1. 18 SEPT 2015 TODAY’S AGENDA:

2. TAKE OUT YOUR 4 T-CHARTS AND 3 FIRST DRAFT PARAGRAPHS. We are NOT writing any FIRST DRAFTS today READ THROUGH YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS CHOOSE THE PARAGRAPH THAT IS THE BEST. The best organized The strongest structure. Developed to a unique evidence level STACK THE REST OF YOUR T-CHARTS AND ROUGH DRAFTS TOGETHER. COMPLETE/CORRECT MLA heading on the top page. STAPLE & SUBMIT the stack to the basket. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 PUT YOUR BEST PARAGRAPH TO ONE SIDE TO WORK ON LATER. STEP 4

3. TRANSITION YOUR BEST FIRST DRAFT PARAGRAPH A PEN GREEN, YELLOW AND RED HIGHLIGHTER 3 BLANK SHEETS OF PAPER PAGE 1. Write your name at the top Across the top line write REVISED 2 ND DRAFT Number the lines like a spelling test. PAGE 2. Write your name at the top PAGE 3. Write your complete and correct MLA heading at the top Across the top of the page write FINAL REVISED DRAFT YOU WILL NEED:

4. READ THROUGH YOUR BEST STRUCTURED PARAGRAPH. REVISE YOUR PARAGRAPH CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE IT IN THIS REVISION: Do you need to add personal examples? Do you need to fix spelling and punctuation? Do you need to add appropriate transition words? What about word choice? DO NOT USE THE WORDS “YOU”, “STUFF” OR “GET” MARK THOSE AREAS THAT NEED CORRECTION WRITE A REVISED SECOND DRAFT OF YOUR BEST PARAGRAPH USE YOUR BLANK PAGE 1 (with the numbered lines). REWRITE YOUR PARAGRAPH AS YOU REWRITE, FIX the weak points you noticed in your 1 st draft. TRANSITIONS Additionally, In addition, Finally, First, Second, Third. To begin with, Another

5. When you have completed your revised 2 nd draft……. PAGE 2: UNWRITING YOUR NEIGHBOR’S PARAGRAPH WRITE THE WRITER’S NAME UNDER YOUR NAME AT THE TOP. CREATE A T-CHART BASED ON THEIR PARAGRAPH. YOU MAY NOT ASK THE WRITER QUESTIONS. YOU MAY ONLY USE THE PARAGRAPH. BELOW YOUR T-CHART WRITE SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK USE THE LINE NUMBERS TO INDICATE WEAKNESSES.  FIND ANOTHER STUDENT WHO IS ALSO DONE WITH THEIR REVISED 2 ND DRAFT  SWITCH REVISED 2 ND DRAFT PARAGRAPHS  RETURN TO YOUR SEAT WITH THEIR PARAGRAPH

6. PAGE 3 – FINAL REVISED DRAFT READ THROUGH THE T-CHART YOUR PARTNER CREATED. DOES IT MATCH WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU WROTE? DID THEY IDENTIFY YOUR WARRANTS AND EVIDENCE POINTS CONSIDER ANY FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS GIVEN. MARK YOUR REVISED 2 ND DRAFT FOR CHANGES/CORRECTIONS COMPOSE YOUR FINAL REVISED DRAFT, MAKING ANY CHANGES NEEDED. STAPLE YOUR DRAFTS & PEER T-CHART TOGETHER (FINAL DRAFT ON TOP; SEE PICTURE) SUBMIT EVERYTHING TO THE BASKET. EVEN IF YOU AREN’T DONE, SUBMIT WHAT YOU HAVE. T-CHART FROM PEER REVISED 2 ND DRAFT REVISED FINAL DRAFT 1 ST ROUGH DRAFT

7. DUE TO TRAINING AND MAP TESTIN G NEXT WEEK, THE WEDNESDAY SPELLING TEST WILL BE GIVEN ON THURSDAY. THE PRACTICE TEST WILL BE GIVEN EITHER ON MONDAY OR WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, STILL TO BE DETERMINED.