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Monday,

Labor Day --HOLIDAY -- NO CLASS

Wednesday,

Review: text book pg 2

Discuss: Character and personality traits

Complete: exercise page 3

Review: handout -- "Grammar and Mechanics"

Homework:

Friday,

Review: homework -- "Grammar and Mechanics" pgs 10-12

Review:  "Capitalization: Five Rules"  handout

Complete: Assignment 1

Homework:

Complete: "Grammar and Mechanics" pg15

Blue Book:  topic -- "My Best Friend" due Wednesday

Assignment 1.doc

Monday,

Review: "Grammar and Mechanics" pgs 10 - 12

Review:  "Adjective -- Word Order" handout

Homework:

Complete: "About Me and Looking for..."  descriptive writing

Basic word order of adjectives2.xls

About Me and Looking for...."doc

Wednesday,

Quiz:  Adjectives -- word order

Review:  homework assignment

Discuss:  error correction list symbols -- handout

Review:  Writing text -- pg 13 -- paragraph checklist

Discuss: with partner "About Me......" errors

Homework;

Rewrite: "About Me and Looking for..."  descriptive writing

Correction Symbols - handout.doc

Friday,

Review: writing textbook -- Ch 2   pgs 14 - 15

Discuss: 3 parts of a paragraph handout

Compl;ete: textbook exercises pgs 16 - 17

Discuss:  with partner -- a simple fairy tale

Complete: simple fairy tale following handout guidelines

Homework:

Complete: simple fairy tale

3 Parts of a Paragraph.doc

Monday,

Homework:

Blue Book:  topic -- "My Worst Habit" due Friday

Wednesday,

Creative writing -- simple fairy tale

Homework:

Friday,

Discuss:  with partner -- a simple fairy tale

Creative writing -- simple fairy tale -- adding adjectives  

Homework:

Monday,

Creative writing -- rewrite -simple fairy tale -- with adjectives

Homework:

Blue Book:  topic -- "A Special Day in My Life" due Monday

Wednesday,

Review: with partner -- grammar errors "Child's Version"

Complete: corrections using guideline handouts

Homework:

Write: corrrected "Child's Version" on your wiki page

Friday,

September 26th

Review: with partner -- grammar errors "Adult's Version" 

Homework:

Write: your  "Adult's Version" fairy tale on your wiki page

Monday,

September 29th