What a great week! Though we are a little off schedule, the extra time being spent in class to cover the material is allowing us to really dig deep into the work and make those important connections between the work and our lives.
The freshmen continued to read "The Most Dangerous Game," and I was able to get enough textbooks to send one home with each and keep a class set to use at school. I am hoping that will help keep their backpacks a little lighter and encourage them to read ahead. We also practiced identifying and supporting the main idea of a passage and the difference between fact and opinion, both of which will help them in all their classes.
The seniors FINALLY started reading "Beowulf" this week, and the participation has been great. Connecting it to the monster research presentations they made on Tuesday and the poetry we had already covered and quizzed for on Wednesday really added a level of depth to our discussions that I hope made understanding the material much easier for everyone in class.
Progress reports also went out this week, and I'm happy to say that almost everyone in my classes has an A or B! Those with lower grades are either missing work or did poorly on the first quiz, but I am sure those students will figure out how class works and improve before the next report.
Monday is a teacher inservice day, so enjoy your day off while your teachers go to school. LOL.
Have a great weekend, and I'll see everyone on Tuesday!
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