NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE BARE-BONES OF WRITING CONCISELY, style-will eliminating wordiness and structural language, we will delve more deeply into descriptive writing and crafting sentences. Additionally, I will endeavor to meet with everyone this week for a college essay conference either during class or during lunch.

Monday

In-class essay on an emotion derived from a specific place. After re-reading the description of how writers create vivid descriptions on pages 21-23, students will write a first draft of a descriptive-place essay in writers' notebooks. While doing so, I will pull students individually into the hall for conferences.
HW: Have the OTIS questions for the Bridge complete by Wednesday.

Tuesday

Developing one aspect of your place description, and expanding that in greater depth. Meanwhile, I will continue the college essay conferences.
HW: Finish the OTIS questions for class tomorrow.

Wednesday

Collecting "The Bridge" OTIS questions. We will explore the difference between effective and impressive writing from chapter two, "Grammar and Rhetoric" in Building Great Sentences (BGS), reading aloud and passing around the "Apostrophe Bear." Meanwhile, I will continue to have college essay writing conferences.
HW: Double check that your two TBL sentences are posted on our google doc, here. We will use them in class on Thursday. Bring colored pencils.

Thursday

Identifying every part of speech in your two TBL sentences, labeling them. For this exercise you will work in pairs. I will continue meeting with students, reviewing college essays.
HW: Read chapter four of SBBD.

Friday

Sentence diagramming lesson #2.
HW: Have a hard copy of your revised college essay in class on Monday.