Tuesday

Today we reviewed the basics of paragraphing. I have received way too many drafts in the green folder lately in one big block of text, so it was past time to hit this mini lesson.

Basically, writers indent a new paragraph any time they (1.) have a new idea to discuss; (2.) have a new action to describe; or (3.) have a new speaker speak in dialogue. We worked on a big block of text, inserting paragraph symbols where necessary.

7th grade classes--We discussed gifts of writing, especially poetry. I shared a variety of works from former students, works that would have made or did make wonderful, thoughtful gifts for loved one.

8th grade classes--We were introduced to a new poetry artform--the ODE. We learned that an ode is written as a celebration of someone or something and that it includes heightened language. Students seemed to have some interesting ideas for their odes, and I look forward to reading them.

Again, there are no RRJ assignments due this week, although I hope students will continue to read great works.

Fondly,
Mrs. V~