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Welcome back from the long weekend. Today we are in the media center learning about research as we start our research process this week. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be using both the research process and the writing process to complete our research papers. Our focus will be on the research aspect, working with multiple resources from various sources (internet, encyclopedia, books, periodicals), writing bibliographies, and correct citing of resources. Each student will work with at least two (2) resources from each of the four (4) areas/sources. To manage time and pacing, each student will write only a section of the class research paper, rather than an extensive paper, with focus on: paragraph structure (topic sentence, detail sentences, clincher/concluding sentence, transition words), revision (using $100 words, starting each sentence in a paragraph with a different word), editing (COPS), and sentence variety (simple, compound, and complex).

WRITE-ON!

SKILLS:
Writing complex sentences.
Writing paragraphs with topic, detail, and clincher sentences.
Using multiple sources to research a topic.
Applying MARK and COPS strategies to writing.
Writing for a variety of genre.
Reading a variety of genre.

HOMEWORK:
Read/Book report

Review/practice writing complex sentences - complete the complex sentence worksheet - both sides.
(I have attached copies of the directions and the worksheet. You may download and print them if you don't have your copy from class.

Direction for the homework - worksheet:

Writing complex sentences directions-2.doc

Copy of the homework - worksheet
Complex sentences wk 1.doc

Posted by Mrs. Beals