We began our day singing praises to God in chapel today. What a great start to our week!
Once we returned to our classroom, I asked students to reflect for a few minutes and write a response to the questions, "What is worship?" and "How do we worship?" We then discussed our answers. We talked about worship being our praise, devotion, and adoration of God, and we concluded that worship doesn't happen only in chapel or church, but that everything we do, if done for God, can be an act of worship!
We tried something new today: peer conferencing. Students brought their completed narrative drafts to class and met with at least one other student. Writers read their drafts to peers, and the peers responded by noting what worked well in the draft and mentioning the things that they would like to know more about. We discovered that it's really tough to offer solid, constructive feedback to our peers! Students worked at it, though, and many discussions regarding details and background could be heard in the classroom. Now the challenge is for students to take the suggestions of others and make improvements to their writing.
We continued with our reading and RR journals. Most students are making good progress through their books. Remember to encourage reading at home!
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