Oct+31+-+Nov+4

Your candy poems are due on Wednesday for grade 10 and Thursday for grade 9.
 * Monday:**


 * Tuesday:**
 * Grade 10:** Your candy poems are due tomorrow. And, after today's work period you should have the draft of your essay ready for tomorrow as well.


 * Grade 9:** Your candy poems are due on Thursday. Don't forget to take notes while you're 'working' tomorrow.


 * Wednesday:**
 * Grade 10:** Tomorrow we'll spend time discussing our thesis statements. EVERYONE needs to make sure they have their draft complete.


 * Grade 9: Enjoy your day at work! **

Today we looked at what makes a good, and not so good, thesis statement: Then, we re-examined our own thesis statements, revised them to be stronger and then revised our introductions to fit with our new thesis statements.
 * Thursday:**
 * Grade 10:**


 * Grade 9:** Today we worked on the draft of our expository essays. You should have the first three paragraphs complete.

You will find the essay we read during class today on page 60 of the following this link: [] We used this to create an outline. Your job now, is to create an outline for your own essay. This should let you realize if your body paragraphs work well to prove your thesis statement, and if your body paragraphs have enough details.
 * Friday:**
 * Grade 10:**

For Monday, you should have the draft of your expository essay done, and an outline complete.
 * Grade 9:**