Third Week

September 7-11,2015

The Week Ahead:

MONDAY:

   * Review compound sentence and coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet,so

   * Differentiate coordinating conjunctions with other similar words but are used differently like for as preposition,etc.

   * Review clauses and phrases with examples and practice.

   * Touch on the writing process.

TUESDAY

   * Continue on the writing process.

   * Do an activity with laminated tag boards or the Battle of the Process

   * Start MAGNIFYING ( zooming on a specific topic) with power point.

WEDNESDAY

    * Review some sample questions for the test.

    * Practice converting inverted sentences into natural sentences.

    * Introduce RUN-ONS, COMMA SPLICES,and FRAGMENTS.

THURSDAY

    * TEST: 3rd Week Common Assessment

FRIDAY

   * Introduce LINEAR (surface) and STARRED (depth) writing

   * Start TELESCOPING ( staying on one topic) with a full blown draft

                                  

   

CREATIVE WRITING

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