Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Today we spent some time reviewing the parts of a paragraph, as well as some other components to strong writing.  Here is an abbreviated version of the notes for those who missed today's conversation:

Parts of a paragraph

1. Topic Sentence
2. Body (Supporting Details)
3. Concluding Sentence

Other strong writing components:

1. Use transitions
2. Vary your sentence beginnings
3. Vary your sentence structure and lengths
4. Use strong words

We also discussed the rubric for the Day of Peace Writing and Poster assignment, which is due Friday, as well as a checklist for "what to do" when you believe you are finished with the writing portion.  The directions for the project are below.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 13) will start off with a brief iPad user refresher, followed by writing workshop time on your Day of Peace assignment.

Thursday, September 14 will be spent taking the STAR assessment for Reading.

Friday, September 15 will be spent finishing up our Day of Peace projects.