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=September 30, 2008=

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====**REMINDER: Make-Up Test (Unit 1, Cluster 2) Friday: 10/3. Room 103, after school.** If you missed the test or scored below 60 you must attend this make-up test. This is the only make-up date offered for this test. ==== =Directions:=
 * Get your **textbook**.
 * Get your **notebook**.
 * Get your **Interactive Practice** Book.
 * Get your **Grammar and Writing** Practice Book.
 * Copy today's Learning Objectives in your planner.
 * Complete **Grammar & Writing** activity 14 (pages 27-28).

=__**Learning Objectives**__ (copy in your planner)=
 * Students will:**
 * Understand the elements of complete sentences.
 * Understand that writers use characters and events to reveal themes.
 * Use reading strategies in order to increase comprehension.

= = =__Agenda__ (do not copy)= Read the sample paragraph to the class, then students form groups to complete the chart and answer the question on the bottom. Authors don't add things to a story for no reason. Authors use characters and events to teach readers lessons about life. With that in mind, let's figure out what lesson the author of "Skins" might want to teach us by using a Theme Chart.
 * 1. Complete Grammar & Writing activity 14 (pages 27-28).**
 * 2. Character and Theme** (IPB p. 32)
 * 3. Reading "Skins" p. 72**
 * Group members take turns reading out loud.
 * Use the strategy __Clarify Vocabulary__ (page 69) and/or a dictionary when you find unfamiliar words.
 * Find and write the main idea for **each paragraph**. Make a "__Main Idea Outline__" page on a sticky note. Put the sticky next to the paragraph.
 * 1) When I first saw Jimmy T., I thought he was better than me.
 * 2) Uncle Tommy told me about Jim Thorpe.
 * 4. Theme Chart p. 69**
 * 5. Grammar Transparency 11 (Fragments)**.[| LangGrammarTrans1.pdf]