Today we began a two week assignment that focuses on the story sequence chart, the building blocks of every great story.
We also covered proper punctuation when using quotations and conversations. (Page 67 in the Grammar Rules section of the student notebook and page 22-lesson #3- in the Medieval History book.)
The assignment is to complete lesson #16 this week. That should give you 3 rough draft paragraphs. The lesson in the book is laid out in a step by step fashion so as to make this easy for new students and it should provide a springboard for the creative minds of these students to go off in wonderful places.
Next week we will cover two new concepts, because clauses and simile, and add those into the final drafts so make sure that you leave some room!
Since we have had several families miss class due to illness and other reasons, I will be happy to make my teaching script (don't laugh, yes I actually type out every word that I need to say in class! We have such precious little time and there is so much to cover.) available to anyone who wants it. It will walk you through what was done in class if you have to miss it. The IEW DVDs are also available for check out as well. Don't underestimate the amazing resource that your Medieval History book is though, it covers everything beautifully and I am always here to answer questions.
Delve into "The Sword and the Stone" and let your characters talk to each other!
Let me know if I can help in any way,
Melissa
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