Objectives: Students will use the edit their essays after the grammar lesson. Students will also use the rubric to help them finalize the essay.

Aim: How do I vary sentence structure in my writing?

Resources:

• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/index.htm
• http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/composition.htm ( Principals of Composition)

Do Now:

Click the Workshop Link to review some grammar rules.

Mini Lesson:

1. Writing sentences with  various structure

Please click the link to see the workshop contents-

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/sentences.htm

2. Using transitions

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/composition.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/transitions.htm

Independent Practice

Focus for revision:

1. subject verb agreement
2. variety of sentence structure
3. punctuation
4. transitions

Select a specific area you feel you need support with, go to that page directly.

• http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/composition/composition.htm

Homework:

1. Read a story from the anthology by Karen Russell. Write five reading logs based on five different reading standards. ( click the link http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/337BF93A-95FF-4A48-9434-CE9EA0B70E06/0/p12common_core_learning_standards_ela_final.pdfand direly go to pages 52-53 ( 9-10 reading literature standards).
2. Preparations for the Harlem Renaissance Project 

Resources: 

• http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html
• http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson252/websites.html
• http://www.iniva.org/harlem/home.html

a. Read an article that provides detailed descriptions of the Harlem Renaissance movement. Read the article and  take notes to show your understanding of the movement. Organize your notes into sentences that explain what the movement was about and stood for. Cite one direct quotation that  highlights the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance.

b. Examine three works from the Harlem Renaissance period ( 2 poems by two different poets and one art). Write a paragraph based on each work discussing how each writer or artist  uses his/her artistic creation to chant in the movement.

c. Be sure to provide the citations( website url, author’s name, title, year of publication, etc) for all four sources ( an informational article about the Harlem Renaissance, two poems by different poets and a painting or collage).