Greetings!
We had a good class today. The students came into class ready to learn, and we had a productive time.
Quick Write
Sept. 10 is National Swap Ideas Day, and it encourages us to share a creative or helpful idea with someone and trade them for their thoughts in return.
Where do you go to get good ideas?
What great ideas do you have to share with others?
What kind of group that you’d like to be in to share ideas.
On Sept. 8, 1930, the American company 3M began marketing a transparent adhesive tape that later became known as Scotch® tape. On Sept. 10, 1846, American inventor Elias Howe was granted a patent for his sewing machine, which revolutionized garment manufacture in the factory and in the home.
What is one of your favorite inventions/gadgets?
What invention do you think the world needs?
Words of the Day (These were invention-related words to go with our Quick Write.)
Patent -- fr. Latin, patere, to lie or be open; including litterae patentes, which means open letters. -- a document that is a license issued by the government conferring rights of ownership of an invention.
Innovation -- fr. Latin innovare, to change or renew -- a new method, idea, or product
Enigma -- fr. Greek ainigma, a dark saying or riddle -- a problem, puzzle, or mystery
Revised Syllabus
This week I was going to hand back the rough drafts of their Essay #1 and go over common writing errors, but I'm afraid my week took a turn that I had not expected. I was with my mom from Friday to Tuesday until she passed away on Tuesday. The papers weren't graded, so I pushed back the due dates of some of the writing assignments. I will have the rough drafts back to them next week and will have all of the homework corrected and updated on Google Classroom.
Google Classroom
I reminded the students that if they don't do an assignment on Google Classroom, they should leave it alone. I will update the scores for work that was handed in during class.
Student-Led Discussion
This week Kari and Philip gave us good information about standard MLA formatting for papers. Below are our next presenters for Week 6
Writing/Research Discussion
The other topic of the day centered on choosing and narrowing a topic. We did some in class brainstorming using sample topics, and the students have some homework to do more of that.
Assignments for Next Week
-- MLA Quiz (either the paper version or the Google Forms version)
Links for This Week
Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 3 (September 9)
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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