This was our last week of Writing 1 at CHAT. We had a fun day, but it also felt bittersweet. I must admit that I was a bit tear-y after our last farewells. This was a delightful group of students, and it was hard not seeing them all in person. (I also think we would have had even more fun it we'd been able to play our games in person.)
After a quick check in on homework and practical stuff, the students wrote their final Quick Write, which asked them to give "Wrong answers only." They were given 4 pictures and had to give new titles or answer questions. (Here's the slide I used.) After the students had written answers to the four prompts, they went to the breakout rooms that were also for their poetry groups. In their groups they shared their Quick Writes and then chose who from their groups would take part in the last half of our Poetry Presentation.
This week's Poetry Presentation was a continued "Poetry Jam" contest, but this time they only had to recite poetry if they wanted to. It was fun to hear them enjoy their recitations. We had a number of original poems, which was also really cool.
After our poetry, we played another game, which I called Charada-Pictiona-Catch-a-Phrase.The first round was for acting out words from a list, the second was for drawing from a list of words, and finally, the third round required clue-giving. It seemed to work well on the Zoom platform.
Now, for the nuts and bolts for finishing up the class. Students can hand in any homework until Sunday midnight. (11:59, to be exact.) I will be sending out grades on Monday. If for some reason that won't work, please contact me. Look for 2 emails from me: one the explains how i grade and then the grades themselves.
Next week, CHAT is having a materials pick up and drop off at Grace Church at 10:00. There is nothing for Writing 1 that you need to return or that I need to give to you. I will be there to pick up some items. so if you want the paper copies of finished homework, let me know.
This has been a great year with these students. They're bright and engaging, and they've worked hard this year. I've been especially proud of how they've stayed the course during this season of distance learning. I hope you all have a great summer. Come visit me in Northfield some time.
Blessings!
Mrs. Prichard
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