Week Six ( Print out by Tuesday Class for 100 points Extra Credit)

Day	Class Work	Homework
Monday	Reread for Significance “Board of Education Letter” Pair share significant sentences and phrases (Handout and Rubric) Answer the following questions: What is the letter about? What is the issue? Who is the Writer? What do we know about her? How do we know? Complete Table (Chart in class) Occupation Action What is an Advocate What does an advocate do?	Reread again “Board of Education Letter” What does it mean to persuade people through writing? Write 2 paragraphs in your reader’s writer’s notebook and bring to class. Remember to write legibly and Enter into Table of Contents.
Tuesday	Review Advocacy and Persuasion Unit Sorting and Comprehension Questions. Characteristics of Effective Explanations Sentences. Write introductory paragraph on Gary Soto Essay using multi-colored pens, skip lines of Gary Soto Essay. Prompt is on pp.52 Remember to introduce and explain your quotations. Soto used the avocado tree as a symbol to _____________, ______________, and __________________. ( Thesis Template).	Write Body Paragraphs and Conclusion for Constructed Response Essay Page 52. First Draft is Due Friday. Do with your colored pens and skip lines. Use your outline/graphic organizer.
Wednesday	Is the Board of Education Letter Persuasive?” Do you think it would be persuasive to the Board of Education? Why? Reflection on Discussion Analysis of text: Methods to Persuade:	Write Body Paragraphs and Conclusion for Constructed Response Essay Page 52.
Thursday Mr. Genut is the guest Teacher today	Finish and correct Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentence correction exercises	Write Body Paragraphs and Conclusion for Constructed Response Essay Page 52.
Friday	Reread “Board of Education” Identify Structures Introduce Culminating Project- Read Aloud Chart Criteria for a Good Topic	Begin Research on an Issue or Topic Identify an issue that you are interested in learning more about as a possible topic for an advocacy letter. Begin to do research on who you might send your letter to / Also talk with others about where you might find information about your issue. Then write your topic and possible audience on an index card for Monday’s class.