Today’s Lesson 4/18, 2017 Review model essay, “Students Should be Required to Wear Uniforms” Read part of Paragraph 4 and all of Paragraph 5 Review/learn how to write topic sentences. Underline topic sentences in Paragraphs 2 & 3. Create a topic sentence for Paragraph 4 in groups of 3. The best one wins a prize.

Today’s Lesson 4/18, 2017 WHAT IS A TOPIC SENTENCE? It’s a sentence that summarizes the topic of the entire paragraph. It’s what the whole paragraph is going to be about. Example (Paragraph 2): “The first reason uniforms are essential is because they allow parents to save money.” Example (Paragraph 3): “The second reason students should wear uniforms is so that kids don’t have to feel social pressure to wear stylish and/or brand-name clothing.”

Today’s Lesson 4/19, 2017 Read the conclusion of model persuasive essay Do Activity pg. 4, #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 in groups of 3. (I want to see what you already know).

Today’s Lesson 4/20, 2017 Review activity pg. 4, #1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 in groups of 3. True or False pre-quiz Review Essay Format True or False quiz

True/False Quiz: The first paragraph of an essay is the introduction- TRUE The introduction contains details- FALSE The topic sentence usually goes at the end of a paragraph- FALSE The conclusion is similar to the introduction- TRUE The topic sentence contains examples and details- FALSE There are supporting sentences in every body paragraph- TRUE

Today’s Lesson 4/21, 2017 Review new vocab words and record them in the vocabulary section of your notebook In groups of 3: create sentences using new vocab words