September+9

**Begin working before the bell rings. If you haven't started by the time the bell rings I need to keep you after class.**
= = =__**Learning Objectives**__ (copy in your planner)=
 * Understand the role of conflict in a story.
 * Use the reading strategy Plan and Monitor: Make and confirm predictions.
 * Use the reading strategy Scan for Vocabulary.

**What is the best way to get to know someone? By looking at their appearance? Judging their words? Evaluating their actions? Explain your answer.**
= = =__Agenda__ (do not copy)= 2. How to Read Short Stories p. 4-7** Activate Prior Knowledge: What kinds of stories do you like to read? Why? Do you think readers can learn from the experiences of story characters? Why or why not? Scan for vocabulary in demo text--students read out loud. __Students keep notes on pages 4-7 as we read together__. Begin vocabulary together--students __keep notes__ in order to complete Word Maps later (other forms of the word, definitions, examples, sentences). Students keep notes as we read. Show Reading Transparency 1 about conflict, students copy conflict chart.
 * 1. Analyze and Debate: Question #2--discuss as a class.
 * 3. Prepare to Read--p. 8.**
 * 4. Before Reading "The Moustache" p. 9**