5-6-09

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Reminders:

 * Mr. Devine is in the Night Library every Monday.
 * Unit 4 Grammar Test on Friday (on pages 103-136).

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing book--work on pages 135-136--use the proofreader's marks that are right before page 1.
 * 4) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn to use parentheses correctly.
 * Learn Academic Vocabulary.
 * Learn to write a body paragraph.

**Homework:**

 * Complete Grammar and Writing book through page 136.
 * Grammar and Writing Practice Packet Due Friday (50 points). Complete a few pages each night.
 * **Write four sentences using your vocabulary words from page 586 (due tomorrow).**


 * 1. Grammar and Writing** pages 135-136.
 * 2. Vocabulary Review**
 * [|Academic Vocabulary]
 * [|Unit 6, Cluster 3 Vocabulary from page 586]
 * 3. Body Paragraph**
 * **Keep Notes**
 * **Each body paragraph needs:**
 * 1) Topic Sentence
 * 2) Introduce Quotation/Quotation (don't forget MLA formatting for citations)
 * 3) Analyze the Meaning and Significance of the Quotation (2-10 sentences)
 * 4) Concluding Sentence (relate this paragraph back to the point of your essay--see the prompt)
 * Modeled with "Doonesbury on Downloading"
 * 4. Review Works Cited**
 * How do you write a Works Cited entry?
 * Practice with the source you found yesterday.
 * 5. KWLS Chart**
 * 6. Before Reading "Long Walk to Freedom" page 587**
 * Elements of Persuasion
 * Synthesize: How to Form Generalizations