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GOALS FOR WEEK 2
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Learn about the 3 types of sentences and 3 types of sentence structure problems.
  2. Discuss effective summary-writing, including the rudiments of APA citation.
  3. Practice distinguishing between fact and opinion.
  4. Begin a process essay.
  5. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel and textbooks.
MONDAY
-Labor Day holiday--NO classes

HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 2 for Friday (pick an article from Upfront and write a  summary/response to it).
-Begin reading 451 introduction plus pp. 1-21 and complete Homework 1 for Monday, 9/9
-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework



TUESDAY
Materials:
​Reading Explorer

-Warm-up
-Review Syllabus Quiz
-Remind students of 451 study plan and homework 1
​-Class stats
-Discuss sentence structure and sentence structure issues
(handout)
-Reading Explorer Chapter 1


HOMEWORK
-For Wednesday: complete p. 14 of Reading Explorer with NO PHONE OR DICTIONARY! Use the context provided by the article.
-Work on Journal 2 for Friday (pick an article from Upfront and write a  summary/response to it).
-Begin reading 451 introduction plus pp. 1-21 and complete Homework 1 for Monday, 9/9
-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework


 WEDNESDAY
Materials:
​Reading Explorer

-Warm-up
-Finish up Reading Explorer Chapter 1, reading 1 exercises

-More sentence structure and problems
-Introduce the process essay (LAW 4 Chapter 5)


HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 2 for Friday (pick an article from Upfront and write a  summary/response to it). Include at least 1 simple, 1 compound, and 1 complex sentence.
-Begin reading 451 introduction plus pp. 1-21 and complete Homework 1 for Monday, 9/9
-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework



THURSDAY
Materials:
​Process Essay Packet

​-Warm-up
-Discuss Reading Group roles
-Discuss summaries
-SEW 4 sentence problems practice
-Sentence problems practice
-Discuss process essay assignment 

HOMEWORK

-Work on Journal 2 for Friday (pick an article from Upfront and write a  summary/response to it). Include at least 1 simple, 1 compound, and 1 complex sentence.
-Begin reading 451 introduction plus pp. 1-21 and complete Homework 1 and Book Club job for Monday, 9/9
-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework





FRIDAY
​
Materials:
​Laptop Computer

-Warm-up
-Journal #2 due
-Quiz on sentence structure and sentence structure problems

-SEW 4 fact vs. opinion
-More info on process essays (GW 5)
​-Process essay writing time


HOMEWORK

-Finish reading 451 introduction plus pp. 1-21 and complete Homework 1 and Book Club job for Monday, 9/9
-First draft of process essay due on Tuesday, 9/10
-Continue working on Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework


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