Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting (You were thrown into the volcano as a sacrifice. The volcano spit you back out.)
- Begin work on your 5 paragraph essay. (You have 2 weeks to complete the essay)
- Choose your topic (your choice!)
- Ask yourself questions
- Gather a source (The World Book Encyclopedia at Digital Maine Library is a good place to begin!)
- Skim your source
- Brainstorm topics
- Choose topics
- Create an outline
- Take notes
- Write (Remember to include your new dress-up--an adverb--in each paragraph.)
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting (S/He looked into the mirror and did not see a reflection....)
- Finish Bee Essay
- 5 paragraphs (Intro, Topic 1, Topic 2, Topic 3, Conclusion)
- Topic and Concluding sentences for each body paragraph
- Dress-ups and openers in all 5 paragraphs
- Add a lead (first sentence(s) of introductory paragraph)
- Reflect lead in the last sentence of your essay
- Any late, missing, or corrected work (Inca essay, Saturn essay)
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting ("Can someone please explain why I was assigned this mission?")
- Take notes and begin writing the essay on bees.
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting (I would have won the race had it not been for that boy and his obsession with mashed peas.)
- Add a conclusion paragraph to your Saturn essay.
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting
- Finish Saturn Essay
- Finish writing (Remember dress-ups, openers, topic & concluding sentences)
- Add introductory paragraph
- Background information
- Mention topics
- Any very interesting facts that you might not have been able to find a place for elsewhere in your composition.
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting ("I'd just like to know how you got the car on the roof.")
- Final Draft of Narrative Summary (if necessary)
- Inca Paragraph (if necessary)
- Outline and begin writing about Saturn. (Go only as far as you can in your 100 minutes. You are not expected to complete this assignment this week!)
Homework
- Writing Minutes
- Freewriting (There are 800 penguins running around my front yard!)
- Summary Final draft (if necessary)
- Inca paragraphs (Remember to include your dress-ups, openers, topic sentences, and concluding sentences!)
