B1 - Rough Drafts of the Personal Narrative and Journals were DUE today. I checked rough drafts, mainly for length and completion. Students spent some time reading for pleasure, then we had four Book Talks today. After the Book Talks, we read and discussed the three excerpts from The House on Mango Street from the textbook. For the rest of the block, students were asked to go back to their rough drafts for revision and fine-tuning. They were encouraged to ask others for input when needed. Assignment: Final Drafts of the Personal Narrative are due on Friday by 3:30pm. Students will have almost the entire block on Friday to continue revisions and fine-tuning as well as getting peer feedback in class.
B3/B4 - Homework Questions and Timelines for "The Johnstown Flood" DUE. Students took some very quick notes over Reflective Essay, Main Idea, and Supporting Details today. Journal/Discussion: What kind of swimmer are you? Are you comfortable in the water? Explain. After our discussion of the water, I showed a couple of video clips about the plane crash we are reading about in class today. We were then able to read and discuss "The Man in the Water" (p. 354-356) together (on Moodle). Assignment: Complete questions # 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 on page 357 (story and questions are on Moodle).
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