This week we have been reading stories about master story-tellers and writing our own as we practice all sentence-composing tools learned so far. Literature Assignments We have read and discussed our second short story by Saki, "The Open Window." This "ghost" story is found at Actively Learn. After reading the story, we answered the questions in the study guide linked below and then watched the film adaptation. On Friday, we will compare and contrast the film with Saki's original and fill in the last page of the guide. On Friday we will also read Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." This is found in our textbook on pp. 38-46. It can also be found online at this link below. We will listen to a dramatic reading of this great short story as we follow along in our books. We will begin to answer questions #1-9 on the study guide. We will continue working with this story on Monday of next week.
In the next two weeks we will begin reading the novel Tunes for Bears to Dance To by Robert Cormier. We will be sharing a room set of these novels.
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A Classroom Prayer
Holy Spirit, Giver of all good gifts, enter into my mind and heart. Give me the gift of knowledge and the grace to use it wisely. Help me in all my endeavors. Give me perseverance and fortitude. Help my memory, that I may remember what I learn and recall it when necessary. Guide me in the classroom.
O Jesus, You who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life, let me not be deceived by false teaching. Our Lady of Good Studies, pray for me. Amen. Mary, Undoer of Knots,
Pray for Us! A Prayer to Christ, the Divine Teacher
O source of all Wisdom, Christ the Teacher,
You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Teach us to embrace the truths You have revealed to Your Church. Fill our souls with Your Grace that we may love God above all and our neighbors as ourselves. Christ Jesus, friend and Teacher most patient, bless us and teach us. O Light of the world, teach us always to follow You that we should not walk in darkness, but have forever the Light of Life! Amen. Archives
August 2023
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