Class on 4/10/17

Warm Up: Very short free writing with a couple of prompting questions. Students then practiced stating a possible Topic Sentence or the controlling idea that came out of the writing.

Review of corrected Mid Term Exams. Scores ranged from 77% to 100%. Importantly, everyone that took the exam passed the paragraph writing section.

• Specifically, the whole class built the following lists of paragraph rules that must be mastered to pass the class:
• Indent (or use 5 spaces) for the first sentence. Don't indent or leave a whole line space again in the same paragraph.
• Follow Punctuation Rules: use periods and capital letters, create compound sentences with ", and I" or in other words: comma, coordinating conjunction and a new subject. 

Don't forget the period, and or the new subject-- this is called a "run-on." 

T.S. is both focused and clear (see scale below).

• Main points are clearly stated and details are given for each
• Use of at least two transition signals
• Conclusion: at a minimum use "In conclusion," and sentence should recycle key ideas and re-state key words.

We also discussed how to make the best topic sentence.The scale is outlined here with the weakest sentence on top and the strongest on the bottom:

Review and pair practice in workbook pages 88 through 94.



Homework: 
1. Workbook page 95
2. Bring your journal to class. Make sure you have 10 to 12 entries. That equals 10 to 12 pages.