March 26

 

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Finish this AFTER your outline and notes!)
• Create Outline, take notes and write an essay on Ghana (Because of its length, this week’s source will require you to choose which pieces of information you want to include and which you don’t.  You will have two weeks to complete the whole assignment.) 

March 19

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Add a strong verb and a quality adjective to each sentence from the board.  You’ll need to finish the last sentence.  Choose two to rewrite with a prepositional opener.
• Create an outline for an essay about Tree Frogs from the source provided*
• Write 5 paragraph (1 intro, 3 body, 1 conclusion) essay from your outline on Tree Frogs*
• 2nd or 3rd draft of narrative summary (Choose “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” OR “Rikki-tikki-tavi” OR “The Rescue of Maid Marian") Many of you have completed this assignment.

* Some of the class was given extra time to complete previous assignments and are not required to complete this assignment.

March 12

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Writing Exercise
  • 5 adjectives to describe water
  • 5 verbs to replace run
• 2nd or 3rd draft of narrative summary (Choose “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” OR “Rikki-tikki-tavi” OR “The Rescue of Maid Marian")  Some of you have completed this assignment.
• Add an introductory and concluding paragraph to your Ulysses S. Grant essay

 

Note:  The class has now been introduced to all the structures necessary to write an essay or any other piece of non-fiction writing.  The rest of the year we will be focusing on style.  This includes not sounding like your source, sequencing, and flow.

March 5

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• In the following sentences add a strong verb and a quality adjective.  You’ll need to finish the last sentence.  Choose two to rewrite with a prepositional opener.
• The gnome was in the garden.
• A bird made a nest.
• The gnome did not like the bird.
• The gnome _______________________.
• Outline Ulysses S. Grant
• Write your essay about Ulysses S. Grant (Remember to use topic & concluding sentences, strong verbs & quality adjectives, subject & prepositional openers!

February 26

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• 2nd or 3rd draft of your narrative summary (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs OR Rikki-tikki-tavi OR The Rescue of Maid Marian)
• Add topic and concluding sentences to the paragraphs on the worksheet
• Add topic and concluding sentences to your Ancient Celts paragraphs
• Freewriting (Last night the toaster moved)

February 12

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Write one sentence for each
  • Subject opener
  • Prepositional opener
  • Subject opener + Quality Adjective
  • Subject opener + Strong verb
• Finish your outline and write your three paragraphs about the Celts
  • choose subject (we chose Celts)
  • ask questions (we did this in class)
  • skim source (you did this in class)
  • brainstorm topics (you brainstormed at least 5 topics in class)
  • choose topics ( you chose 3 in class)
  • take notes (you began this process in class but need to finish it before you write)
  • write (remember to mark your dress-ups and openers!)

January 29

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Fix the following paragraph.  Add your dress-ups (strong verb and quality adjective) and openers (subject and prepositional).  You may also change the sequence and make other improvements.

Louis XIV built Versailles. He liked the arts and liked to dance. Anne of Austria ruled for 8 years when he was too young. He died in 1715. He canceled the Edict of Nantes and made being a Huguenot not legal. Versailles took 47 years to finish. He fought lots of wars. When his mom ruled there was a revolt, and he had to leave the city, and it collapsed, and he wouldn’t let it happen again, and he reorganized taxes and laws. He was the most powerful ruler in Europe. When he was older he became more strict. He was called the Sun King.

• Use your outline for Ancient Rome to compose three paragraphs.  Remember your dress-ups and openers!