February 1, 2007
I’m sorry this class report is late; it’s been a busy week. Here is what we did:
- speaking exercise–focus on inflection at the end of the sentence to indicate punctuation; your voice goes up if it is a question and drops if it is a statement
- sharing of alphabet books–students are in various states of completion; the hope is that they would be completed by the end of the month
- mini lesson on simile and metaphor; students should recognize the difference
- “Because of Winn-Dixie” group was read the first four chapters and given a writing assignment to create a list about someone in their family like the one in chapter 4. In addition, read the next two chapters at home.
- “Out of the Dust” was discussed with the students–a few students have already completed the book; make sure your student has an opportunity to see the mini video on the dust bowl (connect to last week’s log); writing assignment is to imagine that you are the main character writing a journal entry 10 years after the end of the book. What is happening?
- I will collect writings on Thursday.
