r10-24-08

=October 24, 2008= =Directions:=
 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Copy today's learning objectives.

=__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)=
 * Practice defining, writing, reading, and pronouncing English words.
 * Use an online dictionary to translate words in order to increase understanding of new vocabulary words.
 * Learn to define and identify the elements of personal narrative.

=__Agenda__ (do not copy)=

1. Review computer lab procedures. 2. Students use online dictionaries to translate new English words in to the students' first language. 3. Students read the personal narrative sample and:
 * Student responsibilities.
 * Staying on task.
 * Students need their ID # before going to the lab.
 * What to do before leaving the lab.
 * [|Stars21.com] (Arabic).
 * [|Google Translate] (Spanish and others).
 * [|Burmese-English Dictionary].
 * identify the events in the narrative.
 * identify the narrator's beliefs before the event(s) and after the event(s).
 * identify sensory words in the narrative.