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Homework:
Reading- Read for 30 minutes and complete an entry on your reading log answering the 5Ws. If you have turned in documentation for reading 25 books, you no longer must maintain a daily reading log.

Night Write-Students will revise their persuasive essay using the information completed on page 6 of the revising checklist handout and page 7 of the editing checklist.

If students will type their persuasive letter and save it to the following site, access to the essay will be available at home and at school.
http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/authoring/login/login.jsp. The final copy of the persuasive writing letter will be due Tuesday, May 8.

Genre charts will be due on 5/11. These have been kept in the student portfolio. Time was given in class today to update these charts.

Warm Up:
Appetizers pg. 52

Activity 1:
Students will complete review the completion of pages 1-6 of the revising handout and continue to make revisions in their rough draft.

Activity 2:
Students will review 7 of the editing checklist handout. Please refer students to the Write Source book pg. 232-245 to assist in the final revising and editing of this persuasive writing piece. Pages 1-7 of the guidelines and checklist will be collected on Monday, May 7.

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