Tuesday,+September+15+CV

Today's Learning Objectives
Students will write drafts that reflect a personal philosophy and use personal experience as support. Students will engage in discussion to evaluate and analyze texts and to develop ideas for reflective writing. RI.12.1, RI.12.2, RI.12.3 RI.12.6, W.12.5, SL.12.1

Teacher Modeling
Samples of other high school students

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Drafting
Complete a draft (350-500 words) discussing your strongest belief. This is your mantra! Make sure that it is in essay form with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Essay Guidelines

Peer Revision
Review your essay with a partner. Read someone's essay one time for editing; make marks with a colored pencil or pen to correct grammar, mechanics, and punctuation. Then read it again to look at content. Your partner must complete a peer revision form for your essay. Staple this completed form to your draft! Work on revising your essay! We will do a Writer's Workshop mini-lesson tomorrow that will help you to work with some of the issues you and your partner may have identified.

Homework
Revise your essay and do a final draft. Because of technology issues, this may be typed or handwritten for now, but **save that file if you type it!** We will put this on blogs as soon as we are able to create blogs!
 * By Monday (9/21/15)**

Create a Gmail account using the following format: CHS + first initial + last name @gmail.com
 * BY NEXT FRIDAY (9/18/2015)!**

Example: CHSjsmith@gmail.com

Email me at **mrsenglishalley@gmail.com** with your name and your password. (Please note- I only need your password to help you access your account if there is a problem. This is why you need a separate account for school; I do not want your personal email password.)