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1 st Block Silent Reading Day: Unless you brought a book from home, choose a BOOK from the SHELF. READ SILENTLY for TWENTY MINUTES. When time is up, turn to the TWELFTH PAGE of your JOURNAL. Answer these TWO QUESTIONS: 1. What did you read? 2. What did you think of it and why? FULL PARAGRAPH ANSWERS (SEVEN SENTENCES!)
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Purple Silent Reading Day: Unless you brought a book from home, choose a BOOK from the SHELF. READ SILENTLY for TWENTY MINUTES. When time is up, turn to the SEVENTH PAGE of your JOURNAL. Answer these TWO QUESTIONS: 1. What did you read? 2. What did you think of it and why? FULL PARAGRAPH ANSWERS (SEVEN SENTENCES!)
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Gold Silent Reading Day: Unless you brought a book from home, choose a BOOK from the SHELF. READ SILENTLY for TWENTY MINUTES. When time is up, turn to the EIGHTH PAGE of your JOURNAL. Answer these TWO QUESTIONS: 1. What did you read? 2. What did you think of it and why? FULL PARAGRAPH ANSWERS (SEVEN SENTENCES!)
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EXPOSITORY WRITING!
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What are personal essays? What types of writing do they blend? What formats do they come in? LET’S REVIEW…
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EXPOSITORY WRITING is defined as presenting reasons, explanations, or steps in a process. Logical order should be used with appropriate sequencing of ideas or steps in a process. Effective expository writing should contain a main idea, supporting details, and a conclusion. We defined it as “revealing information.” That’s simpler. EXPOSITORY WRITING:
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Definition Problem-Solution Sequence Cause and Effect Compare-Contrast STYLES OF EXPOSITORY WRITING:
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NARRATIVE WRITING relates a clear sequence of events that occurs over time. Both what happens and the order in which the events occur are communicated to the reader. Effective narration requires a writer to give a clear sequence of events (fictional or non- fictional) and to provide elaboration. Narrative means “telling a story.” That is also simpler. NARRATIVE WRITING:
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We will watch one example of a personal essay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCw7BwQdBa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCw7BwQdBa0 Answer the provided questions. ANSWER ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER. “EYES FOR YOU” – OLAN ROGERS
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What did you think of this? What text structures are evident? DISCUSSION
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Read “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. Answer the provided questions. ANSWER ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER. “SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT” – GEORGE ORWELL
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Read “Shooting an Elephant” – George Orwell. Answer the provided questions. ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES AND ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. “SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT”
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Read “Go Deep to the Sewer” – pages 525-530. There will be a quiz. HOMEWORK:
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How is expository writing different than narrative writing? EXIT SLIP:
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