Monday, April 9, 2012

16 Days Until the CST! Revising Writing (WS 1.6)

Objective: ASWBAT revise writing for the appropriate use of transitional devices, semicolons, colons, and commas. ASWBAT revise writing for correct use of parallelism and similar grammatical forms.


Hard work pays off. English is hard work. You can do it! I believe in each and every one of you. You're awesome.


Announcements:
  • Remember that it's your job to ask questions if you don't understand something.
  • Skills Assessment #11 / Common Assessment 3 is Thursday and Friday, April 19 and 20, 2012.
  • Vocabulary Competition for Quarter 3 is in effect! Don't fall behind! Competition ends Thursday, April 19, 2012.
  • The last day to submit any AR Quizzes toward your AR Goal is Friday, April 20, 2012.

0. Submit your homework here.

1. Complete the Do Now. Then complete the Hook.

2. Track Mr. Herrera as he presents Revising Writing. Follow along and ask questions if you are confused.

3. Work with your teammates to practice revising the first paragraph on The Pact.



4. Use the graphic organizer to individually work to revise one of your classmate's essays on The Pact.

5. Summarizer: give one, get one.


Options for Academic Free Time:

  • Check out the class website for things to do if you are finished early!



Homework:
  1. Personal Reading (20 minutes)
  2. AR Book Response
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