I have officially been teaching all by myself for a whole quarter. That's something like 43 days.
Today is a grading day because, naturally, quarter final grades are due. So, I'm back with funny student work to share.
First, I'll preface all this stuff with telling you that we read a novel in class called Finding Miracles. It was pretty good. Some students liked it more than others, but overall we were all able to connect with one character or another. Their quarter-final-assessment(s) were based on student choice. They were presented with 6 options and had to choose 2, and do one that was required. These things varied from "I am" poems to one pagers to mapping the story to short essays.
So, think of today's blog as a variety show of sorts. :)
Weirdest/most awkward questions asked to me this quarter:
Where to herpes come from?
What's an abortion?
Are Milly and Pablo (book characters) just hugging, or are they doing one of those "special-baby-making" hugs we learned about in science class?
Who are you voting for?
Do you like to go clubbing?
Most interesting things I over-heard this quarter:
- Finally! A teacher who understands our perspective.
- He paid me $20 to do his homework, but I failed it. Should I give the money back?
- I feel strangely attracted to (student name) when she's in a leotard.
Most unexpected reaction/s:
Me: Next quarter, we will be learning about the more technical aspects of writing - like grammar, spelling, paragraphs.
Class: Yes!!! (commence clapping and fist pumping).
Favorite misspellings:
Secret : Seakret
Learns : Leunns
Passionate : Passinate
Pablo : Poplo, Poblow
Adoption: Abdoption, Aboption
Favorite Mis-answered questions:
What is the resolution: Pablo and Milly start making out.
Pick any character (from any text) that you feel represents you. Who is this character? How are they similar to you?
- Juny B. Jones from the series Juny B. Jones. We are both funny and laid back about life.
- I am like the guy from The Fighter because of my brother.
- Green Lantern because him and me are both awesome.
Confessions made via homework:
* I'm tibetan.
* I'm adopted.
* I had surgery as a baby.
* When I got a cat, he made me wonder how I would be as a father.
Random pictures from the quarter:
Today is a grading day because, naturally, quarter final grades are due. So, I'm back with funny student work to share.
First, I'll preface all this stuff with telling you that we read a novel in class called Finding Miracles. It was pretty good. Some students liked it more than others, but overall we were all able to connect with one character or another. Their quarter-final-assessment(s) were based on student choice. They were presented with 6 options and had to choose 2, and do one that was required. These things varied from "I am" poems to one pagers to mapping the story to short essays.
So, think of today's blog as a variety show of sorts. :)
Weirdest/most awkward questions asked to me this quarter:
Where to herpes come from?
What's an abortion?
Are Milly and Pablo (book characters) just hugging, or are they doing one of those "special-baby-making" hugs we learned about in science class?
Who are you voting for?
Do you like to go clubbing?
Most interesting things I over-heard this quarter:
- Finally! A teacher who understands our perspective.
- He paid me $20 to do his homework, but I failed it. Should I give the money back?
- I feel strangely attracted to (student name) when she's in a leotard.
Most unexpected reaction/s:
Me: Next quarter, we will be learning about the more technical aspects of writing - like grammar, spelling, paragraphs.
Class: Yes!!! (commence clapping and fist pumping).
Favorite misspellings:
Secret : Seakret
Learns : Leunns
Passionate : Passinate
Pablo : Poplo, Poblow
Adoption: Abdoption, Aboption
Favorite Mis-answered questions:
What is the resolution: Pablo and Milly start making out.
Pick any character (from any text) that you feel represents you. Who is this character? How are they similar to you?
- Juny B. Jones from the series Juny B. Jones. We are both funny and laid back about life.
- I am like the guy from The Fighter because of my brother.
- Green Lantern because him and me are both awesome.
Confessions made via homework:
* I'm tibetan.
* I'm adopted.
* I had surgery as a baby.
* When I got a cat, he made me wonder how I would be as a father.
Random pictures from the quarter:
