Apostrophes A and B

A worksheet was handed out in class today on apostrophes.  Side A covers the three main rules for using an apostrophe to show possession.  Side B covers possession without apostrophes, such as the pronouns "whose" and "their".  Both sides are due on THURSDAY, not Wednesday as originally assigned.  The students had big assignments in two or three other classes, so I moved our due date to Thursday. 

Please keep in mind the Friday deadline for our long-term project (needs to be half way done) and our persuasive essay. 

Wednesday's class will focus on the first half of the movie, "The Pearl."

New Year!

Hello to 2010! 

 

Students worked in class today on improving their persuasive essays.  As there was much work to be done by most students, I agreed to not grade these essays until FRIDAY JANUARY 8th, allowing them more time to revise and edit outside of class.  There will not be more work time set aside in class, but students have access in study hall, language arts lab, afterschool study, and (for those with internet connection) home.  I will begin grading the essays Friday evening. 

 

Homework so far this week is to continue working on independent reading projects.  There will be some time set aside in class to work on these, but much of the work will need to be done at home.  I will check them on Friday and expect them to be HALF DONE by then.  They need to be completed and ready to be presented on the 13th.

 

There will also be a few worksheet-type assignments for homework this week, and I will give about 10 minutes to get started on them in class, as usual. 

 

THE PEARL and general announcements

Most unfortunately, my copy of the movie version of The Pearl was misplaced.  I ordered a new copy, but it did not arrive in time to watch it with the students before the break.  I do have a copy now, and we will watch it in January, beginning with the half of the movie that matches what we have already read; after finishing our reading, we will watch the end of the movie.  The permission slips signed before break will cover the students after break as well.  However, some students have not turned in permission slips yet, so they will still need to do that before being allowed to view the movie. 

 

Students should be working on their independent reading projects, and I will be expecting them to be approximately half done by January 8^th, and ready to be presented by January 13^th.

 

My student teacher, Hunter Berryhill, will be joining us beginning on January 11^th, and continuing into March.  He has been in my classes several days already, getting a feel for the students and our routines.  I’m already impressed with him --- especially his uncanny ability to learn the students’ names so quickly!  I am sure he’ll do well with our students. He’ll be focusing his unit on folktales.

 

I’m looking forward to 2010!  It will be a great winter and spring at FHGS, I am sure!