Friday, September 28, 2012

English 8

Everyday Editing: What do you notice?  I think about going in my room now, but it smells like the inside of an old lunch bag in there.

Quick Write/Lesson: Write about your hero. Take the list you composed yesterday of attributes and put it into paragraph format.

"America and Me" Essay Contest: Deadline October 19th! The essay is about your Michigan Hero and can't be more than 500 words. This contest is optional!

Today we turned in our narratives and writer's notebooks! Again, I have a lot of reading to do this weekend!

Have a great and relaxing weekend! :)
   
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