Journal Entry 10-22-19
After standing on persuasive essays the previous day, the students continued to fins evidence to support their thesis from the day before. Some of the students were still formulating a thesis statement, which took some one-on-one coaching from Mrs. Barry and me to catch them up to the rest of the class. Helping the students come up with evidence to support their claims was the main goal of the day, which I supplemented with a whole class instruction on evidence. For students who were still struggling, I circulated the class helping them brainstorm their topics. Many of the students were overwhelmed by the thought of an entire essay, so I decided to break it for them into individual pieces that would add up the the whole essay.