Today being a black day was fairly simple, and is always a relief after a white day. Read 180 again went very well, and the kids are adjusting to the routine of the class. My second block class was seniors, so it was a repeat of the annotating and author activity my other classes did the day before. Again, they students did very well with this, and everyone seemed to grasp how to pull out the main idea from a 2-page article. I used the iPass period to get a few students who were absent caught up on how to use My Big Campus and Google docs, and then was able to get some grading done. Prep and the Read 180 lab rounded out my Friday. In the lab, I worked with the students on how to brainstorm before they write. I asked them to write down a few things they think are important about themselves and what they would want others to know about them, and they actually struggled with this more than I anticipated, so we will have to hit it again before we can even get to writing a paragraph. Overall, their writing is below a very basic level. Guess that's what I get paid for!
Soccer was a great way to end my work day. The boys really got after the defensive activities we did, and the effort was at a level that will only make us better. If I can make it through the school days, I'm really going to enjoy this soccer season.
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