We had a good time in class this week. This is a good group of students, and I always enjoy the time I have with them in class.
As many of you know, the church has expressed that students must wear masks in the hallways, common areas, and classrooms. If students are exempt, parents must communicate with Laura Johnson, who will communicate with tutors. Some teachers allow students to snack and/or drink in their classrooms, but the church doesn't allow food in the clubhouse, which is the room where my writing classes take place. (They can have water.) This week a few students were snacking, and I let it go. Next week, only water. I know that some students are not happy with having to wear masks in class, but they all had great attitudes and seemed willing to bless the church and its leadership.
Our Quick Write today had 3 options. First, October is German-American Heritage Month, so I gave students the option to write about their family heritages. Secondly, on October 22, 1938, Chester Carlson invented the first photocopier. He presented it to IBM, RCA, and Kodak, but they rejected it because they didn't see the value in a machine that only made copies. I asked the students to write about their favorite gadget/inventions or about something that they felt needed inventing. And, as always, students could write about anything else that was on their minds.
Before talking about our student led topics, we briefly talked about what the students had learned about the consequences of plagiarism from the assignment that they had done for today. We also included comments about why we think people plagiarise.
Most of the instruction in class this week was led by the students themselves. They explained the following topics: signal phrases, the quote sandwich, in text citations, and block quotes. Below are links to the handouts that I have for those topics. Each student was well-prepared and I appreciate the time and energy they put into the explanations. Each of these topics deals with how to incorporate material into a research paper. Many young writers simply plop a quote into a paper and leave it to the reader to figure out what the quote is doing there. This paper is an opportunity to learn how to skillfully include a quote so that the paper flows smoothly.
Assignments for Next Week
-- Research Paper Rough Draft #1
-- Signal Phrases Quiz (GC)
Links for This Week
Class Notes
Fall Writing 3 Google Folder
Student Led Topics
Have a wonderful weekend! Peace to your homes!
Mrs. Prichard
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