2-17-10

Reminders:

 * === Make-up for Unit 4: Cluster 2 Test, Friday, 2/19 after-school (Room 1100)! ===

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook **(I need to stamp!).**
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing Book.
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book **(I need to stamp!).**
 * 5) Copy today's **learning objectives**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Learn to prepare for reading by scanning for vocabulary.
 * Read a text using the reading strategy Ask Questions.

2. Grammar and Writing** p. 99-100 (homework) Questions: 1. What is the topic? 2. Who is the audience? 3. What is the claim/thesis? 4. What is the evidence? 5. Is there a bias? What is it? 6. Rate this advertisement on persuasion (1-10).
 * 1. SSR
 * 3. Scan for Vocabulary "My English"** p. 404-410
 * Find words that are unfamiliar to you and write them in your Cornell Notes
 * Work in groups to define the unfamiliar words using dictionaries.
 * 4. Reading "My English"** p. 404
 * Read "The Writer and Her Experience" **p. 402**
 * Begin reading "My English" **p. 404-410**
 * Use the reading strategy Ask Questions (How to Question the Author page 401). For each page, ask the author 2 questions and write them in your notebook.
 * 5. Advertisements**
 * Minute Maid bunny
 * Doritos Samurai