I'm so ready for it to be Friday! The closer we get to a nice break the more tired I am on Fridays. Did that make any sense? It's so hard for me to get up out of bed but once I do, I'm rarin' to go. Problem is, I'm flying by the seat of my pants at work - well in Language Arts. See, we just finished reading a novel and I don't want to start anything major yet because exams are a couple of weeks away.
So, the other day I started a lesson on facts vs. opinions. Then, yesterday I came up with the brilliant idea of having the students do an opinion essay! I was standing in front of the class, discussing things and suddenly an idea popped into my mind and I voiced it: "So, our next hurdle is to write an opinion essay - informal - on an issue we - duh - have an opinion about." I'm so stupid! What was I thinking? I know I have to "teach" the kids to write and they need the practice but it is the biggest, most painful thorn in my arse! They suck! They can't write. I must have told them again and again on the last short-essay assignment that it was to be 3 paragraphs! Three!!! Not 10! Three. I ended up with a handful of papers that were either 1 huge paragraph of run on and fragmented sentences or they had paragraphs with 2 sentences. I had one kid who had a TOTAL of 3 sentences. He got a 3% by the way. I had to give him points because the 3 sentences he did write were actually good. Good meaning they English and not a mish mash of words that made no sense.
Anyway, you should hear the topics that some of them chose: Why we should have our pets with us at school (I changed it so he has to write why we SHOULDN'T); Why students should be allowed to wear hats in school; why students should be allowed to use their i-Pods in school; why criminals should get harsher punishments. It goes on. They want me to send their essays to the principal after we finished. Yeah! Like I want the administration to what a sucky teacher I am! I'm not doing that until I have my next 3-year contract in my hand.
So, I best scittily scat upstairs and finish getting ready! By the way, the robe that Jimmy got me (I tried to return it yesterday for a full-length one but they didn't have any) is awesome! If you love robes like I do - go to Target and get one of their soft fluffy, to-your-knees robe! You won't be sorry! I really wanted to wear it to school but I guess that would be inappropriate!Ghost Whisperer and Lisa Williams tonight!!! (I just heard you call me a loser Maggie! That's not nice!)
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Speaking of short robes, Charlie tried one on in Bora Bora that we had in our rooms it was very tight and very short he looked delicious!! You can let your imagination wonder what happened next.
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