February 14

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting
• 2nd Draft of Informal Essay (Favorite Activities or Survival)
• Continue with your research paper
• Choose Subject
• Ask questions
• Gather sources (this step is on-going as you take notes)
• Read a simple source (An encyclopedia is a good choice)
• Brainstorm topics
• Choose your topics
• Begin taking notes

February 7

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting ("I'd just like to know how you got the car on the roof.")
• Final Draft of King Tut Essay (if necessary)
• Survival Essay (if necessary)
• 2nd Draft of Favorite Activities OR Survival essay (your choice)
• Begin preparing for a research report.  
• Choose a possible subject
• Begin gathering resources

January 31

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (There are 800 penguins running around my front yard!)
• Final Draft of Expository, Descriptive, OR Narrative Summary (If necessary)
• 2nd Draft of informal essay (Your choice of Favorite Activity or Survival)
• Compare & Contrast essay