12 October

Welcome back from Eid!

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonology Lesson 1

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson 1

Mission 5

• Wasmeeyah, Fajer, Nadiah, Mariam
• Self-edit your essays
• verb/verb tenses
• all verbs should be present tense
• subject/verb agreement
• singular subjects need singular verbs
• mini-lesson?
• spelling
• use any and all available resources to check your spelling
• capitals
• in-text acknowledgements
• make sure you gave Tamar Lewin credit for writing the article and the quotes you used
• possessives

• Everyone else
• Complete Main Idea Mastery Test 3.

Mission 6

• Wasmeeyah, Fajer, Nadiah, Mariam
• Exchange your essays with each other (Wasmeeyah to Fajer, Fajer to Nadiah, Nadiah to Mariam, Mariam to Wasmeeyah) and peer check.
• Look at each other's essays and check for the above mistakes.
• Read each other's essays for content.
• Use the Essay Evaluation Sheet (CB p. 122) to make sure each part of the essay the elements it needs.
• Evaluate 
• Can you understand your classmate's writing?
• Does the reaction story have a beginning, middle, and ending?
• Does the reaction story have enough details?
• Complete the Essay Evaluation Sheet to give feedback to your classmate.
• Put YOUR name on the top right of the Essay Evaluation Sheet (above where it says "Reader") and circle "1."
• In "Comments," give at least TWO strengths and at least ONE weakness.
• Remember to be respectful.
• Give feedback that will help your classmate to improve her writing.
• Return the essay and the Essay Evaluation Sheet to your classmate.
• Everyone else
• Read Langan pp. 141-143.
• Complete Supporting Details Practice 1.

Mission 7

• Wasmeeyah, Fajer, Nadiah, Mariam
• Exchange your essays with each other (Wasmeeyah to Nadiah, Fajer to Mariam, Nadiah to Wasmeeyah, Mariam to Fajer) and peer check.
• Look at each other's essays and check for the above mistakes.
• Read each other's essays for content.
• Use the Essay Evaluation Sheet (CB p. 122) to make sure each part of the essay the elements it needs.
• Evaluate 
• Can you understand your classmate's writing?
• Does the reaction story have a beginning, middle, and ending?
• Does the reaction story have enough details?
• Complete the Essay Evaluation Sheet to give feedback to your classmate.
• Put YOUR name on the top right of the Essay Evaluation Sheet (above where it says "Reader") and circle "1."
• In "Comments," give at least TWO strengths and at least ONE weakness.
• Remember to be respectful.
• Give feedback that will help your classmate to improve her writing.
• Return the essay and the Essay Evaluation Sheet to your classmate.
• Everyone else
• Read Langan "Preparing Maps," pp. 150-152.
• Complete Practice 3 in Langan, pp. 1520154.
• Read Langan p. 154.

Mission 8

• Wasmeeyah, Fajer, Nadiah, Mariam
• Lesson on Statement of Relevance
• Let me know when you're ready for this!
• CB pp. 163-164.
• Lesson on Conclusion
• CB pp. 167-175
• Everyone else
• Read Langan "The Marvel Kretmann Story," pp. 335-341.
• Create a map of this article.

Mission 9

• Wasmeeyah, Fajer, Nadiah, Mariam
• Now that you have self-edited and received Essay Evaluation Sheets from two classmates
• Read through the comments.
• Ask your classmate for clarification if you do not understand something.
• Rewrite
• If using MS Word, save this with your number, then essay number, then draft number.
• Example
• 12345Essay1Draft3
• If using Google Docs, make sure your essay is named with your number and the essay number
• Example
• 12345Essay1
• Corrections/changes are logged automatically and I can see what you have done and when (bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha).
• Send this new draft to me no later than 11:59PM on Tuesday night (14 October).
• Everyone else
• Answer the questions on "The Marvel Kretzmann Story" here.