Greetings!
This week's class was productive, but I always find myself wishing we had more time together. They are a great group of students!
Quick Write
This week's prompts was a little more academic. On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed from England. In addition to bringing faith to this new land, the Pilgrims helped lay the foundation for democratic, self-government for the sake of community well-being in their document, the Mayflower Compact. I had the students write about what they felt were essential rights AND responsibilities. These could either be attributed in a large scale to humanity as a whole or closer to home (e.g. I have a right to my personal space and a responsibility to keep it clean.) AND, if they were not thinking so deeply, they could write about their favorite fall beverage!
No Words of the Day this week.
Writing Discussion
In class we continued our discussion about choosing topics. We also talked at length about developing thesis statements. The Research Paper that the students will be writing will be a thesis-driven paper. Many times, coming up with the essential question that drives a paper can be one of the hardest aspects of writing this research paper.
We also took time this week to do some peer evaluations. In small groups, students read one another's rough drafts of their essays. They are to revise their rough drafts into final drafts.
Assignments for Next Week
Links for This Week
Writing 3 Class Notes -- Week 4 (September 16)
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
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