So my trip to the National Council of Teachers of English convention -- which was held in San Antonio this past weekend -- was very fun and beneficial to my teaching practices. I got tons of new ideas for teaching various genres and skills in my classroom, and I also came home with over 50 new books for our classroom library! I don't think there are many things in life more wonderful than boxes full of free books...but that's just me!
English 1 -- Today in class, students read for the first 20 minutes from their library books. They were also warned that they would only have 3 more class periods of reading time since we are starting book talks on December 10th. After reading and receiving the book talk requirements, students read two poems by Shel Silverstein, and wrote their own poems answering the question: "What can a rose see (on or near the ground) that a tree can't see (way up in the air)? Next students read "in Just-" by E.E. Cummings and talked about the fresh images that Cummings used in his poem about springtime.
English 1 Homework
Read your library book, especially if you are not very far along in it -- you will only have a total of an hour of reading time in class before we begin book talks!
English 2 -- Today in class, students read their library books for the first 20 minutes, and they were also warned that they would only have 3 more class periods of reading time before we begin book talks on December 12th. After reading and receiving the requirements for the book talk, we finished up the rest of Act Three, Scene I of Julius Caesar. Now that Caesar is dead, we are beginning to see what the reprecussions for the faction will be for the murder they committed. Their main problem goes by the name of Mark Antony, who is about to go through a major transformation. Today, we saw a glimpse of him going from the shy best friend of Caesar to the angry, revenge seeking public speaker (to be seen in Scene II).
English 2 Homework
Final drafts of both newspaper pieces due next class.
Read your library books, especially if you aren't very far along in them -- you only have a total of an hour left to read in class!
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