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Reminders:

 * ===Unit 3, Cluster 3 Test Friday  ===

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing book (complete 83 and 84).
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book.
 * 5) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Understand how to make inferences using a graphic organizer.
 * Learn about the role that an author's **tone** plays in nonfiction.
 * Learn expository writing strategies.

**Homework:**

 * Complete __Analyze "Old Ways, New World"__ on page 322 of your textbook.
 * Grammar and Writing pages 83 and 84.


 * 1. Grammar and Writing Book pages 83-84.**
 * 2. [|Unit 3, Cluster 3 Quizlet] (practice quiz--writing--no notes).**
 * 3.** **Expository Writing**
 * Each Expository Formative Assessment will be 3 short paragraphs long (not to exceed 1 side of 1 page).
 * For this practice prompt, I want you to develop a plan before writing. What does that mean?
 * [|ExpositoryOutline]
 * [|ExpositoryEssay]
 * [[file:Practice Prompt.doc]]
 * Explain the prompt format.
 * 4. Reading "Old Ways, New World"**
 * Read the selection in your Interactive Practice Book pages 111-114.
 * Respond to the questions in the margins.
 * Mark the Text.
 * Complete __Analyze "Old Ways, New World"__ on page 322 of your textbook.