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GOALS FOR WEEK 2
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Review the components of a good paragraph and practice paragraph writing.
  2. Review the writing process.
  3. Learn about classification essays and begin writing one.
  4. Review the present perfect tense and understand how to form and use the present perfect progressive.
  5. Practice active reading skills.
MONDAY
Labor Day:
NO CLASSES



TUESDAY
-Warm-up

-Grammar and Beyond: Present perfect review
-Analyze homework debate


HOMEWORK
-Finish chart about summer homework debate
-Begin to work on GAB online chapter 3
-Journal 2 due Friday


WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up
-Verb tense review
-GAB 3 (for vs. since)
-Paragraph writing practice

HOMEWORK
-Bring your laptop to class tomorrow!
-Write a paragraph on one of the topics in your writing book on p. 10.
-Continue to work on GAB online chapter 3
-Journal 2 due Friday


THURSDAY
-WC Online training with Kirsten McLagan
-LAR Chapter 1
-GAB 3 (practice simple past vs. present perfect)

HOMEWORK

-
Continue to work on GAB online chapter 3
-Journal 2 due Friday.


FRIDAY
-FERPA presentation
-GAB 3 (present perfect vs. present perfect progressive)
-Review the writing process
-Analyze paragraphs written for homework
-Review essay structure (LAW Ch. 4)
-Begin classification essay

HOMEWORK
-Continue to work on GAB online chapter 3. QUIZ on Tuesday!
-Rewrite your paragraph, using input from peer review.
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