Periods 1 and 3: The students have been doing a great job writing the leads for their essays.  I'm impressed!  If the students have not yet finished their leads, they must be completed by tomorrow. Today, we began talking about the construction of a body paragraph.  Many students are at this stage of their essays. Also, one pagers are due on your SSR book for Thursday. Keep up the great work!   Periods 4 and 6: Today the students learned how to write catchy and effective leads for their essays.  Please work on your leads tonight!