We enjoyed snowflakes falling at recess today. What a beautiful reminder of our God's amazing power and creativity! And speaking of God's power and creativity... What a joy it is to look around at the faces of the seventh and eighth graders, to know them personally, and to see each one's unique God-given talents and abilities! It is a pleasure to work with this group of students. We work together, laugh together, question together, and learn together. I'm glad to be a part of this community of learners!
This morning we worked on writing dialogue, and we put into practice what we had learned about quotation marks. Students were given a set of comic strips, and they turned the characters' words into written dialogue. Students worked to write varied, interesting sentences, and they had good results.
We worked in groups today to learn about some of the things we can do when revising our writing. We consulted our Write Source books, read about techniques such as adding sensory details, writing longer sentences, and expressing feeling, and we worked with a partner to practice these skills. Next week we will apply what we learned to our narrative essays as we revise!
Of course, reading and journaling continues. It's always a pleasure to see students get "carried away" with their reading!
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