Freshmen: Today we focused on Step Four of our Seven Step Essay process, which in part has to do with crafting leads. Your homework this weekend is to write two different possible leads for your essay. Base your decision on which lead techniques to try on your topic, your thesis, and the information you have gathered about your topic.
The leads should be typed, on separate sheets of paper. Each should have a header which identifies the lead technique you are using. A working title for your essay should be top and center below your header. Each lead should be two to three paragraphs long, with proper format, spelling, punctuation, and so on. These are due Monday. Remember, Chapters 1 and 2 from They Say I Say focus on starting with what others have to say about your topic and summarizing what others have to say about your topic - it's likely either or both techniques will factor into your leads.
You also need to read for 20 minutes and remember Chapter 3 vocabulary is due on Friday.
Sophomores: Today we continued focusing on the thinking skill of observe-induce-thesis. You should be done with Chapters 1-5 from The Power of One for Monday and remember Chapter 3 vocabulary is due on Friday. For Monday's seminar, you also need some sort of seminar prep and ought to have an entry in your triple entry journal.
CNF: Today we read from Chapter 5 in Blink, which we'll finish on Monday.
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