1. Warm Up: Journal – Explain a time when you felt uncomfortable OR when someone else may have felt uncomfortable around you. (1 paragraph)
2. Read House on Mango Street
3. Discuss House on Mango Street
Homework:
Complete all exercises in Spelling Lesson 16
1. Read
2. Discuss House on Mango Street
Homework: None…unless you plan to do the extra credit!
1. Spelling Quiz 15
2. Discuss House on Mango Street
3. Read
Homework: None
1. Warm Up: Journal – If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money? Write one paragraph to explain your answer.
2. Read chapter 1 of House on Mango Street
3. Discuss how story relates to your life
Homework:
Draw the house on Mango Street. Use details from the book in your drawing.
1. Warm Up: Write 1 pgh. to explain your dream career.
2. Trade your paragraph with someone else and peer edit using the Editing Symbols Worksheet
3. Write final draft of paragraph on the starred sheet of paper
4. Decorate the paper
Homework:
Finish Spelling Lesson 15 (all exercises)
1. Students will begin to type their essays in the computer lab
Homework:
Study for Spelling Quiz 14
1. Peer Editing – You will trade your 1st draft with someone else. Use the “Editing Symbols” worksheet to edit the person’s paper. You will do this twice – with two separate people.
2. Once you have had your paper edited by two people, you may start to write your 2nd draft.
Homework:
Finish writing the 2nd draft. We will use it tomorrow when we are in the computer lab!
1. Warm Up: Read through the sample essay handout and circle all of the problems that you notice.
2. Editing Symbols Discussion
3. Practice using editing symbols
Homework: Finish Spelling Lesson 14 and complete the first draft of your persuasive essay.
1. Students will use the graphic organizer to write the first draft of the persuasive essay.
Homework: Finish writing the first draft.
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