Expository Reading and Writing
September 15 to September 19, 2008
ASSIGNMENTS
Monday -
Objective: Students will
learn to compose an argumentative essay.
Activity : The class will build an initial paragraph of the Fast Food
essay.
Information - Context, authors, thesis, supports
and transition.
Homework: Finish writing your first paragraph.
Tuesday -
Objective: Students will learn to compose an
argumentative essay.
Activity : Groups will "read-around" the first paragraphs.
Groups share the best paragraph for general instruction.
Information - The structure of the body paragraphs
of argumentative essays.
Homework: Revision of your writing as needed.
Wednesday -
Objective: Students
will learn to compose an argumentative essay.
Activity : The class will build an argumentative body paragraph of
the Fast Food essay.
Information - The hook, topic sentence, statement-illustration-commentary
X 2, transition.
Homework: Revision of your writing as needed.
PRIMP AT HOME FOR PICTURE DAY.
Thursday - PICTURE DAY
Objective: Students
will learn to compose an argumentative essay.
Activity : As time allows: Groups will "read-around" the
body paragraphs composed at home and in class sharing the best paragraph for
general instruction.
Information -
Homework: Work on your body paragraph.
Friday -
Objective: Students will
learn to compose an argumentative essay.
Activity :Groups will "read-around" the body paragraphs composed
at home and in class sharing the best paragraph for general instruction. Individuals
will carry on to their 2nd and 3rd parts of their argument composing two more
body paragraphs.
Information -
Homework: Write your 2nd body paragraph at home.
Bring it in for sharing tomorrow.
