I am posting a day ahead of schedule. It is really Wednesday night. Tomorrow a group of 21st Century Scholars are visiting the Logansport campus and I have been asked to do 'something fun in English' with them for 25 minutes.
Come on! It has to be 'something fun' and can only last 25 minutes. I am not sure that can be done. I tossed around several ideas, such as my own version of the GRAMO or BARDO games that I used as my Friday Fill Ins (when I was just tired of trying to teach the juniors on a football Friday). Too much work to create my own BINGO cards and too little time to do that. Scratch that idea. Then I thought of a fill in the blank activity that they could do about courses and other things connected to English classes. Naw...not a good idea.
How about a quick paragraph using the senses? Smell oregano. Eat a grape. Touch wet spaghetti. Ok...already, too much work in too little time to prepare, and not enough time to do the activity justice.
So, once again in the middle of the night, I came up with what I am actually using. First a quick talk about the importance of getting the most out of their English classes while they are in high school so they don't have to take Basic Skills classes. Then a run down of the courses we offer and the degrees available in Liberal Arts. Handout. Done.
Next groups of 4 to create the basics for an argument paper--same principles that I use in ENGL 112. I have six packets ready to go with topics and View #1, View #2, and View #3 so they can work with those and then share.
I even have a helper! Scott stopped by this evening to ask a question about his paper due next week---and I drafted him! Extra credit points will be coming his way. He even volunteered to tell them how important it is to NOT have to take the Basic Skills classes. All right!!!
It has been a few years since I have taught sophomores. In fact, my last year at West Central I did have one sophomore class during the first two terms, but Sarah taught them most of the semester.
It's only 25 minutes. I can do it! And I hope some of them will be in my classes in a few years, starting their degrees.
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