8th Writing
Reading the Classics and Short Stories
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No School
Week #19
January 6-9
Work on main body paragraphs. first one due eoh
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Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Begin comparison/contrast paper using "block method". thesis and first main body paragraph due eoh
Week #20
January 12-16
Short Story...The Monkey's Paw
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No class
work on point by point comparison/contrast papers...must have the "corrected" intro paragraph due eoh
On Monday we will work on main body paragraphs, then cleaning the paper up and turning in the final product
Write 2nd and 3rd main body paragraphs for the comparison/contrast "block method" paper due eoh.
Thesis due
work on point by point comparison/contrast papers...must have the intro paragraph and the first main body paragraph turned in eoh
No class
assign students to write exactly what goes in each paragraph of a 5 paragraph paper
Begin discussion of comparison/contrast papers with thesis statement (thesis w/ combined essay map), (p 239 Point by Point and then block)...topics in lesson plans. Due Wednesday; thesis statement
2nd and 3rd main body paragraph due eoh
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No Writing...Science Olympiad
Argumentative Paper Beginnings...topic, pro/con, thesis, outline due Thursday
Week #21
January 19-23
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No class
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
Conclusion and then type and finalize the entire paper and due eoh
Week #22
January 26-30
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No class
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No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
Argumentative Paper; topic, pro/con, thesis, outline (explain outline for arg paper) due eoh...begin intro paragraph due Tuesday week 25
Week #23
February 2-6
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No class
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
P/T Conferences...No School
Week #24
February 9-13
Monday
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
P/T Conferences...No School
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
Week #26
February 23-27
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
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Argumentative paper intro paragraph due
begin first two main body paragraphs...due eoh
Week #25
February 16-20
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
No Writing...Science Olympiad
No Writing...Science Olympiad
