Greetings!
This week's class was productive, but I always find myself wishing we had more time together. They are a great group of students!
This week's prompts was a little more academic. On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed from England. In addition to bringing faith to this new land, the Pilgrims helped lay the foundation for democratic, self-government for the sake of community well-being in their document, the Mayflower Compact. I had the students write about what they felt were essential rights AND responsibilities. These could either be attributed in a large scale to humanity as a whole or closer to home (e.g. I have a right to my personal space and a responsibility to keep it clean.) AND, if they were not thinking so deeply, they could write about their favorite fall beverage!
No Words of the Day this week.
Writing Discussion
I handed back rough drafts and went over common mistakes. Students were to start a document in their folders or notebooks titled either "Watch out for ..." or "Areas to Work On." On this page I want students to keep track of their own common writing mistakes. We will refer to this list often over the course of the year, using it to set personal writing goals and to gauge progress.
Literature Discussion
We're reading Animal Farm, and this week we had a good discussion about our reading. We talked about the primary characters and a timeline of the plot so far. We also did a little singing. If you have been in the hallway, you would have heard animal noises to the tune of La Cucaracha and Clementine.
Grammar Discussion
Students were to have taken their pre-test, which I handed back this week. For pre-tests, students are given a base score, regardless of the number correct. Since we are covering Parts of Speech using the memory device IVAN CAPP, we had a short contest for our mascot. A number of students contributed drawings and pictures. I'll let them know the winner next week.
I've fielded a number of questions about the Parts of Speech presentations. Students have been put in groups of 3, and they are to research and come up with explanations about their assigned parts of speech. Additionally, they are to come up with an activity/game/video for the class. Some students use PowerPoint or other types of presentations. Sometimes videos are helpful. I've extended the first presentation. Instead of starting next week, I've pushed the first presentation off until Sept. 30. Interjections and Verbs will present on that week. STUDENTS SHOULD CONNECT WITH THEIR GROUP MEMBERS TO PLAN!
Parts of Speech Groups
Interjections -- Peytan, Sarah, Noah
Verbs -- Estelle, Johnny
Adjectives -- Megan, Ava, Rhyan
Nouns -- Grace, Jaden, Eliana
Conjunctions -- Molly, Charissa, Katelyn
Adverbs -- James, Phoebe, Joren
Prepositions -- Chase, Will, Liam
Pronouns -- Kevin, Evan, Ike
Assignments for Next Week
Read Chapters 5 & 6
Links for This Week
Writing 1 Class Notes -- Week 4 (September 16)
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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