Writing Portfolio
Students learned about the pyramid of abstraction, a tool for writing which helps writers show instead of tell. We practiced starting with an abstract teenage problem (like the ones students have thought of to start their stories), and then moving it towards a concrete scene. We discussed two threshholds that must be cross as a writer moves downward in the pyramid: the five senses and scene (includes a specific moment in time and a specific location).
Core
Bellwrite #36: Compare Stalin to Mao. You may use a t-chart or Venn diagram if you like.
We discussed the bellwrite. Then Caleb shared a presentation on Lenin and Stalin, including Stalin's rise to power and his Five Year Plans.
We reflected on true principles that are illustrated by the history of Lenin/Stalin.
Students passed off part 4 of their memorization and began work on some comma exercises.
No new homework. Prepare for the spelling/vocabulary checkup tomorrow.
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