Today we reviewed thesis statements and topic sentences. We also began writing the first body paragraph. Homework: finish first body paragraph Tomorrow we will review first body paragraphs and begin 2nd body paragraph. The rough draft should be completed by Tuesday so we can begin editing/revising.

Today we began group work preparing to discuss 1984 . Homework: prepare for class discussion Tomorrow we will begin our discussion on 1984 .

Today we wrote a summary of Animal Farm and concluded with a Thesis Statement. Homework: write topic sentences for the two body paragraphs and think of examples to prove the topic sentences. Tomorrow we will begin the first body paragraph.