We have had two days of great conversations in our English Language Arts classes, and our year is off to a great start!
Students have been introduced to the literary analysis strategy called "SOAPSTone." This is a mnemonic device to help us better understand any text we read and to help us be better writers and speakers across the curriculum. The strategy comes from College Board, the organization which designs and administers the SAT and AP Exams. We already have our eye on preparation for high school. After discovering the meaning of the SOAPSTone acronym (Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, and Tone), we applied this strategy to the speech (and book) by Malala Yousafzai, which students read last year. Then, it was time to apply the strategy to our Summer Reading books. Students are to complete a SOAPSTone chart for their Summer Reading books and prepare an informal "book talk" for a small-group presentation tomorrow, Thursday, August 11. In the following days, we will use this as a prewriting exercise for a full literary analysis essay. Please continue to consult Jupiter for the specific due dates of homework. Comments are closed.
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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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