Unit 3, Homework 2-- Due: 4/1

Please complete P. 51-54 in the book.

Unit 3, Homework 1--Due 3/27

Now that you have peer edited your paragraph, you need to write a final draft. Change anything you think needs to be changed. Next time, please give me your rough draft, your peer edit sheet, and your final draft. Also, be careful to include all the good elements of a topic sentence (Unit 3).

Unit 2, Homework 1--Due: 3/25

In this unit we learned about brainstorming. Brainstorming is coming up with as many ideas about things we can write about. You should always brainstorm, even if you don't think you need to. Often, we begin writing and find that we have not chosen a good topic. If we have brainstormed, we should have many other topics to choose from.

Assignment: Descriptive Paragraph-- Valuable Thing
For this assignment you need to write one paragraph describing a valuable thing in your life. Describe what the thing looks like and why it is valuable to you. Below are some writing tips.

• Use P. 9 to help you. Remember, every paragraph has a topic sentence, some supporting sentences and a concluding sentence. 
• Try to describe something specific and unique. My ipod is valuable to me but it is a boring topic for my reader. 
• Use the correct format. Include your name, student number, class day and a title (see P.21 for help with titles). Also use 12 point font and double space your writing. 
• Proofread your paragraph and look for mistakes. Remember to look for verb agreement, correct person (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person) correct capitalization (P.228), correct punctuation, verb fragments (P.24) and subject-verb agreement (P.37).
• Have fun!

Unit 1, Homework 2-- Due: 3/18

For this homework, please do P.14-P.19.

Unit 1, Homework 1--Due 3/13

I hope you are enjoying class so far. Below are the basics of what we learned in the first part of Unit 1.

Purpose
People write for 3 reasons.

• to inform
• to entertain
• to persuade

Verb Tense Agreement
Choose a tense to write in (past, present or future) and stick to it. It is okay to occassionally change tenses, but your writing should be in one main tense

Person

• First person--I
• Second person--you
• Third person-- he, she, it, they

Just like verb tense, you should choose one person to write in and stick to it. Try not to change person too much.

Homework

For your homework, please write one paragraph on about how to do something. This is an instructional paragraph and you should use the imperative tense. Please use P.4 (An Easy Sandwich) as an example to help you. Your paragraph must be typed using 12 point font and it must be double spaced. Please bring this for next class.