Wednesday, January 12th

*TOMORROW:  Meet in library.
---Workshop & research
---Review flowcharts
---Research plan due TOMORROW
*Do some informal research and develop a PRELIMINARY thesis.
---Conference for 10pts
*Finished?
---HW:  Compose your research plan.


*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea.

Tuesday, January 11th

*Snow Day

Monday, January 10th

*Info:  Type and Scope of thesis
*Do some informal research and develop a PRELIMINARY thesis.
---Conference for 10pts
*Finished?
---Compose your research plan

*OBJECTIVE: Compose text with a strong controlling idea.

Friday, January 7th

*Define:  Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing
*HW:  Complete the practice

*OBJECTIVE:  Compose text with relevant specific details.

Thursday, January 6th

*Seating chart
*Check freewriting
*The Big Paper
---Assignment Details
*Topic Selection
---Peer Feedback

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.

Wednesday, January 5th

*Collect leftover novels
*The Big Paper
---Topic Selelction
------Brainstorming a topic
------freewriting due by Thursday

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.

Tuesday, January 4th

*Collect novels
*Distribute Essays
---READ IT, along with the feedback
*Complete & turn in Essay Reflection
*The Big Paper
---Just a bit of info.
---Brainstorming a topic
---freewriting due by Thursday

*OBJECTIVE:  Apply a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.