Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tuesday 11/23/10

IN CLASS:
Hours 2, 4, 8--Today students continued working on organizing their essays. By this point, students should have selected their topic, written a thesis statement, constructed topic sentences for each body paragraph, and have the first sentence of their conclusion written.

Hour 8 only--students should have a complete thesis statement written.

Hours 3, 5--Today we finished watching The Outsiders. Hour 5 also had some time for discussion on the differences between the book and the movie.

ASSIGNMENT:
  • Hours 2, 4--Fill out outline with everyting except DQ's (those will be collected in class on Monday)
  • Hour 8--Fill out back of Essay Structure Worksheet (Thesis Statement, Topic Sentences, and reworded thesis for Conclusion)
  • Hours 3, 5--Finish worksheet comparing the book to the movie (due Monday)

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