10-21-09

==== **REMINDER: Make-Up Test (Unit 1, Grammer Test) Friday: 10/23. Room 1100, after school.** If you missed the test or scored below 60 you must attend this make-up test. This is the only make-up date offered for this test. ====

=Directions:=
 * Get your textbook.
 * Get your notebook.
 * Copy today's **Learning Objectives.**
 * **Collect Narrative Paragraph HW**

=__**Learning Objectives**__=
 * Students will:**
 * Develop a familiarity of and be able to use Academic Vocabulary.
 * Practice organizing and sharing thoughts concerning the Essential Question.
 * Ask and answer interview questions.

= = =__Agenda__ (do not copy)=
 * 1. SSR**
 * 3.Finish Essential Question** group work, in pairs
 * Each pair read the two quotations on page 116.
 * Ask each other the two interview questions below. Be sure to take notes on what your partner says for when we share this as a group.
 * 1) On whose expectations do you base your life--your own or someone else's? Explain and/or give examples.
 * 2) If your life is a ship, are you in port or at sea? Explain and/or give examples.
 * Random pairs report answers to the class.
 * 4. Cultural Perspectives**
 * What are some cultural expectations that you know about? Name culture and expectation.
 * 1) Social:
 * 2) Familial:
 * 3) Academic/career:
 * How are those expectations challenged?
 * What is the reaction from the culture when those expectations are challenged?
 * 7. PAT**