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GOALS FOR WEEK 5
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Develop a problem-solution essay.
  2. Review formation of adverbial and discuss reduced adverbial clauses.
  3. Review conditionals and learn the if-alternatives unless, even if, only if, and as long as.
  4. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel and textbooks.
MONDAY
-Warm-up
-Book club: Discuss Flowers for Algernon Homework 3
-Begin prewriting and brainstorming for problem-solution essay


HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 5 for Friday.
-First draft of problem-solution essay due Friday
-Begin reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 113-152 and complete Homework 4 for Monday.

TUESDAY
-Warm-up
-Discuss Grammar Sense 12 quiz.
-Review conditionals (GS 13)

-Continue working on problem-solution essay

HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 5 for Friday.
-First draft of problem-solution essay due Friday
-Continue GS 13 online homework
-Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp. 113-152 and complete Homework 4 for Monday.

WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up
-Grammar Sense 13
-Continue work on problem-solution essays


HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 5 for Friday.
-First draft of problem-solution essay due Friday
-Continue GS 13 online homework
-Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp.113-152 and complete Homework 4 for Monday.


THURSDAY
-Warm-up
-Grammar Sense 13
-Continue work on problem-solution essay


HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 5 for Friday.
-First draft of problem-solution essay due tomorrow
-Finish GS 13 online homework
-Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp.113-152 and complete Homework 4 for Monday.




FRIDAY
-Warm-up
-Grammar Sense 13
-Peer review: problem-solution essay


HOMEWORK
-Final draft of problem-solution essay due Monday
-Continue reading Flowers for Algernon pp.113-152 and complete Homework 4 for Monday.


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