Thursday, September 20, 2012

English 8

Everyday Editing:
             What do you notice about this sentence:
“You’ll never believe what it’s like to take a sailboat on the waters of Lake Michigan unless you try it yourself,” I said to my friends.

Lesson:
   1. We went over the rubric and writing qualities of narrative writing.
   2. Then we went to the lab and worked on typing our rough draft.
   3. Tomorrow students will continue typing a rough draft, and at the end of the hour, print off what they have done so far, so I can read all drafts over the weekend and offer helpful input.
4. Monday we will continue working in the computer lab on this piece.
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