Summer Quarter: Week 1, Day 3

Wednesday was another busy day in class. We began class with a cartoon to give you the vocabulary "side-effect". Then, we began using the grammar book to work on our focus of the quarter, adverb clauses. I had students read the questions aloud to give different students the chance to speak. Plus, this activity draws the focus away from me, the teacher, so you (the students) focus on your classmates, too. Then, we used the information that you gave me to form the grammar. The big focus of Wednesday's lesson was the use of commas and placement of the adverb clauses. We talked mostly about adverb clauses of time and also touched on the meanings of cause/effect.



We did our first journal entries today. As I emphasized in class, the main purpose for the journals are to give you grammar/spelling/vocabulary practice with time pressure. Though you may not be 100% accurate, you will be working to increase your fluency (in writing) through this activity. I also like the journals because it provides the opportunity for you to have a conversation (in writing) with me on the topic of your choice.


Finally, we moved on to social studies by looking at the map of the Native American tribes (before the arrival of the Europeans). The map is far from complete, it shows that there many established cultures living in what is now known as the United States.

A lot of what we did on Wednesday (just like every day in the first week) provides the foundation for the rest of the quarter. We continue building on the knowledge each day.