HW from 11/15/11

Due on 11/17/11:

* Reading for Reading Log: 30 minutes daily. Write it down on your Reading Log!

* Congratulations!  You've done all the hard work on your essay by completing the preliminary planning work you did for class today.  Now write your 3-paragraph essay on your favorite season, using the following guidelines:

+ You will write this creative essay in first person point of view, present tense.

+ Open your essay with an introductory sentence.  (Use something like: Of all the different seasons of the year, my favorite is spring. or I enjoy all the seasons of the year, but my favorite is summer. etc.  Use your own words.)

+ Have each paragraph begin with an introductory sentence indicating what that paragraph will be about.  (For example, you could use something like: I really enjoy the activities that my family does in the fall. or I'm especially fond of the foods we eat during the summer. or Another thing I like about winter is the holidays we celebrate at that time of year.  Use your own words.)

+ Use transitional phrases between your sentences when needed. (Include things like Another thing..., For instance..., For example..., etc.)

+ Remember to use all the things we've learned about enhancing description in your writing.

+ Your paper should be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced.  Please use a header with your name and the assignment First Person Season Essay and a footer with the page number.

+ Your paper should be at least one full typed page, but it must not exceed three full typed pages.

+ PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER!!  Make sure it looks nice, reads well, and is as perfect as you know how to make it.

* Over the Thanksgiving break you will be memorizing a Scripture passage about thankfulness.  If you want to go ahead and get started on that, feel free.  You may choose between Philippians 4:4-8 or 1 Chronicles 29:11-13.  Feel free to use any translation of the Bible that your family prefers, as long as it is a valid translation and not a paraphrase.

------- OPENING (Bible verse and prayer):

For Tu, 11/15: Mrs. Sitterding
For Th, 11/17: Will
For Tu, 11/29: Caitlyn - 1st day back after Thanksgiving break
For Th, 11/30: TBD
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NOTE: The Reading Log is due, signed by a parent, on the last class period of the month.