Week of September 14 - 17
Language Arts (Blocks 1 & 2):
--We looked at examples of effective and ineffective memoirs.
--I taught a lesson on using leads in narrative writing.
--I showed students how to use the editing checklist when finished revising a draft.
--Students should now be drafting their own memoirs. I am not setting a deadline for individual pieces. Students will write more than one memoir over the next several weeks. The rough draft of the first memoir should be finished early next week. Students should work for a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes each night.
Sim-Nation:
--I gave notes on the American Revolution. A link to these notes is at the bottom of this posting.
--Students participated in a game simulation this week. We played Capture the Flag but with the rules changed to simulate aspects of the Revolutionary War.
--We watched part of the movie The Revolution.
--Students completed an activity called Analyzing the Declaration of Independence.
--Students wrote a paragraph from the perspective of a loyalist and a paragraph from the perspective of a patriot.
--We played American Revolution Jeopardy.
--On Thursday, we had our first ADI. We visited the City and County Building in Denver and had Chief Judge Larry Naves speak to us about the American judicial system.
Co-op:
--Conferences are next week. Please contact me if you don't know your conference time.
--Fall Trip forms are due by Sept. 24 or 25.
American%20Revolution%20Notes.doc
--We looked at examples of effective and ineffective memoirs.
--I taught a lesson on using leads in narrative writing.
--I showed students how to use the editing checklist when finished revising a draft.
--Students should now be drafting their own memoirs. I am not setting a deadline for individual pieces. Students will write more than one memoir over the next several weeks. The rough draft of the first memoir should be finished early next week. Students should work for a minimum of 20 to 30 minutes each night.
Sim-Nation:
--I gave notes on the American Revolution. A link to these notes is at the bottom of this posting.
--Students participated in a game simulation this week. We played Capture the Flag but with the rules changed to simulate aspects of the Revolutionary War.
--We watched part of the movie The Revolution.
--Students completed an activity called Analyzing the Declaration of Independence.
--Students wrote a paragraph from the perspective of a loyalist and a paragraph from the perspective of a patriot.
--We played American Revolution Jeopardy.
--On Thursday, we had our first ADI. We visited the City and County Building in Denver and had Chief Judge Larry Naves speak to us about the American judicial system.
Co-op:
--Conferences are next week. Please contact me if you don't know your conference time.
--Fall Trip forms are due by Sept. 24 or 25.
American%20Revolution%20Notes.doc