Friday, Feb. 23 Agenda

•Bell Ringer: ACT Prep

•ACT Writing Eval: Organization

•Organization 6: There is a strong controlling idea; logical progression of ideas; transitions between paragraphs and ideas

•Organization 2: There is a very basic organizational structure; ideas are not grouped consistently; there are minimal, poorly formed, or misleading transitions

•Underline thesis, underline/circle transitions, label parts of the paper (intro, body, conclusion), evaluate how you organized your ideas and information.

•Write Organization and the number rating on your essay.  Then explain in a sentence why you have given yourself that number (1-6)

•WN Entry: What does this chapter say about fathers? Why would Zits’ father have this memory and how would it affect his decision in the end? What are some of the effects of this that echo through Zits’ life? –when you have finished writing this, read your independent book

•Discussion of Ch 18

•Chapter 19