5/30/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Write a letter to yourself.  It will be given back to you in a year!
2.  Finish your Olympic WS from Friday.

Homework:

Get ready for your speech!  Speeches start tomorrow!

5/29/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Meet in the computer lab to fill out speech worksheet.
2.  Work on speech.

Homework:

Speeches start Thursday.

Use this Tuesday to plan your speech!

Click here to access the planning sheet for your speech.

5/25/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Turn in your persuasive paragraphs (time capsule).
2. Olympic Day writing activity :)

Homework:

Have a great weekend!  Presentations start Thursday.

5/24/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Review presentation requirements.
2.  Put together writing folders.
3.  Peer edit.

Homework:

1.  Bring two final copies of your Time Capsule essay tomorrow.

5/22/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Daily sentence correction.
2.  Check brainstorming for persuasive paragraph.
2.  Write rough draft.

Homework:

1.  Finish your rough draft.

5/21/12

Today's Activities:

1.  Daily sentence correction.
2.  Review essay prompt:  Choose an item you feel should be in a time capsule of the early 2000s.
3.  Brainstorming ws.

Homework:

1.  Finish brainstorming.