Today students evaluated some TED Talk speeches to understand how speakers craft and deliver their messages. I advised students to start working on their essays over the break since the original due date was Wednesday, September 27th. After some reflection though, I decided to push back the due date to Monday, October 2nd to give students more time to write and revise their essays. Additionally, students will read aloud their essays to the class for the second part of the summative assessment.
They will receive one grade for the essay and one on the speech, so I encourage you to have your child think about a belief statement (examples: I believe in laughter, I believe in family, I believe in challenging oneself) that they could back up with examples from their own lives. Students can access the organizer via Classroom and we will be working on the essays once we return from break.
I am still accepting book club applications during the week after break. Students who are looking for advanced growth opportunities in reading will want to apply! I want to have the book club group set by Friday, September 29th so we can order our books and have the first meeting on Friday, October 6th.
Felix hopes you have a great Fall Break!
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