July 7 and July 8

First, we are going to do a grammar lesson. We will talk about common mistakes that I am seeing in writing, including comma splices, sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Next, we will do a quiz. After this, we are going to review what it takes to write a good introductory paragraph and talk about writing topic sentences for your three paragraphs in your essay. You will work on writing your introductory paragraph in class. For homework, you will have a grammar worksheet and an outline which will require you to work on your introductory paragraph, topic sentences and details for your essays.