No homework this weekend. Students need to finish the novel so we can begin the essay next week. Be safe.
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Today we finished the test on Act 3 & 4 which means we are heading towards finishing the book. Next week we will work on the culminating task which will be a formal guided 5 paragraph essay. It will be a lot of work but well worth it.
We also talked a little bit about the archetype of a comedic story which seems a bit confusing now but will make sense to everyone over time. On a side note: Some students are getting into the habit of using their phones for social uses during class this is a real distraction and equates to poor performance time and time again. TURN OFF THE PHONES!!! Don't forget Monday is a PD day so the students do not have to come to school.
Today we took up Act 2 and had two more speakers corners. We also took up the grammar work from yesterday. Hopefully everyone is getting the idea that we must capitalize properly and think about how we are writing not just what we are writing. This weekend students have a bit of homework to finish on Act 3 &4. It is a worksheet similar to Act 2. There is also a paragraph that is due on Wednesday about a character other than Jake. The paragraph is not intended to take them a tremendous amount of time but I would like them to type it and write it in formal style. Finally on Wednesday we will be having a quiz on Act 3 &4. By the end of next week the students should have the novel finished as we will be starting on the final essay assignment. Today we finished the front page of the Act 2 questions. If they were not completed in class students should do so at home tonight. We watched 6min. of The Origins and Formatting of Modern Screenplays on Vimeo. It gave us a little background into the film industry and how scripts were born. Thank you to Chase for his interesting Speakers Corner presentation.
Today we wrote our first script. Learned a bit about script or screen play writing and began Act 2 with some of the regular work of the novel study. Check out the youtube video on screen writing if you need to review.
Today we had a pop quiz on Act 1 & 2. Students should be reading ahead into Act 3 & 4. We will be continuing our work with figurative language this week. Tomorrow we will be looking at the poem "The Railway Children".
It was great meeting all the parents last night. Several are hoping that I will keep them up to date with the website so I will do my best to keep you posted! Please feel free to comment from time to time to let me know how things are going.
This weekend there is a little bit of homework -
Great Fun today. Everyone dressed up and we cheered our teams on. Tomorrow the movie questions are due and after a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend we will be starting ONLY in the MOVIES. HOpefully a book you will all enjoy. |