Thursday,+September+24+1st+Period

Essential Question:
What do you believe? What is a core belief that drives you?

Today's Objectives and Standards:

Bellwork:
Complete the daily edit- Bellwork #3

Reading a Sample
Listen and read along [|"I Believe in Philadelphia."] Take note: His thesis? His introduction? His conclusion?

Writer's Workshop: Revising for Clarity
Teacher Model: Sentence from a sample essay.

This is what I live by and will continue setting impossible goals over and over until the day I die.

With a highlighter, mark one sentence on a partner's draft that isn't clear, sounds awkward, or should be rephrased. As a small group of 4, help each person rewrite the highlighted sentence.

On your own: Was it hard for a partner to pick just one sentence? You may have had a problem with awkward writing! Read your essay aloud to yourself and look for other areas that should get some rewording.

When should we finish?
You need to have your final draft completed by Monday. We will go to the library on Friday and Monday to set up blogs and type final drafts as our first post! YOU MUST HAVE YOUR GMAIL ADDRESS BY FRIDAY!

Homework
By tomorrow, you must have your gmail address!