12-2-08

= December 2, 2008 =

Reminders:

 * ===Unit 2 Test on Friday (on EVERYTHING from Unit 2) ===
 * ===**Narrative Benchmark Essay Test on Monday! This is the big, final test for the Narrative Essay.** ===

Directions:

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

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn to identify and create thesis statements, topic sentences, and supporting details.
 * Learn to improve the organization of focus of narratives.
 * Use critical thinking skills to begin the new unit.

**Homework:**

 * None for now...**


 * 1.** **Student Response:** In your notebook.
 * 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?
 * 2. Critical Viewing p. 227**: Answer in your notebook.
 * 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?
 * 3. Narrative Writing Workshop**
 * [|NarrativeClockAdvanced.ppt]