The Essays

I am marking this week's essays now. I haven't finished yet but some already stand out. Rawya wrote a really nice essay as did Sarah Fitian.

Last week's essays were also strong and I added essays by Imad, Waleed, Sarah, and Tariq to the encyclopedia. I may add a few more. Probably either Sindi or Sami's essay about the football match. I also added an essay Imad wrote on how he would change the school.

Yesterday we did the preparation work for next week's essay on our families. Some students finished the essays for homework so I will give those students a new topic for next week and give them points for doing extra homework.

As the students know, to be eligible for an A in my class, each student must have completed at least 25 homework assignments, dating from mid-October. Some assignments we have done this year do not count towards that 25. Most students are a few assignments away from completing this task. So far Noor, Rawya, Waleed, Sami, and Karma have finished the required number of assignments. There are three weeks left in the year and there are always extra assignments to do for students who need to finish their 25.