As many of you may have heard, yesterday was "Talk like a Pirate Day," and we had a Quick Write along those lines. We had some conversation about common pirate vocabulary: Ahoy, Avast, Aye, Aye! Landlubbers, Jolly Roger, Buccaneer, Crow's Nest. I borrowed Mrs. Nelson's son's pirate coat and hat for the occasion.
We practiced another ACT writing prompt. The question asked the students to consider the idea of year-long school. We looked at the pros and cons, introduction ideas, organization strategies. We will continue to work through these as a class.
Last week we spoke at length about phrases, and this week's topic was clauses. Since I wanted to spend more time discussing the papers. I've attached the Grammar worksheet and put it on the blog for future reference.
This week we discussed what resources would be helpful, how to take notes, paraphrasing, and plagiarism. On the blog, Week 4 has the notes for this topic.
At the beginning of the class, I told the students that they needed to discuss with their parents the length of paper. I suggest a minimum of 10 pages and 15 to 20 would be an appropriate length for the students. Please have this discussion so that they will know what their goal is.
For next week:
-- Extra Credit: Bring a complete list of prepositions to class
-- Be prepared to show
-- An Initial list of resources
-- Notes from research
Enjoy this beautiful Fall weather!
Mrs. Prichard
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