FOURTH QUARTER (!)

4/11-4/15

Monday: 

MSP practice: Copy, Paste, Cheat? completed in class.  Due tomorrow if needed to take home

Students given Writer's Workout #3, Mrs. Hope went over directions-due Thursday

Class read "Food Fight" and identified main idea and important topic sentences for each subheading, then wrote a summary together.

Essay structure quiz-students will take this until they earn 100%

Tuesday: 

Essay structure quiz for students who did not earn 100%

Students read "Depression" independently and write summary following yesterday's model:  main idea, then three important ideas with transition words

Look at and discuss the state Essay Scoring Guide

Wednesday:

library day

Each class will score essays together, using the scoring guide and discussing reasons for each score

essay quiz for those without 100%

Thursday:   WRITER'S WORKOUT #3 DUE!

add stanza to vocab notebook

discuss rhyme patterns

read "Scaffolding" and discuss rhyme pattern and theme

finish scoring essays as a class

essay quiz for those without 100%

Friday:

Essay quiz for those without 100%

Discuss conventions side of state Essay Scoring Guide

Students score 4 essays with a partner, using the state Scoring Guide