Week 6, September 29-October 3rd
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M:
- Library Orientation Day
T:
- Rewrite short answer, "The Necklace" Common Assessment
- Discuss thesis statements (Notes can be found here)
- Submit thesis for expository essay #1 for approval
- Read "Gift of the Magi" (companion to expository essay)
W:
- 4th period: Read "Gift of the Magi"
- Foldable notes over paragraph structure (Come see me for how to make the foldable; it's too complicated to explain here.)
- Collect HOMS DJ #5
TH:
- Grammar Notes: Comma Rule #5.
- Assign HOMS cap assignment (Directions can be found here; due next Thursday; you need to read the sample essay and bring any questions to class on Monday.)
- Draft expository essay #1. Due at the end of the class.
F:
- Substitute Day.
- Complete WriteSource workbook pages (Comma Rule #5), pgs. 13-18 in class.
- If you finish, you may work on your HOMS essay.