R1-29-09

Previous Next = = = January 29, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * Arabic Tutorial Every Monday and Wednesday in room 1110.
 * Reading Expository Writing Formative Assessment Every Friday!

Directions (students know to do this):

 * 1) Get your folder and all of its contents from.
 * 2) Take out your notebook.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (write on the board and have students copy in their planner/notebook)
Students will:
 * Identify thesis statements and main points.
 * Organize expository texts in outline form.


 * 1. Outlining the Text** (show work from yesterday for "Friendship")
 * Students create an outline version of the elements identified:
 * I. Introduction**
 * Topic
 * Thesis Statement
 * II. Body**
 * Main Point
 * Support
 * Continue in this pattern for all paragraphs
 * III. Conclusion**
 * Restatement of thesis
 * Summary of Main Points
 * 2. Expository Reading**
 * Read the essay below out loud in pairs. Take turns reading. Afterward, create an outline for the essay.
 * Identify the topic and thesis statement in the introduction.
 * What are the main points and support in the body?
 * Where does the author restate the thesis and summarize the main points?

In life you get to know many people. Some people you meet are mean and you try to stay away from them. However, some people are nice. When you meet a nice person that you like, you can become friends with that person. But as everyone knows, friends sometimes get in to arguments with each other. It is important for friends to resolve their arguments and become good friends again.

Even very good friends sometimes have arguments. This doesn't mean that the friends are not friends anymore. It just means that the friends have to sit down together and talk about their disagreement. Often, when friends sit down and talk to each other about why they are fighting they can reach a solution. For example, I had a disagreement with a good friend of mine the other day. We were angry at each other because other girls were saying that we were saying bad things about each other. Other girls told my friend I called her stupid and they told me that she called me ugly. My friend and I got angry and that is when we started to fight. Finally, we decided to sit down and talk to each other. I told her that I never called her stupid and she told me that she never called me fat. After talking like this we resolved our problem and became good friends again. I am so glad we are good friends again. She is like a sister to me and it made me feel bad when we were fighting.

In conclusion, friends should not stay angry at each other. It is very important that good friends resolve their disagreements so they can be good friends again. I was able to save my relationship with my best friend just by sitting down and talking to her. I think deciding to sit and talk to my friend about why we were fighting was a very good idea because now I have my friend back and that makes me very happy.