Essay Unit
This unit is spread out over various sections of the English course, since I tend to use transactional writing while studying other genres.  After various introductions to formal essay writing, a more focussed approach begins with research on a persuasive essay on April 8th.
 
 
Essay Components Notes These board notes were used to outline the basic parts of an essay.
Essay Editing Codes These codes were used when peer editing stories and when going over the teacher's edit of a first draft of an essay.
Essay Research Preparation Lesson Plan of April 8th Specifically, our goal is to begin research for  a persuasive essay, developing an argument of three paragraphs that "one should visit a specific city."
Persuasive Essay Guideline Lesson of April 14th
Persuasive Essay
Prep for research on April 15th
MarkingScheme for Persuasive Essay
Research Essay Prep
April 30th
To prepare for research in the library on a topic related to Walkabout
Personal Essay on "Three Days to See"
May 11
To write a personal essay on the last three days of sight...