Where did it go?

This week just sort of slipped right by without me even noticing. We've set sail with Odysseus, took a grammar quiz, worked more on peer editing our change papers(A and B only), and learned about Hugh Morton.

Groups A & B got to spend a little time editing their papers in their peer editing groups. We focused on body paragraphs this time. We'll do a little more work on them in our peer groups before I set a resubmit date.

Groups C & D had a shortened class on Tuesday, so we postponed the editing. We had a chance to see a special performance from storyteller Donna Washington. It was well worth the crunch on our schedule! She put on a show especially for us and the Middle College. It was a lot of fun and very entertaining.

We launched into The Odyssey in reciprocal teaching circles. So far they seem to be working rather well. I'm hoping to put a pretty good dent into the poem this week. Not sure how well that will work. Pacing is still an issue. We have RenFest looming on the horizon!

We took our first grammar quiz. It was just on identifying the 9 parts of speech. Some did well; however, most didn't. We're going to go over it this week and retest soon. It's an issue I seem to face every year. My students can always tell the definitions of the parts of speech, but they tend to have trouble applying those definitions. It's a work in progress!

We've also started to think about our novel ideas for NaNoWriMo. Some seem freaked out, but generally the rumbling has been more of excitement. I'm really looking forward to it! November is going to be a good time getting our novels knocked out! Before we start, we'll talk more about word count goals and what this insane challenge is all about!

Friday we focused on Grandfather Mountain. I've never actually been to Grandfather Mountain, so I've been looking forward to the trip this Friday. And after the research I did for my part of Grandfather prep, I'm even more excited. The kids should be well informed that's for sure!

I spent some time reading personal odyssey blogs this weekend, and it was epic! I laughed so many times while reading them. I can't tell you how many times I got transformed into a TROLL!

Well, I hope this week goes well!