Due February 11 (FI#25 & Instructional Essay & Demonstration - Transition Words)

I understand that you had a great class on February 4th! I miss each and everyone of you, but I am so very thankful that we have such an amazing teaching team to keep us moving full steam ahead. 

Mrs. Harreslon and Mrs. Cotham are super teachers!

 Sometimes I can hardly believe how well this year has worked out with the combination of all of our strengths and talents.  

Here is a recap of the assignments and a review of the February 4th's class. Remember to study for February 18th's spelling test.
Assignments for February 11, 2015:
1) Please complete Week 25 Fix its and Vocabulary.  
Transitional words and phrases are very important in writing, public speaking, and general communication. They link and connect ideas.  Transitional words and phrases are the focus of the this week's essay assignment. Your writing assignment is an . . . .
 2) Instructional Essay & Prepared 4-8 minute Demonstration
No dress-up requirements  
Focus on using the new words learned in class.
Students should write about a topic that they can demonstrate to the class.   
On February 11th, another person (probably Mrs. Harrelson or Mrs. Cotham) will read each essay as each student conducts their demonstration.   
~~> Please bring the needed props to make sure your 4-8 minute demonstration can be executed smoothly.  

~~>  Demonstrations should last 4-8 minutes.  
Some suggestions for demonstrations were:
making a sandwich
braiding someone's hair
applying make-up
building a model
performing a magic trick
painting a picture
packing a suitcase
cleaning a saddle

~~> Remember to take nothing for granted while writing.  Pretend that your audience knows nothing (or very little) about the topic you are presenting.
~~> This is NOT to be written as a step-by-step instruction but rather an exercise in using transitional words to move through each step.  
Correctly use words such as "first, next, following, after, then, while, during, for instance, in fact, etc. and not Step One, Step Two, Step Three, etc.)  

~~>  Be sure to PRACTICE your 4-8 minute demonstration so that it coincides with the reading of your essay by another person.
Attached to an email that Mrs. Harrelson sent to each family is a .pdf scan of all the transitional words and phrases that were reviewed in class.

Words that show Sequence and Time
Words that show Addition or Link Thoughts

Words that give Examples
Words to Emphasize
Words to show Cause and Effect
Words to Compare
Words to Contrast
Words to Summarize and Conclude 
 
Mrs. Harrelson also attached the IEW Student Resource Handbook to the email.  It is chock full of useful information for reference!! I highly recommend that you download it. It is well worth printing, also. You will use it often.