Lesson 33

 

Students had a little study time, then they wrote a terms quiz.

There was time to read personal novels, while everyone finished writing.

We marked the quiz, and are now ready for a well-deserved break before the break!

Lesson 32

 

Students read their personal novels, before discussing our last two stories. 

We talked theme and symbol - at length.

Terms quiz on Wednesday!

Lesson 31

 

Students filled out their yearbook surveys, before reading their personal novels.

We did a very quick quotation mark worksheet - no quiz.

Much of the morning was disrupted by gr.9 immunizations, so we scaled back today's discussions of "Penny in the Dust."

Students looked at the metaphors  in the second paragraph on pg 136, and the larger paragraph on 137. We also discussed the information the reader is able to glean from the opening paragraph of the work.

HMWRK: 

• Write notes (or continue them) about the core misunderstanding of the story, and how it relates to the closing paragraph. 
• Discuss what the symbol of the penny represents to the father when he first offers it - to Peter when he first receives it - to the father when he puts it back in his pocket after finding it - and to Peter at the end of the story. 

Lesson 30

 

Students read their personal novels.

Most students received their formal writing for a second time - this time to take home, to accompany the publishing of today's learning updates (please keep these pieces, as they should be used to inform future growth).

Students did a quick sheet on colons, and a second on semicolons, before we read "Penny in the Dust" together.

HMWRK - Students should review the story, especially the opening and closing paragraphs. They should also take brief notes for question #3, which follows the story.

Students should also be reviewing their short story terms and  plot diagrams.