12-14-09

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 * ===Directions:===


 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Copy today's **learning objectives**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)

 * Learn to identify and create thesis statements, topic sentences, and supporting details.
 * Learn to improve the organization of focus of expositories.
 * Use critical thinking skills to begin the new unit.

2. Student Response:**
 * 1.****SSR
 * Think of someone you are loyal to.
 * Make a consequence map--cause and effect. Describe some times when loyalty was tested. What was the result of the test?
 * What do the 2 quotations mean on page 226?
 * 3. Critical Viewing p. 227**
 * What is the relationship between the boys?
 * Where are they?
 * What happened to the little brother?
 * Where are they going?
 * What is the mood of the painting?
 * What does the mood of this painting suggest about the ways people's loyalty is tested?
 * 4. Expository Essay Due: 12/15**
 * 5. Vocabulary Squares**