Today, I asked you to review how to diagram prepositional phrases and you supplied some practice sentences. And, we covered the next five words of Unit 4.
Then, you continued the same activity from yesterday, typing up notes covering your discussion. I asked you to first review the study guide to make sure everyone had a firm grasp of what was going on, and then you moved on to larger discussion questions. Leaders for the day took notes on the discussion, and each section's notes may be found on the wikispace. I encourage you to take a look at each section's notes. Feel free to download and add to them for your own review. You're welcome to post them back onto the site as well for others.
I was very impressed with the depth of your discussions today, and the degree to which you used the book to back up your assertions. You created and pursued additional questions and developed a keener insight into the novel. Keep this up--it's fabulous!
Thank you, too, for helping to make Poetry Out Loud a huge success. You all know now how tough it is to recite in front of an audience. Performers, you were excellent, and if you were nervous, it did not show. Audience members, I am most impressed by the respect and attention you devoted to each performer. USM is a remarkable place, chiefly because the people here so frequently do what I saw all of you do today--offer what is best in themselves, and look for what is best in others. Thank you.
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