April 26

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Any late or missing work (Contact me if you have questions about what might be late or missing.)
• Persuasive Essay (Note: Our last class will be May 17th.  Please have the rough draft of your essay turned in no later than May 10th.  The earlier you finish your rough draft, the earlier you will finish your writing work for the year. :-) )

Since only one of you was around today for writing class, there is no new instruction and therefore no video of the class.  Use your time wisely to complete your rough draft.  We will be discussing in-text citations and creating a Notes page next week.

April 12

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (A ball of fire streaked through the morning sky.  "Alert the dwarfs at once!")
• Any previous assignments (Compare & Contrast drafts, Fairy Tale drafts) if necessary.
• Finish researching your persuasive topic, create an outline, and begin your rough draft if you have time.

Note:  We will be using the Chicago Style to cite our sources.  Be sure to keep track of your sources in order for you to create your bibliography and notes pages.  The links to your right will bring you to the Purdue OWL where you can find examples and more citation information.

April 5

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (A senile old superhero goes out to fight crime.  None of the younger heroes respect him anymore, but all of the villains have a soft spot for him.)
• Writing.  We are at that time of year where everyone is working on something slightly different.  Here is a list of the writing assignments you may need to do in order.  If you're not sure which assignments are for you, give me a call, email, text, Facebook message, Marco Polo, Snapchat, or whatever works best for you!
• Expository Essay Draft (If necessary)
• Compare & Contrast Draft (if necessary)
• Story Draft (If necessary)
• Persuasive Essay:  Continue gathering sources and compiling your research.  Remember that you should have a list of positive arguments already (why your opinion is right).  Now you should add some counterarguments (why your opponent is wrong) like we discussed in class this week.  Come to class with all your arguments this week; we will be organizing your outlines on Thursday and getting ready to begin writing!

Need a reminder of what we discussed in class?  Check out this link.

March 29

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (He had lived in this house all his life, but now he was standing in a hallway he'd never seen before.)
• Compare & Contrast essay draft (IF necessary)
• Story Draft (IF I am editing your draft this week or you have finished your final draft, this does not pertain to you.)
• Continue gathering sources for your persuasive essay.
• Develop 3-5 positive arguments in favor of your opinion. These are reasons why your opinion is correct.