Students will improve their understanding of sentences and how each one is an important building block of a paragraph. Students will learn how to identify a main idea, create an introductory paragraph with a hook to grab and hold their readers' attention. Students will build upon that introductory paragraph with support paragraphs proving their thesis statement. Students will them create transitions to connect and link their paragraphs together and use time-order to keep the writing organized and understandable. Students will create a concluding paragraph and wrap their essay up. After the writing is complete, students will evaluate and edit their essays.

Homework Offered
Students will work on the assigned material and submit written work to the teacher via the classroom either in a private message or directly to the classroom page. If students submit directly to the classroom page, other students in the class can read their work as well. Teacher will provide feedback as necessary.  Students that are unable to submit their completed printables, can self correct. Teacher will go over all assigned PDF printable classwork in the beginning of the next week's video lesson and will provide a separate slide for answers to the printables for the last class. Students will have a Kahoot quiz each week to check for comprehension after completing the lesson for the week. There will be a daily interactive discussion question on a collaborate board in Nearpod where students can post, view and react to each other's comments,
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Teacher will assess student progress through reading their written material, checking the Kahoot quiz for understanding and through classroom interactions. 
Grades Offered