2. Announcements
Please have a copy of “The Outsiders” by Monday, October 16,
It is mandatory.
Friday (10/13), periods 2, 3, and 4 will have class in the library, as 8th graders are PSAT testing.   

3. Write this down in your planner right now
Write this down in your planner right now. If you have misplaced your planner, be responsible and make sure you have written it somewhere.
Homework
Teacher, Parent, Student compact needs to be read with parent, signed, and returned by Friday (10/13/17).
This will be counted as a homework grade. (60%)

4. Objective
SWBAT successfully complete the prewriting and drafting steps of the writing process.

6. Now it’s your turn!
Determine your supporting details and examples you want to use to help explain each reason on your Flow GO! Chart.
Be sure to …
Provide specific examples which support your two characteristics
Examples from real life.
“Show NOT Tell”
Allow 5-8 minutes depending on the students’ abilities.

7. We are here!

9. Why is Drafting important?
It allows you to see your ideas down on paper.
It helps you think of new ideas as you write.

10. Now it’s your turn!
Using the brainstorming on your Flow GO! Chart, transfer your thoughts on to your
draft paper.
Be sure to …
Indent every paragraph
Clearly state your belief about the importance of friendship as the last sentence of the introduction
Create your conclusion paragraph
Allow 5-8 minutes depending on the students’ abilities.

12. We are here!

13. Why is Revising important?
Provides feedback from your peers.
Corrects mistakes that you may have missed in your writing.
Allows you to see other peers’ writing, while improving your own.
Give practice with revising and editing skills

14. Revising Practice Revising Steps: Give compliments Give suggestions
Using editing marks, make corrections.
Ever since my grandmother came town.
We love to go to seattle and rode the monotrail.
I love to eat SugarBombs. You can feel the sweetness!
My brother loved to play on the saw see.
…And then he went home. The next time I saw him…
Let’s practice!

15. Rough Draft Peer Editing
Editing Steps:
Give compliments
What did the student do well?
Give suggestions
What needs to be improved?
Using editing marks, make corrections.
Make corrections (spelling, punctuation, etc.) corrections to the paper.
Instructions:
Switch papers with a neighbor.
Write your first and last name at the bottom of the essay.
Follow the editing process!
Highlight the thesis statement.
Cross out all pronouns (he, she, I, we, me, my, they, our, us, etc.)
Circle all transition words.
Great vocabulary words =
Follow these steps!

16. Final Draft
Based on the corrections given by your peer, write your FINAL draft.
Remember to:
Stick to the prompt!
Include a thesis statement. (Your belief/opinion about the topic.)
Write neatly
Don’t skip ANY lines.
Indent Every Paragraph
Eliminate pronouns (I, me, my, we, us, she/he, our, etc.)
Include a transition word in each paragraph

17. 1st Period Writing Front Side: Letter of apology to Ms. Chachere
Back Side:
Letter of apology to Mrs. McCallum
What should you have been doing?