11-17-08

=November 17, 2008= =Directions:=
 * 1) Get your notebook.
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Get your Grammar and Writing Book (complete pages 49 and 50).
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book.
 * 5) Copy today's learning objectives.

=__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)= Students will:
 * Further understand the reading strategy of determining importance.
 * Learn to identify strong sensory details in a sample narrative.
 * Improve upon last week's personal narrative paragraph score.

Homework:

=__Agenda__ (do not copy)=


 * 1. Grammar and Writing pages 49-50**
 * During this time students view their test scores and return them to the teacher.
 * 2. Personal Narratives**
 * Chart Learning Progress. Explanation: Why did my score go up? go down? stay the same?
 * Reminder: I have only been grading based on content. The final rubric will include scores for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
 * Read sample personal narrative (scan for vocabulary then identify sensory details).
 * Collect Student assessments.
 * 3. Before Reading** The Freedom Writers Diary
 * page 185
 * Interactive Practice Book 72-73.
 * 4. Read about Erin Gruwell p. 186.**