Daily Annoucements
I post here daily about what we accomplished in class each day, including handouts and links available to students on my CANVAS site.
Monday, 5/7/18 -- Day 21 of Quarter 4
Today's class was different for my 1st period than for my 3rd and 4th periods. The vast majority of students in my classes today were signed up to take the AP Psychology exam during 3rd and 4th periods today, which necessitated the different plans. 1st Period: We began learning about parallel structure for our next grammar unit: Writing Style. Students read a brief introduction to the concept and examined the 5 rules for parallel structure. I then challenged them to come up with a mnemonic to remember the 5 rules in the form of a sentence (akin to Every Good Boy and Girl Does Fine, or My Dear Aunt Sally ...). The "winning" (most liked) mnemonic was Fancy, Sneaky Cows Like Chocolate, but students could use any one of those created by the table groups to learn. Next, we held our first discussion group for the WWII books, followed by a written reflection on the book so far. Those who had time remaining read until near the end of class. The written reflection is material for students to post to the "What I'm Reading" discussion on Canvas. Students need to post and then respond to one another at least one time (each) before the next discussion date (5/11). Homework: Read towards your page goal for our next book discussion meeting on 5/11. Contribute to the discussion on the books on Canvas before Friday. Reminder: We have another Close Reading Skills test (benchmark) in class TOMORROW, TUESDAY, 5/8. There's nothing to study or to do to prepare, but the test is like an exam of reading skills we worked on this semester, especially from our Things Fall Apart unit (characterization, theme, textual evidence to support theme, summary, etc.).
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