it be fun to have unlimited funds to use to help others out?
Our Words of the Day:
chaconne -- fr. French, a dance -- a musical piece characterized by a continuous variation, a triple (waltz) meter, and a strong repeating bass line
blep -- origin unknown -- the act of a cat sticking its tongue out slightly without realizing it (not in any recognized dictionaries, but in Urban Dictionary)
poobah -- fr. Poo-Bah, a comic character in The Mikado -- a pompous, self-important person
lollygag -- mid 19th century, unknown origin -- to dawdle or dilly dally
Students have started bringing in interesting words. Here are today's contributions:
petrichor -- a pleasant smell after it rains
klazomaniac -- a person who can only speak by shouting
zounderkite -- a Victorian word meaning "idiot"
scobblelotcher -- someone who avoids work
I checked in with the class regarding their History/Biography Essays, and many of them shared their topics with us. When we return after Thanksgiving break, they will hand in the Pre-Writes and the Rough Drafts.
We had our final Parts of Speech presentation this week with Ani, Jack, and Ethan sharing a video about Interjections and leading us in a game that combined interjections with various emotions. I've been really please with the work that the students have done with these projects. It can be hard to work in a group with people that you don't see very often, but they've done a great job!
We're reading A Christmas Carol, which is one of my favorite books and my favorite Christmas literature, so I showed them a short section of my favorite version -- A Muppets Christmas Carol. We watched the section when Scrooge's night is interrupted by the Marley brothers. I followed this up with a quick recap with the class about the events thus far and read the first paragraphs of the stave with the ghost of Christmas present. This really is a delightful book, and I think it's best read aloud.
Assignments for November 30 (After our Thanksgiving Break)
-- Read Stave Four
-- 2 Study Guide Questions
-- 4 Vocabulary Words
-- Interjections Homework
-- History/Biography Rough Draft
Links for This Week
Class Notes
Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Prichard
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