11-16-09

= __Unit 2: Cluster 3 Test! Friday, 11/20.__ (The Freedom Writers Diary, p.184) = = __Make- up for Unit 2: Cluster 2 Test__, Friday, 11/20, room 1100. After school! =

=Directions:=
 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Interactive Practice Book
 * 4) Copy today's learning objectives and homework.

=__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)=
 * Further understand the reading strategy of determining importance.
 * Learn to identify strong sensory details in an expository essay.
 * Improve upon our writing skills.

=__Agenda__ (do not copy)=

2.** **Before Reading:** **The Freedom Writers Diary** (pg.185)
 * 1. SSR
 * 3. Read about the author: Erin Gruwell** (pg.186)
 * 4. Vocabulary Squares** (p.184)
 * 5. Interactive Practice Book** (p.72-73)
 * 6. Write a letter to the Museum of Tolerance**