English 10 - We have been moving along well with our research essay unit.  It is definitely one of the most challenging tasks these students have done so far in language arts.  We are currently finishing up the prewriting phases.  The students have essay outlines due tomorrow.  Today, we focused on paraphrasing and the students completed an activity that developed their skills in this area.  Tomorrow we will speak about leads and the students will begin to write their essays.