Welcome back! We dove right in today to Lesson 5 - Introducing Revision Assignments When Responding to Non-Fiction. First we read the posted excerpts and reflected on why they were chosen for posting. We then practiced revision assignments with an example from the WEX lessons, also looked at our own revision assignments. Students had to find the part I bracketed, and write 4-5 sentences that add more detail from the book about the bracketed idea. They needed to use a direct quote within their response, and make sure they show how the quote connects to their idea. Afterwards, they had to look at what they wrote "before" and "after" the revision, and star the strongest version. RAs will be graded and these points can be added to their first grade, along with the full-page grade for a final score of 10 points.

When students were finished, they could read pages 23-42 silently.

Homework:
* Read for 20 minutes.