Greetings!
We began class with an ACT writing prompt that required the students to write a "proposal" to a school board suggesting ways to increase a high schooler's time in school in order to fit in more electives. In the past weeks we've worked together on sample questions so that we could develop our abilities to quickly evaluate the question and then to organize our thoughts. This week the students worked alone and wrote for 15 - 20 minutes.
For our Vocabulary Exercises, I listed 6 Latin words and their meanings; from these we discussed derivatives. [circum (around), corona (garland, wreah, crown) dens, dentis (tooth), cogito (to think), diabolus (devil), dominus (master)] We thought of many words for circum (circumvent, circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumference, circus, circle) and dominus (dominate, domineering, domocile, domino, domestic).
I handed back outlines that three of the students had handed in. With a small class (5 students), I feel that we can go over work individually, take time to answer specific questions, and work together on problem areas. In our discussion we touched on the importance of defining and explaining terms that the average reader might not know. We also talked about general principles for organizing the research papers.
The first rough draft is due next week. I know that a couple of students don't feel ready to be at that place. This is a project that really requires more work to be done outside the class than inside. I mentioned that I'd rather see a poorly written paper than no paper. Please encourage your students to "keep at it."
Next Week's Assignment:
-- Rough Draft #1
Have a great week! Work hard!
Mrs. Prichard
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