Week 24 was a short one for me. I had to observe a class for my teaching certification program, so I got a substitute teacher on Friday.
I have to apologize, but here it is on Sunday, and I am so tired from my certification classes that I can barely remember what I did last week in the classes I taught! I did take a few pictures. Let me see if they refresh my memory…
Ok…that’s from my 6th grade class. We reviewed answers from a previous assignment and began discussing a new theme: “Dreams and Goals.” The poetry we will be reading will have this theme.
I finally got around to posting points for my 9th and 10th graders. The “families” are in competition with each other throughout the reading of Romeo and Juliet. The team with the fewest points at the end has to buy food for a party that we will have when the unit is finished.
That’s Tuesday’s work for my 6th graders. We read and discussed Langston Hughes’ poem, and it was amazing! My students wrote about their dreams and goals. The discussion we had was incredible! I love these kids!
One fun thing we did in my 9th and 10th grade classes was read the famous love scene in Romeo and Juliet. I had one of my 9th grade girls read Juliet’s part while she stood on an elevated platform, and a male student read Romeo’s part. They had so much fun!!! This class is usually not into English, but they have really been enjoying this play!
Wednesday was busy. I prepped my students for upcoming assignments…vocabulary tests, projects…that kind of stuff.
Thursday…Vocabulary Test Day!
Oh, how I love the sound of scratching pencils on paper! Call me evil. Whatever!
It was a rather quiet day. I busied myself with making plans for my substitute and warning my students to behave the next day. They seemed surprised that I would be gone since I’ve only taken two days off all year (to take Chicky to college in August).
I realize that my week doesn’t sound exciting, but my students and I have eased into a comfortable routine. My 9th graders have finally settled down a bit — or else I’ve grown used to their chatty ways.
I am starting to count down the days until Spring Break. Although I love teaching, my certification classes are really throwing me off…stealing precious time away from my lesson planning.
Regardless, Week 25 is twelve hours away!
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