Hi Everyone!
This week, I just want you to spend some time enjoying writing! I want you to write 3-4 pages of anything you'd like, from paragraphs about neat topics like crocodiles or black holes, to short stories, to poems, to journal entries, etc—as long as it's writing!
You don't need to do the dress-ups for this project—just enjoy the joy of writing!
When we come back we'll get started on the essay.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
11 Writing Pre-Test // Due the week of Nov. 17, 2014
Hi Everyone!
If you were in class this week, then no homework! However, if you were not in class, your homework is this:
We took a pre-test of sorts—a test to show me what you already know about writing an essay so we can see how you improve over the course of this year! Therefore, I want you all to sit down at home with absolutely no distractions—no music, TV, or anything else in the background. Then hand-write for a maximum time of 35 minutes—no more. If you're not done at 35 minutes, then just quit where you are, even if it's mid-sentence!
You should write on the following topic:
If you were in class this week, then no homework! However, if you were not in class, your homework is this:
We took a pre-test of sorts—a test to show me what you already know about writing an essay so we can see how you improve over the course of this year! Therefore, I want you all to sit down at home with absolutely no distractions—no music, TV, or anything else in the background. Then hand-write for a maximum time of 35 minutes—no more. If you're not done at 35 minutes, then just quit where you are, even if it's mid-sentence!
You should write on the following topic:
- Some people thing more field trip would get kids more excited about learning and be useful (especially in everyday schools). Others think more field trips would take away from valuable in-class learning time. What do you think? Write an essay/paper convincing your reader why schools should have either more or fewer field trips.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
10 IEW Personal Paragraphs // Due the week of Nov. 12, 2014
Hi Everyone!
This week, we used our new paragraph-writing skills to start writing paragraphs based on things YOU know and like!
You wrote out 6-10 things you know a lot about that were somewhat specific (not "Food" but rather "Italian Food")
For homework, pick two things and write a paragraph on each, using the paragraph outline we learned over the last two weeks, and then expanding it into a full paragraph:
This week, we used our new paragraph-writing skills to start writing paragraphs based on things YOU know and like!
You wrote out 6-10 things you know a lot about that were somewhat specific (not "Food" but rather "Italian Food")
For homework, pick two things and write a paragraph on each, using the paragraph outline we learned over the last two weeks, and then expanding it into a full paragraph:
- Topic Sentence
- Fact 1
- Fact 2
- Fact 3
- etc
- etc
- Clincher (conclusion) sentence
Be sure you're still putting in the following criteria:
- Typed
- Double-spaced
- Header in top right corner
- All 6 dress-ups we've learned so far
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