Monday’s Warm Up

Take out novel and read for 20 minutesAnswer the following questions on a note

card:

1. What is the Lexile Level of your book?2. How many pages are in your book? How many

have you read?3. Are you reading at least 30 minutes every day? If no, why not.4. When is the next Reading Counts Quiz due?

Good/Bad Habits EssayWrite an essay detailing your good and bad habits.Essay Requirements:

*Introductory Paragraph*Body Paragraphs*Conclusion

Elements of an Introductory Paragraph

Hook See handout

Bridge Background information

Thesis StatementMain idea of the essay

Sample Introductory Paragraph

Sean Covey states in his best selling novel, The 7 Habits

of Highly Effective Teens, “We become what we repeatedly

do.” If this is true, it is necessary for me to make sure that I am

creating habits that benefit me in some way. Yes, I have some

habits that I have been reluctant to change, but I can honestly

say that most of my habits are decent.

HookBridgeThesis Statement

1st Body Paragraph

Procrastination is my worst enemy. If I

had a dollar for every time I put off

completing an assignment, I would probably

be a millionaire. Just last week, I had an

essay due in Mrs. Henderson’s class. We had

two weeks to work on this essay, but I

waited until the night before it was due to

complete it. Unfortunately, I got a “C” on my

paper. I would like to say that this has cured

me of being such a procrastinator, but it has

not.

Additional Body Paragraph

• Effective Topic Sentences:• Starting today, I am going to make every effort to stop putting

important items off. I will not let procrastination get the best of me.

• Every night before I go to bed, I make sure that I am prepared for the next day. This is one habit that I possess that makes me a student with all A’s and B’s.

• I have been struggling with the not listening and talking too much in class. When I was in the 6th grade, I rarely spoke in class, but now in the 8th grade, I find myself talking way too much.

• Topic Sentence Supporting detail/Specific Example

Conclusion