1-13-09

Previous Next = = = January 13, 2009 =

Reminders:

 * ===Unit 3, Cluster 2 Make Up Test Next Tuesday After School. ===

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook (checking Definition Map homework).
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Interactive Practice Book.
 * 4) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Understand how to make inferences using a graphic organizer.
 * Learn Key Vocabulary.
 * Learn about the role that an author's **tone** plays in a story.
 * Learn about expository writing.

**Homework:**

 * Interactive Practice Book 106-107.
 * Pages 298-301--all questions in the margins.


 * 1. Interactive Practice Book**
 * pages 106-107 (10 minutes).
 * 2. Before Reading "The Hand of Fatima" page 295**
 * Take Cornell Notes on Tone.
 * Take Cornell Notes on "How to Make Inferences".
 * 3.** **Reading "The Hand of Fatima" page 298**
 * You have 5 minutes to copy as many questions as you can into your notes.
 * Listen to the first part of the CD.
 * Form groups of 3 to 4 to answer questions. The teacher models the first question in order to demonstrate the depth and breadth desired from student responses. Groups have 15 minutes to finish (work hard, don't give yourself more homework).
 * 4. Expository Writing Practice**
 * Students keep notes on expository writing.
 * What is expository writing? Writing to inform, describe, show, explain.
 * **Practice Prompts:**
 * Explain how to brush your teeth.
 * Explain how to prepare a bowl of cereal.
 * Explain how to ask someone out on a date.