Wednesday, October 31, 2012

English 8

Everyday Editing:
Create two sentences. Begin your first sentence with the subordinating conjunction "after." Begin your second sentence with the subordinating conjunction "although." Remember to put in your commas.

Quick Write: Answer question number seven on page 15 in your reader's notebooks. Describe something a character said in your novel that produced a decision.

Lesson: Continue typing literary essay in the computer lab. Friday we will finish these essays in class. If you can't get your essay finished in class on Friday, then it's your responsibility to finish it at home for Monday.
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