Feb. 28 - Mar. 4

Feb. 28: Introduce Research Paper; Fads vs. Trends; Create Groups
Mar. 1: If/Then; Peer Rubric
Mar. 2: Trend Exploration
Mar. 3: Begin research
Mar. 4: Continue research
Writing Plan due Monday

Feb. 14-18

Feb. 14: Drafting

Feb. 15: Drafting

Feb. 16: Peer Review

Feb. 17: Sentence Combining with Adverb Clauses
HW: Read p. 303-305 and answer #1-4 on p. 305. Work on revising essay.

Feb. 18: NO SCHOOL

Feb. 7 - 11

Feb. 7: Appositive/Participial/Prep Phrase Review; Problem/Solution research
HW: Find an article to summarize - 200 word summary due Wednesday

Feb. 8: Research/Summarize

Feb. 9: Peer-Review Summaries; Brainstorm outlines

Feb. 10: Research; Find another article to summarize
HW: 200 word summary due Friday

Feb. 11: Research/Write/Grammar Workshop
HW: Draft due next Wednesday

Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Jan. 31: Appositive Phrases; Summary revision
HW: Cut to 250 words

Feb. 1: Sentence combining using appositive phrases; Summary revision
HW: Cut to 200 words; sentence combining

Feb. 2: SNOW DAY

Feb. 3: Summary Due; Begin Problem/Solution paper

HW: Read P. 306-8: "Uncle Sam and Aunt Samantha" and complete a "says-does" on the essay

13 paragraphs = 13 of the following:

Paragraph 1:

Says: What is the main idea? (one-sentence summary)

Does: What does the paragraph do for the essay? (Give an example, tell a story, introduce the issue, evaluate a solution, etc.)

Feb. 4: Brainstorming/Research