Getting into the swing of things....

This week we continued working on the Writing Process, the foundation of our writing class.  On Friday, we took a quiz to see if we had a good understanding of the process order, as well as the identifying features of each step in the process, and OOOOPPSSSS.... some of us forgot to study.  I will be sending these quizzes home in the Tuesday folder (which comes home on Wed. this week, due to Labor Day) for your review.  Those students who had a tough time on the quiz can bring their grade up to a 70, IF they correct their mistakes.... CORRECTLY, and get a parent signature. 

Looking Ahead:

This coming week, we will continue looking at the Writing Process and be introduced to Expository writing, a writing mode that is used to inform or explain something.  To get a better understanding of expository writing, we will be reading a variety of peices, as well as looking at some graphic organizers, before putting pencil to paper.  Over the next two weeks, I will be asking students to bring in examples of expository writing to share with the class, so please keep an eye out for this type of writing within your home.  For examples of expository writing, please refer to the "Parent Resource" section to the right of this post, and click on "Modes of Writing". 

Hope everyone had a safe, but fun Labor Day week-end!  See you at school!