February
23
ELA B10: Review video, discussion, blog introduction…
- We had some tired fuddy-duddies this morning who were quite distracted by having to be up and back at school after a week of holidays! We started with a Comma activity that was a little different from what they were used to. Instead of placing the comma where it most likely belongs, or multiple choice placements, this sheet has a sentence and asks two questions, should the comma be removed from one place or added to another. It was a little tricky but they did a great job!
- Next we reviewed the context of the video we watched just before the break. We discussed again the issues surrounding people from non-visual minorities and considered whether it would be more difficult to be part of that type of minority or a visual minority. They had a great discussion with very real consequences for each side.
- Students then independently filled out questions from the video and were asked to have them completed for tomorrow’s class.
- Next, we took a look at some examples of blogs created by some of my former English students. We talked about some of the great benefits of creating a blog for English and some of the ways that it is a more authentic learning tool than journalling. I think they’re excited about it, so I’m interested to see how they use the opportunity!