Division/Classification

Students continued working on their essay in class. By the end of the period tomorrow the rough draft should be complete along with a peer editing sheet.

Division/Classification

Student continued working on their essay in class today. Tomorrow we should be finishing it up.

Division/Classification

Students read another sample essay (This is Paintball) and began drafting their essay. Rough drafts are due Wednesday pd 2 and Thursday pd 5.

Anthem

Students worked independently today reading Anthem or working on their essay. Anthem questions are due Monday.

The Sound of Music

Today students read and discussed the essay "The Sound of Music: Enough Already". Students were asked to analyze tone, figurative language, and audience/purpose. We then continued drafting the division/classification essay.

The Extendable Fork

Today students read "The Extendable Fork" and answered questions about the essay. We focused on audience/purpose and the use of figurative language. Students used the remainder of the period to work on their division/classification essay.

Lies

Students read a division/classification essay about telling lies. We discussed the strategies used by the author as well as the audience/purpose. Students then began brainstorming topics and examples for their own essay.