Physically but not Mentally.

Heeeyyy guys, I'm here, in case you didn't notice. :-)

Bellwork? Okay, but only because you asked soooo nicely. 

To freewrite, you must write without stopping for a designated period of time. While freewriting, don’t pause to think of the perfect word or to get your thoughts in order. Don’t even  worry about spelling or punctuation. Just write whatever pops into your head.

Freewrite for 5 minutes on the topic of love. 

After the bell work, work on your final draft, you needed to make 10 changes and add a metaphor or simile. We need to hand write the essay for grading :-) 

Sick Days

Hey kiddos, I'm sick today, the kind of sick that makes you feel like death when you wake up. I figured that rather than subjecting you to an hour of me coughing and blowing my nose while heavily medicated, I'd stay home and write you a blog instead. Although, to be fair, I'm really entertaining on cold meds.

Today don't worry abut bell work, let's have some silent reading time instead. I'm a little worried that it won't be so silent because you already have the laptops, but once you read this, go grab and book and do your best. Read for about 10 minutes, ok? Ready? Go.

Are you back? Good. Today we are editing your rough draft. Editing isn't just about fixing the grammar and spelling mistakes, it's about really making your paper better. To make sure you really put some effort into this, I'd like you to change 10 sentences in your paper, and add either a simile or a metaphor. You don't have to completely change each sentence, you can change just a part of it, but 10 sentences must be different. A simile or metaphor will add imagery to your paper, and Cambridge loves imagery.

Ok, stay busy, be good, and hopefully I will see you tomorrow.

Love,

Your about to be heavily drugged English teacher.