PJones-Writing/ELA-Period 6-FY Assignments

1. Read through the topics and write as much as you can on ONE topic or on two or more topics.  This is a test grade.

1. Add transitions to the essay attached.
2. Then correct all the errors in the essay using your blue lines to signal problems.

1. Use the sentences you drafted yesterday and write your BEST paragraph using those sentence.  Check for capitalization and periods.

1. Review the checklist. READ our class example of a literary essay.
2. Use the Google Doc attached to add your introduction, body and conclusion paragraph. MOST of you should be able to copy/paste but check ALL your blue lines once you are complete.
3. William and Malik, you should complete this AT HOME.  Make sure you transfer the introduction, body and conclusion paragraph you wrote onto the document posted.  Check for all errors.

Use the graphic organizers to jot down your claim and two pieces of evidence to support each character trait.

1. Use the example we created as a class to write your own introductory paragraph on a character of your choice.
You must have a "hook," an informational sentence and then a thesis.

1. Once you have written your poem, type the poem on this document for publication.

Once your box and bullet is completed, you will create your slides.
1. Title Slide
2. Claim and 2-3 reasons
3. Reason 1 and evidence
4. Reason 2 and evidence
5. Reason 3 and evidence (if you have 3 reasons)
6. Conclusion.  Be sure to restate slide 2 and end with a "hook."

We will use the following resources to complete a digital argumentative task this week.

1.  We will use this Box and Bullet Organizer to organize our evidence.

1. We are learning how to change simple sentences into poetry.
2. Once you have answered your questions on paper, write your poem on the document attached below.

Last day for our homework essays!


We are going to write a STRONG conclusion and use our rubric to check our work! 

Use the articles attached to find specific evidence that supports your two reasons in your essay.  This will make for solid body paragraphs.

1. Read two homework articles in small group to find evidence to support your reasons in your claim.2. Work in small group instruction today to understand how to use the graphic organizer to organize your ideas.
3. Complete the graphic organizer.

1. Follow teacher's guided lesson today to create a claim and three reasons for your homework essay.

1. Type your paragraph on the Google Document.
2. Did you indent?
3. Did you capitalize the first word of each sentence?
4. Did you use a period at the end of each of your sentences?
5. Did you correct all errors that are underlined?

This assignment is due 12/17/2021. Click the attached link to access the assignment; on the CommonLit login page, click Log In With Google.

1. Draft your ideas on the following slides. You may omit any slides you do not need.

Using your presentation board, create a slide presentation of interesting facts and details about the person you interviewed.

1.  Use the document attached to draft your pet essay.
2. Use the checklist attached to ensure you have written the best essay you can write.

Use the websites attached and your graphic organizers to organize three paragraphs about the pet you choose.

Type your essay here.

Use THIS Google Doc to type your draft.
You need an introductory paragraph with a HOOK.
You need a main paragraph with a topic sentence and three details about your teen activist.

Take notes with Miss Penni on your slides.
Then find pictures of informational text and post to your presentation.
Attached is a copy of the notes from today's slides to add to your slides.

Draft your spooky story here today.  

1. Use the Google Document to type your story.  Remember to type the BEST version of your story.  
2. Use your checklist to check over your work.

1. Join Google Meets.
2. Today, you will write your beginning, middle and end of your story on a story mountain like we used in yesterday's lesson.
3. Some of you will have time to draft your story.

1.  Join Google Meets.
2. Participate in the brainstorming activity and the interactive read aloud.
3.  Complete the story mountain attached.

1. Join Google Meets.
2. Today we will quick draft a half page of our story.

1. Join Google Meets.
2. After the mini-lesson, work to revise your piece using dialogue to start your story.  Everyone should have a half page written today.  Your writer's notebook in posted in September 1.

1. Join the Google Meets.
2. Be prepared to share you first sentence in your draft with the class.
3. With teacher guidance, we will look at powerful leads for our own stories.
4. Revise your story with a new lead.

1. Join the Google Meets.
2. With teacher guidance identify what the story does well to make us feel like we are living the story.
3. Draft your own small moment in Google Docs.

1. Join the Google Meets.
2. Draft a small moment today about a person or place that you have a clear memory about.