1. Brain Flexor: CWS #6
Today’s Learning Target:  I can use creative writing strategies to add elaboration, to intrigue the reader, and to develop the topic.

2. BF: CWS #6
“This cold and dark world is hungry for the touch of someone who cares, for a word of kindness, for an act of compassion. This world - your world - is reaching out to you for encouragement. Be an encourager.”
-Mary Sutherland, “Are You an Encourager?”
Copy the excerpt.
Identify the CWS(s)
Your Turn: Write a short paragraph, using the mentor text as a model.

3. Today’s Agenda Take your essay through the RADaR & annotate
(Your first name)
Ms. Bowman’s Writing Class
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School
10948 N. Central Avenue
Tampa, FL 33612
(Today’s Date)
(Salutation) Dear Soldier,
Body
(Closing – choose one) With gratitude, In gratitude, Sincerely,
Take your essay through the RADaR & annotate
Identify strengths & weaknesses in a T-Chart & set goals for the next essay
Have a peer also complete a T-Chart
Write a letter to a warrior