Students received credit for bringing their new independent reading book to class and for sharing why they choose it. Books should be read and analyzed by December 14th.
Students made up their toasts as needed.
The class reviewed the qualities of a good essay:
Clear purpose
Well organized (including thesis and related topic sentences)
Specific, vivid word choice
concrete imagery
figurative language
carefully chosen and developed ideas
well edited
strong lede or hook
good balance of scene and summary
Next students developed a chart of seven categories of experiences:
Exciting Boring Satisfying Unusual Family Learning Failure
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5
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10
For homework, students are to have at least seven (7) and preferably ten (10) experiences for each category.
Students made up their toasts as needed.
The class reviewed the qualities of a good essay:
Clear purpose
Well organized (including thesis and related topic sentences)
Specific, vivid word choice
concrete imagery
figurative language
carefully chosen and developed ideas
well edited
strong lede or hook
good balance of scene and summary
Next students developed a chart of seven categories of experiences:
Exciting Boring Satisfying Unusual Family Learning Failure
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
For homework, students are to have at least seven (7) and preferably ten (10) experiences for each category.
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