EXPOSITORY ESSAY
Read
 Move the Cherokee to Indian Territory by Jack Andrews
 Allow the Cherokee to Stay by Joan Marshall
 (Walk Two Moons pp. 33 and 99)
Think
How does Sal feels about her own Indian culture and the sacred land of
the Sioux?
 Connect what you have learned from the news articles on Indian Removal
to Sal’s feelings.
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Write an expository essay that explains by comparing two different
viewpoints on the Indian Removal Act.
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thesis sentence (controlling idea)
introduction, body, and closing
use subject by subject organizational structure
develop your ideas using at least two examples of text evidence from the book as
support
proofread your writing for correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar,
and complete sentences
DECEMBER 10
Planner
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WTM QUIZ
Warm Up
MUG Shots – Week 5 (1-3)
Writing – Expository
handout – Revise vs. Edit
write introduction
write conclusion
Reading –Walk Two Moons
vocabulary
read and annotate Chapters 33-36
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10 AR points due December 19
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 11
Planner
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WTM QUIZ
Warm Up
read AR (due December 19)
Writing – Expository
write first draft
revise and edit (use handout)
Reading –Walk Two Moons
vocabulary
review for quiz
read and annotate Chapters 37-38
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10 AR points due December 19
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 12
Planner
Record today’s assignments and homework.
WTM QUIZ
Warm Up
MUG Shots – Week 5 (4-5)
Writing – Expository
complete essay
punctuation and capitalization review
Reading –Walk Two Moons
review for quiz
read and annotate Chapters 39-40
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10 AR points due December 19
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 13
Revising and Editing CBA
Finished?
Read AR. Read AR. Read AR.
WTM QUIZ
FRIDAY
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10 AR points due December 19
DECEMBER 14
Planner
Record today’s assignments and homework.
Warm Up
read AR
Reading –Walk Two Moons
quiz
read and annotate Chapters 40-41
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10 AR points due December 19