My sixth week of teaching was short…only a day and a half.
On Monday, we observed Labor Day. I loved sleeping in!!
I spent Tuesday working with my seniors on how to write good theses and outlines…in preparation for the next essays they will be writing. My juniors did some freewriting, while my ninth graders worked on writing good paragraphs using the Hamburger Model.
Meanwhile, my sixth graders read a Time article about hurricane heroes, and my tenth graders began analyzing The Masque of the Red Death.
Wednesday was a half-day. Muslims around the world are preparing for the end of Ramadan. They observe a holiday called Eid, which is similar to New Year’s. It is when they get to stop their daily fasting.
I have tasked my juniors and seniors with a fun writing assignment – creating and maintaining their very own blogs! I hope to spark their creativity and a love for writing. One of my students blogged about Ramadan and Eid. Please hop over and give it a read. I know she would love to read your comments!
Needless to say, the kids were psyched. The only thing I can equate it to is the day before Christmas vacation. It was a little nuts at school, that’s for sure!
All of my students were chatty, so I went with the flow and assigned them the task of reading news articles and answering journalistic questions (who, what, where, when, why, and how).
Because of Eid, I got Thursday and Friday off.
It was a relaxing week…much needed and much appreciated.
I think that when Monday comes, we will all feel ready to tackle some hard-core learning. Look out students…Mrs. AuburnChick made up your vocabulary tests, and they are doozies!
I love being the teacher!
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Can you believe we’ve been in school for 6 weeks already? My, how time flies!