Greetings!
Great day in class again!
We began the class time with an ACT Prompt. The new ACT requires that students read a short passage that has 3 perspectives. Students are to summarize the main point of the passage and give responses to the perspectives. We brainstormed how to organize these essays.
Some students may not take the ACT nor the SAT, but these are still helpful exercises in thinking. These should also help them think about how to develop their own perspectives on topics and how to organize their thoughts.
Students handed in their writing proposals, on which I gave some comments and ideas. One key part of this project for them to consider is developing a personal timeline/ calendar that can be used to stay on top of deadlines. We also talked about how to conduct the research. Some of the topics will require some creativity in the types of questions used in search engines.
I had the students canvas their classmates, sharing their topics and asking one another what questions they might have about the topics. This took some time, but I hope it was helpful. I enjoyed listening to their conversations and hearing their shared ideas.
I also covered briefly some suggestions and ideas for note-taking. This week the informal outline was due. The Detailed Outline is due next week.
Finally, a couple students mentioned that they had not been able to log on to My GradeBook, so here are the code and instructions:
Go to My GradeBook
Initial log in: Classword: JN2HJ45E8
Initial password: student's first name and last initial
After you have logged in the first time, you can change the log in information.
Assignments for Next Week
-- Keep doing research
-- Detailed Outline
Links for this Week
-- Class Notes
Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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