Tuesday, February 3, 2009

This Week: February 2-6

Monday, February 2:
Kick-off: descriptive writing
Class work: Finish peer editing expository essays
Edit papers, add transitions, sentence variations, figurative language, etc.

Tuesday, February 3:
Kick-off: Using quotation marks, capitalization, contractions
Look over grading rubric for expository essays
Make final changes
Rewrite final draft

Wednesday, February 4:
Finish final draft of expository essay.
Homework: Finish essay at home if not completed in class.

Thursday, February 5:
Timed Writing: Descriptive Essay

Friday, February 6:
Editing and Proofreading Descriptive Essays