April
22
ELA B10: Ap 22 Essay writing time … last class to work on during class…
- Students have been progressing through the stages of essay writing. Today was their final period of class time to work on their essay. The due date will be next Tuesday, April 29. They will have to hand in all stages of their writing including planning, essay outline, essay draft, proof of editing, and the final good copy.
- Tomorrow we will read a few more poems / a story related to our sub-theme of Judging and Misjudging Others. This will be the end of our unit and they will have an exam to finish things up on Friday. They were made aware of the test yesterday and today I clarified for them that the test will include a more in-depth look at the novel study, the play we read titled “The Hangashore”, our review of essays, thesis writing, and integrating references into our writing, along with the few poems we take up on Wednesday.
- Thursday the students will have blog time for class. They were asked to not come to class unprepared for that. They will have time to type our their entries but having them pre-written or brainstormed prior to coming will help them get through their entries much quicker. Some students have left this entirely to the end. That’s unfortunate. And for the others who have been faithful and continuing, I’m pleased to see the interest you’ve taken in your blog and the creative and thoughtful work you’ve put into it.