Objective: I can type or write neatly the final draft of my essay by editing the corrections from two previous drafts by the teacher and my elbow partner, using the 4-Column Paragraph Organizer, and applying the “Using Quotes” and “Sentence Starters” handouts.
BW: Read the sample of a conclusion on the Promethean Board and answer these questions: What is the author’s purpose for the first sentence, middle sentences, and final sentences.
Activities:
- Share Out: What is the purpose of the first sentence? etc.
- Library Work: Continue typing the remainder of your essay. Use the 5-paragraph Essay Organizer for guidance.
- Submission: Be prepared to stop typing at 10 minutes before the . Submit your paper-clipped packet at the front of your folder 5 minutes before the class ends and get your work signed-off. These are the contents of the packet from top to bottom: Final Typed Draft, 2nd Draft, Two Corrected Body Paragraphs, and the Final Bucket Organizer.
- Reminder: Only if you missed one of the days typing in the library, you are permitted to write by hand the remainder of your essay after school on Thursday at 2:15 pm.
- Reminder: Since your grade is reflected by your body paragraphs, this draft is the rewrite from two earlier corrected drafts of the body paragraphs. All writing must be done during class time or in tutoring sessions in school under the teacher’s supervision.