1.Vomit, Outline, Essay due 10/24:
"A wealthy donor plans to build a new facility to improve the lives of young people (K-12) in Ipswich, and they would like your advice. Write a five-paragraph letter to the donor describing the type of facility needed and explain how it will benefit young people (K-12) in Ipswich."
As always, your typed composition should present:
- A rock-star title
- An introduction featuring one of our five techniques
- Three meaty body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences
- Many SDs (supporting details) in each body
- A few SE's (specific examples) in each body
- Enough transition words to glue the ideas together
- A conclusion featuring one of our four techniques
3. MCAS Scoring Guide: Study the annotation codes on the MCAS Writing Scoring Guide
4. Continue working on your "I Pledge, I Will..." Exhibition project, due 11/18/11
5. Write a grammatically-correct, friendly fortune cookie message for Mrs. Smith. Please identify the HEART and RECTANGLE.
** A SERIES OF TESTS IS COMING ON INTRODUCTION TECHNIQUES, CONCLUSION TECHNIQUES, AND TRANSITION WORDS AND PHRASES. REVIEW YOUR HANDOUTS **
