Thursday, December 1st

*Sample Essay
---Review "advice" organizer.
------Nailed it?  = checkmark
------Keep working on it? = ?
------Two additional notes for Eddie, either positive or critical
*Begin Drafting!
---Completed first draft due 12/7. Use . . .
------Prewriting (check today)
------Model Texts (McStudent's and the pros')
------Organizer (with "advice to future self")
------Notecards
------Interviews (treat as one)

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to develop a draft of the feature story.

Wednesday, November 30th

*Check Prewriting
*Dubliners Essays:  Returned
*Sample Essay:  Eddie McStudent
---What rules seem to be controlling where I used parenthetical documentation?
*Begin Drafting!
---Completed first draft due 12/7.  Use . . .
------Prewriting
------Model Texts (McStudent's and the pros')
------Organizer (with "advice to future self")
------Notecards
------Interviews (treat as one)

*OBJECTIVE:  Use narrative and informative writing to develop a draft of the feature story.

Tuesday, November 29th

*Fact-checking
*Check 30 cards & interview #2
*Prewriting
---First, have at least 20 cards
---Due tomorrow
*Finished?
---Set up doc in GClassroom
---Feeling brave?  Jump in!

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce well-organized writing appropriate to task, audience, and purpose.

Monday, November 28th

*Fake News?  Why?
*Check 24 Notecards
*Absent Tuesday?

---Add interview to bibliography
*HW: Interview #2 Due TOMORROW, 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW: 30 cards due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Tuesday, November 22nd

*Check 16 Notecards
*Add interview to bibliography

*Organize Notecards

---Drill down in to subtopics?
*HW:  Interview #2 Due TUESDAY, 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW: 24 cards due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Monday, November 21st

*Check 10 Notecards
*Print Resources
*Interview #2 Details:  Due 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW:  16 cards due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE:  Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Friday, November 18th

*Check 6 Notecards
*Keep Learning!
*HW:  10 Notecards Due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE:  Use databases and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.