Monday 9/30:
*Goal: I can craft a personal statement for a college application essay
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Snowman"
-Discuss Reader's and Writer's Notebooks (organization and grades)
-Outline work day
-->Need to have a COMPLETED hard copy outline of your essay ready to go for tomorrow
*HW: See above/ Read
Tuesday 10/1:
-Good Things?
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #7: Question of your choice/ 10 sentences minimum response
-Rough Draft Work Day #1
-->Basic structure (intro, life before event, event itself, life immediately after the event, lesson learned/looking to the future)
-->Make sure you wrap your narrative up by reflecting on the lesson you learned AND how this will impact your future. What knowledge have you gained by this event/incident in your life? This is the significance.
-->You need a "thesis" for your introduction paragraph that leads into your essay (for example: Little did I know this would be the day that changed my life forever)
*HW: Complete, hard copy, rough draft needs to be ready for Thursday/ Read
Wednesday 10/2:
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Rough Draft Work Day #2
-->Basic structure (intro, life before event, event itself, life immediately after the event, lesson learned/looking to the future)
-->Make sure you wrap your narrative up by reflecting on the lesson you learned AND how this will impact your future. What knowledge have you gained by this event/incident in your life? This is the significance.
-->You need a "thesis" for your introduction paragraph that leads into your essay (for example: Little did I know this would be the day that changed my life forever)
*HW: Complete, hard copy, rough draft needs to be ready for TOMORROW/ Read
Thursday 10/3:
*I can identify and replicate all 4 sentence types
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "Me Before You"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Writer's Notebook #10 "Sentence Types"
-->Take notes on 4 sentence types (simple, compound, complex, compound- complex)
-->I/ I;I/I.cI/D,I/ID
-->Kahoot review if time
-Go through and add in sentence variety/check punctuation on your drafts
*HW: Finish Writer's Notebook #10/Finish HARD COPY rough draft/ Read
Friday 10/4:
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "It"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #8: Question of your choice/ 10 sentences minimum response
-Grammar Lesson #3 "A Few Simple Rules on Punctuation" (8-12)
-->Notes (get handout from me)
-->Exercise (check answers/ ask questions)
-Academic Review Time (finish HARD COPY rough draft)
-->Peer reviews starting Monday
*HW: See above/ Read
*Goal: I can craft a personal statement for a college application essay
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Snowman"
-Discuss Reader's and Writer's Notebooks (organization and grades)
-Outline work day
-->Need to have a COMPLETED hard copy outline of your essay ready to go for tomorrow
*HW: See above/ Read
Tuesday 10/1:
-Good Things?
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #7: Question of your choice/ 10 sentences minimum response
-Rough Draft Work Day #1
-->Basic structure (intro, life before event, event itself, life immediately after the event, lesson learned/looking to the future)
-->Make sure you wrap your narrative up by reflecting on the lesson you learned AND how this will impact your future. What knowledge have you gained by this event/incident in your life? This is the significance.
-->You need a "thesis" for your introduction paragraph that leads into your essay (for example: Little did I know this would be the day that changed my life forever)
*HW: Complete, hard copy, rough draft needs to be ready for Thursday/ Read
Wednesday 10/2:
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Rough Draft Work Day #2
-->Basic structure (intro, life before event, event itself, life immediately after the event, lesson learned/looking to the future)
-->Make sure you wrap your narrative up by reflecting on the lesson you learned AND how this will impact your future. What knowledge have you gained by this event/incident in your life? This is the significance.
-->You need a "thesis" for your introduction paragraph that leads into your essay (for example: Little did I know this would be the day that changed my life forever)
*HW: Complete, hard copy, rough draft needs to be ready for TOMORROW/ Read
Thursday 10/3:
*I can identify and replicate all 4 sentence types
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "Me Before You"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Writer's Notebook #10 "Sentence Types"
-->Take notes on 4 sentence types (simple, compound, complex, compound- complex)
-->I/ I;I/I.cI/D,I/ID
-->Kahoot review if time
-Go through and add in sentence variety/check punctuation on your drafts
*HW: Finish Writer's Notebook #10/Finish HARD COPY rough draft/ Read
Friday 10/4:
-Good Things?
-Book Talk "It"
-Silent Read 10 Minutes
-Reader's Notebook #8: Question of your choice/ 10 sentences minimum response
-Grammar Lesson #3 "A Few Simple Rules on Punctuation" (8-12)
-->Notes (get handout from me)
-->Exercise (check answers/ ask questions)
-Academic Review Time (finish HARD COPY rough draft)
-->Peer reviews starting Monday
*HW: See above/ Read
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