TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
1) Write opening and closing paragraphs for Essay 4 and post the entire essay on Google docs TONIGHT. Remember: This is a first draft, not a rough draft. When I check these drafts tomorrow, I expect to see your very best writing -- with no careless mistakes.
Today's Topic and Lesson objectives:
TOPIC: The Excellent Work of Your Classmates
OBJECTIVE: To come to a better understanding and appreciation of the excellent academic work of some of your classmates
Steps to reaching the objective(s):
- connection to prior learning: In past years, when did you have a chance to learn from your classmates how to do excellent school work?
- read some thank you letters
- read some first draft essays on Googledocs
Exit Ticket
Write down which classmate's work most inspired you today, and why.
