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I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Pan. Nice Job Hannah Harvey, one of our freshman students who played Tinker Bell. The entire cast did a fabulous job.

This week students will be working in the lab to finish their manuscript and cover letter.

They will also be studying for the Greek Roots final on Friday.

Thursday is the last day to turn in the plot analysis of a Hero Journey movie or DVD. The Hero Journey plot line is based on The Odyssey, perhaps the oldest plot line known to Western Society.

I will be grading English Binders. The list of what must be in the binder and the exact order is on the board. These binders function as both a portfolio of what students have accomplished this semester as well as a study guide for the semester final. I believe being organized is vital for student success so I grade the binders in an effort to teach students this skill.

I will continue to give one-on-one time outside of class to students who would like to revise their research papers. This is the best way I know for learning how to write that meets a particular student’s needs and goals, especially with an opinion paper such as these research papers. I usually spend ten to fifteen minutes discussing with a student each paragraph to find the topic sentence and teaching how to tweak the thesis statement so it grows more specific to the paper, as well as helping the student discover what his/her opinion is on how to solve the problem they have uncovered. 15 minutes gives each student plenty to work with. The paper is graded on a rubric so that all students can achieve full credit when their draft has all the elements on the rubric.

Picture Book Rubric Greek Roots Final Examine the plot of a Hero Journey movie or Book Due Thursday December 15th. Picture Book Resource page with how to write a submission letter and other resources students have gathered.

Websites with Games For Reviewing Greek Roots Glendale English Practice Greek Influences Great Greek Roots Game