12.1

=(10 minutes) Bell Ringer:=
 * Work with a partner to peer revise the poems you wrote last class. **
 * Read your partner's poem (subordinating conjunction poems),
 * What do you like about the poem?
 * Does it follow--exactly--the requirements? Do any lines need revising? Use the [[file:SubordinatingConjunctionPoem_RevisionChecklist.docx]]
 * Suggest changes for revision.
 * Revise your own poem--if needed.
 * If you finish early, READ! **

=(20 minutes) Mini-Lesson: Writing Thesis and Using TheySay/ISay to Organize Persuasive Essay=
 * 1) **Generate a thesis sentence that states an opinion on a narrowed issue.**
 * Read Aloud: //Homework! Oh, Homework!//:
 * Writer's Notebook: Generate list of questions on homework topic.
 * Model writing THESIS SENTENCE.
 * Guided Practice--write one for one of the questions. [Thesis = Topic + Opinion (Your position on the topic/issue)]
 * Pair & Share
 * 1) **Generate ideas, and use TheySay/ISay strategy to organize.**
 * Writer's Notebook: Generate list of pros and cons.
 * Model one They Say/I Say sentence.
 * While some argue...
 * Although many believe...
 * While some people think...

= (10 minutes) Note Card Assessment: =
 * ** Side One: Write a thesis sentence **
 * ** Side Two: Write one They Say/I Say COMPLEX sentence. **
 * **Topic Question:** **Is homework necessary for a high school education that will prepare students to succeed in their futures?**

=(25 minutes) Independent Reading=
 * ** Revisit your THESIS SENTENCE: do you need to revise? **
 * Is your position narrowed to a specific focus for your essay?
 * Do you state an opinion--a position on the topic/issue? Is it really an OPINION?
 * Have you used compelling words to state your position precisely and forcefully?
 * Is your sentence a mature sentence structure? Could you use one of the sentence types we've been exploring: compound, complex, compound-complex? A participial phrase? An absolute phrase?
 * ** Look at the body of your essay: have you acknowledged and addressed opposing views? **
 * Can you use the TheySay/ISay stategy for your persuasive essay?

=(25 minutes) Writing Workshop=
 * Pre-Writing: Model how to organize essay using TheySay/ISay strategy
 * [[file:Topic Question.ppsx]]
 * Revise your first draft or begin drafting it if you haven't yet started.


 * How's your independent reading progressing? **
 * Have you read six (6) books?
 * Have you added them to your annotated bibliography?