HW DUE THURS. 10/11

9III 2nd:

HW DUE THURS. 10/11:

1) FINISH READING the memoir NIGHT; reading quiz tomorrow!

2)  EACH PERSON WILL HAVE COMPLETED AN INDIVIDUAL BODY PARAGRAPH 'DRAFT' for your "TMDG" three-para. essay to share with your group tomorrow


**CHECKLIST FOR BODY PARAGRAPH COMPLETION:

 

__COMPLETE 9 to 14 sentences, typed or written

__TRANSITION SMOOTHLY from your thesis sentence to the FIRST SENTENCE of your body paragraph

__MUST HAVE THREE "blended quotes" from the text as evidence of your analysis of suspense and foreshadowing and how it is used within the story

__effective TRANSITIONS from one example to the next

__MUST HAVE: ONE example of foreshadowing and ONE example of suspense WITH EXPLANATION; choose unique examples besides 'the usual' ones; you may use your "TMDG" precis to incorporate details as well

__KEEP STORY 'summary' details AT MINIMUM!  This is ANALYSIS WRITING, not a summary
 
__NO PASSIVE VOICE; USE YOUR POWER VERBS SHEET!!!/NO 1st or 2nd person

__USE PRESENT TENSE about the STORY DETAILS

__*make sure to tie each example and the final sentence back to your GROUP THESIS

*****AND PLEASE NOTE: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO HAVE YOUR green RC handy for story details, such as AUTHOR's NAME, characters, spelling, page #s for citations, etc.

9th 3rd/4th: 
HW DUE THURS. 10/11:

Complete the DOUBLE-SIDED practice sheet on "Dangling Modifiers" and the editing sheet "Anyone for Cricket?"
**there are 20 errors in the paragraph; DO YOUR BEST TO FIND THEM ALL!!!