2-4-09

Previous Next = = = February 4, 2009 =

Reminders:
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 * ===Mr. Devine will be in Night Library Mondays 3-6. ===
 * **All make up tests will be Mondays after school in the Night Library--tell me if you are going to be there and which test you need to make up.**
 * **Grammar and Writing Test __next Tuesday, 2-10-09__. This will be on pages 69-102 in your Grammar and Writing book.**

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing Book (pages 99-100)
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book (check HW: pages 148-149).
 * 5) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn to prepare for reading by scanning for vocabulary.
 * Read a text using the reading strategy Ask Questions.
 * Learn to use Cornell Notes.

**Homework:**

 * Grammar and Writing book pages 99-100.
 * Interactive Practice Book pages 146-147
 * **Word Squares for the Words on page 400. Due FRIDAY.**


 * 1. Grammar and Writing pages 99-100**
 * 2. Interactive Practice Book pages 146-147.**
 * 3. Scan for Vocabulary "My English" p. 403-410**
 * Find words that are unfamiliar to you and write them in your Cornell Notes
 * Work in groups to define the unfamiliar words using dictionaries.
 * 4. Reading "My English" page 402**
 * Read "The Writer and Her Experience" page 402
 * Begin reading "My English" pages 403-410
 * Use the reading strategy Ask Questions (How to Question the Author page 401). For each page, ask the author 2 questions and write them on sticky notes and put them in your book.
 * Answer all questions in the margin as you read--record your answers in your Cornell Notes.