Monday, November 17, 2008

8th grade: Today in Language Arts-Writer's Workshop

Students read in their independent books for 10 minutes. I went over 7 steps students need to take each time they write a research paper. As students took notes in their Writer's Notebooks, I talked specifically about how they should go about each step for their Native American research paper. Then I taught students how to outline. I explained to them the basic functions and purpose of outlining and went over some relevant terminology. Then we read an essay and I modeled for students how to outline the first part of the essay. Students helped me outline the second part. For the time remaining in class, students worked in groups to outline a second essay. As there was not enough time in class to finish it, students will need to finish this for homework.

Homework: Finish outlining Essay Two.

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