Book Report

So I pretty much have a lot of freedom with my 9G class. I have a short list of compulsory things to do with them, but when those are completely I find myself having a lot of free classes with no idea what to teach these heathens. SO I started lookin at other text books to see what 9g should be learning and found some good exercises in this one textbook. So since my 9g always give me hell and are so lazy, I am making them write a BOOK REPORT!

Hahahahahaha

Lets face it, the students practically learn nothing that has to do with writing. they dont learn about the mechanics of a report or essay, let alone good writing techniques. I had to go over how to write an essay with my 10g and 9g. We went over what goes in the introductuon, the body, the conclusion, and good ways to start your introduction. The 9g generally seemed bored, which they are all the damn time. But seriously I have to teach them next year as 10g, so I figured this would be a good way to get them used to writing, cuz they will have several writing assignements when they become 10g.

So I raided my school library and found a very healthy collection of Goosebumps books. you remember those dont you? They even had a TV show based on the books. I remember in elementary school as a matter of fact how we had book fairs. You could go to the school library and it had books on every table that you could by. And if you couldnt afford any of the books, you could get colorful erasers, or pencils, or stickers, or cute lil bookmarks. We also used to get those lil BookFair catalog things so you could order the books and they were sent to the school (damn American schools are so diff than here).

So anyway, some of the students seem to really like the books. Others were more concerned with how long the book was so they wouldnt have to read so many pages. And some students were concerned with the difficulty of the books. And rightfully so. There are a few kids I can think of who can barely say anything other than their names let alone read something like a Goosebumps book (how they made it to the 9g I have NO idea!). So I went over with the class how to write the book report and they even have to turn it in with a cover page and everything. This is so LEGIT!

Please, somebody pray for these kids, cuz I KNOW someone is gonna fuck up and fail!