Week 9

Week of October 19, 2009
For 10th graders, this week contained a lot of testing, for they were given the acuity/benchmark tests. Two days were used out of the week for lengthy tests. I also spent a lot of time this week reteaching commas. In a previous assignment, I noticed that the students were struggling with using commas and other proper punctuations. I retaught the grammatical rules for commas and punctuation prior to the test taking. Multiple students told my host teacher and I that going over the commas and punctuation really helped them on their tests. I was happy to know that I helped them on their tests.

In creative writing, I had my students participate in a high school writing contest. The contest was called "Drunk or Orderly? Life is about Choices". I thought it was a topic that is extremely prevalent within high schools. The contest asked students to describe how using alcohol can influence your choices and your future. The students came up with really creative ways to portray the writing assignment. I had all students share their writing assignments. Then, we voted on the best one. All the stories were so good. I was so proud of my students.