Literature:
This week we will read and analyze two poems: "Those Winter Sundays," by Robert Hayden and "Digging," by Seamus Heaney. Both poems fit beautifully into our "Generations" unit. By the end of the week, we will have begun our first novel, Tunes for Bears to Dance To. Writing: Students have been crafting a first draft of a narrative essay--a memoir about a legacy they have received from earlier generations. Topics can include a special gift, an heirloom passed down, words of wisdom shared, a family story preserved, or a lesson learned from a special experience. We are using the stories and memoirs in our literature unit as models for our writing. The draft is due on Monday, August 26, and we will work on revision and peer share in the computer lab this week. IXL: This week students are assigned Skills F.1, G.1, and H.1. These cover ellipses, hyphens, and capitalization. These review exercises will help students revise and proofread their essays more easily. Vocabulary: We will work on Greek roots (or "bases") this week. The list can be found on p. 12 of the Sadlier-Oxford text. Independent Reading: Our first book is due on Friday, September 30. Students should finish their books and vocabulary and figurative language logs by Thursday night. We will spend some class time on Friday sharing what we have read! 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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