We started class by discussing the possibility that a giant asteroid may collide with Earth in 2036. Part of English class is being able to read and understand articles on a variety of topics, and I felt this was a good everyday use of those skills.
http://www.670kboi.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=113&itemid=29630815
We also completed a grammar worksheet. On this worksheet, students were given a sentence and asked to demonstrate different skills, such as identifying the parts of speech, correcting the sentence, and diagramming the sentence.
We conducted a review for our Fiction test tomorrow. This review can be found online:
http://www.jeopardylabs.com/play/elements-of-fiction14
Finally, we discussed our upcoming "Fiction Song" project. For this project, students will choose songs that tell stories. These songs can be by popular artists that the student likes, or they could be the sample songs I provided. After looking at the lyrics of these songs, students will identify the literary elements (such as plot, theme, characters, etc). The student will produce several different papers and projects discussing the literary elements of the songs. We will go to the computer lab on Thursday and Friday to type this up, and it will be due on Monday.
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