Introduction
to Writing Activities for Week 7
Monday:
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Introduction of Illustration Paragraph
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Grammar Lesson: Common Words that Sound Alike - Part one
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Read the lesson from The
Purdue Writing Lab
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As directed, write sentences using these words correctly. These will
be turned in and graded.
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Homework:
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Finish Narrative Paragraph. It is due at the beginning of class
on Wednesday. Remember:
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Title your paragraph.
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Double-space your paragraph.
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Make sure it is at least 12 sentence in length.
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Go ahead and write your name on this one.
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I only need one copy, but I would like your rough
draft too.
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Write a journal entry for the week. I will collect these at the end
of next week. You should have seven by that time.
Wednesday:
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Grammar Lesson: Common Words that Sound Alike - Part two
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Read and discuss pages 345-355
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The Homophone Game Show -- Which
team will walk away with the most participation points?
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Homework:
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Study for quiz on homophones
Friday:
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Prewriting for Illustration Paragraph - brainstorm topics
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Grammar Quiz
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Topic and subtopic sentences (64-72)
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Homework:
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Read pages 81-94
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Read pages 94-96; come up with topics for Illustration Paragraph
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