Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Bell Work: Kid President’s 20 Things We Should Say More Often

Lesson: Pronoun Agreement

1. Article of the Week #2 – “Expanding Community College”

   1. Read and begin annotations. Annotations and written response DUE FRIDAY.

2. Notes: Pronoun Agreement

Handouts: AoW #2; Notes: Pronoun Agreement

Friday, September 4, 2015

Bell Work: Funny Friday

Lesson: Thesis Statements

1. In groups, finish the Thesis Statement Task Cards. Discuss as a class.

2. Choose 5 topics from the Topics for Persuasive Writing handout and write a strong, clear thesis statement for each topic.

Turn in: Article of the Week #1

Handouts: Thesis Statement Task Cards, Thesis Statements are Like Menus, Topics for Persuasive Writing