Research is due today. The scored Argumentative Essays and the casual metacognitive essays were returned and time given to the students to read through the feedback and ask questions. The new writing on which we're about the embark (on the Turn of the Century) may be the last argumentative essay for the semester, depending on how pleased each student is with their performance on it. So, the required page count was individually communicated to any student who needs to accomplish more than the minimum 4 pages on this one to hit the semester benchmark. As these essays, however, will be returned at the end of the next unit, they need to proceed with their notes so as to be poised for the writing should they need/choose to do it...not to mention that the notes are used for other scored activities. Students worked on the Unit-Closure Work Packet to wrap up the unit. We'll begin the new writing as soon as the UCWP is complete...writing due date will be next Thursday.
