Make sure to read "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. An e-text is available here in case you didn't take your book home for the weekend.
Semester 1 final information is available to the left.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Write an introduction for the following prompt, taking the guidelines below into account.
Expository Introductory Ideas
Essentials:
• Make it clear to the reader what the prompt topic is
• Provide necessary background information
• Provide an organizational structure for your upcoming essay
Recommended:
• Select a point of view appropriate to prompt (formal recommended, but not always possible.
• Use at least one sentence beginning with a dependent clause and properly placed comma following
• Use at least one sentence with a series including properly placed commas.
Prompt:
Imagine for a moment that there are no budget problems that affect schools. Explain your idea of the best possible education that a school could offer to its students.
Expository Introductory Ideas
Essentials:
• Make it clear to the reader what the prompt topic is
• Provide necessary background information
• Provide an organizational structure for your upcoming essay
Recommended:
• Select a point of view appropriate to prompt (formal recommended, but not always possible.
• Use at least one sentence beginning with a dependent clause and properly placed comma following
• Use at least one sentence with a series including properly placed commas.
Prompt:
Imagine for a moment that there are no budget problems that affect schools. Explain your idea of the best possible education that a school could offer to its students.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Important Information
Huck Finn Reading: Through Chapter 38 by Friday.
State Writing Test (February 6, 7, 8):
Resources:
Official Scoring Guide
Sample Student Essays
State Writing Test (February 6, 7, 8):
Resources:
Official Scoring Guide
Sample Student Essays