Monday:

• Introduction of Illustration Paragraph
• Grammar Lesson:  Common Words that Sound Alike - Part one
• Read the lesson from  The Purdue Writing Lab
• As directed, write sentences using these words correctly.  These will be turned in and graded.
• Homework:
• Finish Narrative Paragraph.  It is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday. Remember:
• Title your paragraph.
• Double-space your paragraph.
• Make sure it is at least 12 sentence in length.
• Go ahead and write your name on this one.
• I only need one copy, but I would like your rough draft too.
• Write a journal entry for the week.  I will collect these at the end of next week.  You should have seven by that time.

• Grammar Lesson:  Common Words that Sound Alike - Part two
• Read and discuss pages 345-355
• The Homophone Game Show -- Which team will walk away with the most participation points?
• Homework:
• Study for quiz on homophones

• Prewriting for Illustration Paragraph - brainstorm topics
• Grammar Quiz
• Topic and subtopic sentences (64-72)
• Homework:
• Read pages 81-94
• Read pages 94-96; come up with topics for Illustration Paragraph