Thanks to everyone who responded to the favorite place family interviews. We learned about our connections to places all around the world. If you have not yet had worked on your family interview, please do so this week.
This past weekend I read through all of our class’s essay drafts. What a treat. The students have tackled some mature essay concepts like making a clear claim in a thesis statement, backing the claim up with evidence and then connecting the evidence to the thesis with analysis. The essays are based on “I believe” pieces that are collected at http://thisibelieve.org/ I was moved by the anecdotal evidence our young writers included in their pieces: tales of triumph, woe and resilience.
In the coming weeks we are going to break out an old type kit I created with a previous class so that students can typeset their thesis statements and print a few posters. If you are available in the afternoon this week to help set type and print please send me a note or a text.
HOMEWORK THIS WEEK: Due Friday 2/12
- Family interviews if not yet complete
- READING: Daily reading and one Reading Journal Response.
- MATH: Practice pages!
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