1.  On a clean sheet of notebook paper, put the following: Name Day/Block Writing Day 1  To start, write a paragraph about your break. You must include at least 5 sentences. Think about:  What you did? Where did you go? Who did you see?

2.  Write a paragraph about something you learned from your nonfiction book. What are some things you have learned? Are there things you already knew? Your paragraph must be at least 5 sentences.

3. 1. 1.Introductory 2. 2. Body Paragraph 1 3. 3. Body Paragraph 2 4. 4. Body Paragraph 3 5. 5. Conclusion

4.  Lead sentence that introduces your topic but does not give an opinion.  Detail sentence that expands the topic and moves toward the thesis statement.  Thesis Statement contains a position and three ways you will support that position. ThesisBlueprint #1Blueprint #2Blueprint #3

5.  Transition word or phrase + state blueprint #1 = topic sentence  Three details (Magic Three) that explain blueprint.  Transition sentence to next paragraph.  In addition to ___________, ________________. **This is the same format for all three body paragraphs!!!

6.  Transition word or phrase and restate or reword your thesis statement.  Summarize blueprints—you may have one long sentence or three short sentences.  Your final thoughts on the subject, strongly worded.

7.  Write a body paragraph for each of your topics you briefly wrote about in your paragraph.  By the end of class…you should have 3 paragraphs that have at least 5 sentences in them.

8.  Choose 3 characters from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry  For each character, choose 3 personality traits for them.  Write down examples from the book that show that each character has each trait.  So…it should look like this… Character # 1 Trait 1 & Example from the book Trait 2 & Example from the book Trait 3 & Example from the book Character # 2 Trait 1 & Example from the book Trait 2 & Example from the book Trait 3 & Example from the book Character # 3 Trait 1 & Example from the book Trait 2 & Example from the book Trait 3 & Example from the book