First and fifth periods worked on metaphorical versus literal language while developing classroom rules and procedures, continuing to lay the foundation for a good classroom atmosphere throughout the year. We practiced a couple of engagements we’ll be using...
First and fifth periods continued working on community building and the class meeting program we will be implementing this year. We completed the period with an engagement similar to the line game in the film Freedom Writers. Second and fourth periods continued the...
Second and fourth periods had their parts of speech review test. The glazed eyes and moans suggested students felt they’d done poorly on the test, but my initial evaluations indicate they may be exaggerating a bit. First and sixth periods had a bit more work...
First and sixth went over prewriting. We went over and practiced free-writing (click here for more information) and looping (click here for more information), then we briefly touched on brainstorming. Second and fourth prepared for their parts of speech test tomorrow....
First and sixth periods continued with the writing workshop introductory lessons. We went over three ways to get ideas for our experiential writing: The Expert Inventory The Life Line The Inquiry List Second and fourth periods completed the parts of speech review...
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