Update Sept. 26

Writing Portfolio

We watched a video about true confidence https://www.lds.org/youth/video/true-confidence?lang=eng. We considered Doctrine and Covenants 121:45, and we noted the two keys to confidence: charity towards all men and virtuous thoughts.

Students finished working on Section 5 of the PSAT. They are self-grading using the answer key at the back of the booklet. When students miss a question, they should try to figure out why the correct answer was better than the answer they selected. This is the crucial process that will help them improve their test scores. If students cannot figure out why the correct answer is best, then they should mark the question for discussion as a class.


Core
Bellwrite: What is violence?

Students had an opportunity to share their poetry and receive verbal feedback, including on their poem about "The Last Supper" by da Vinci. I shared the pyramid of abstraction, a writing tool that helps students replace abstract words with concrete images (sensory details).

We studied Hamlet. We focused on Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech. We saw that grammatically, the speech equates "to be" with "to suffer"; likewise, it equates "not to be" with "to take arms." We considered the ways in which various characters were choosing between these alternatives. We also asked ourselves to reflect on the ways in which we metaphorically choose "to take arms" through verbal violence, passive-aggressive behaviors, etc.

Homework:

Students should selecting at least two of their poems for another revision. These poems will be due next Tuesday during Writing Portfolio.

The reading journal for Fire in the Bones up through page 85 is due tomorrow.