Today we began by reviewing the notes we took on formal writing. Then we worked on a piece of formal writing. Students worked on a paragraph; the topic was "Discuss your likes and dislikes of the Community in the novel The Giver".
We I gave students examples of introductions and gave students strategies on how to write their main points. In addition, I reminded students that they must do their best to SHOW ME HOW SMART THEY ARE in this piece of writing (i.e. by making inferences and perhaps even comparing the novel to our world).
This paragraph is due tomorrow. If all student complete the paragraph for class tomorrow, I'll buy donuts for the class.
Students must read chapters 7,8,9 for Monday, Dec. 12th.
