12-4-08

= December 4, 2008 =

Reminders:

 * ===Unit 2 Test on Friday (on EVERYTHING from Unit 2) ===
 * ===Today is our last narrative formative test (60 points!) ===



 * ===**Narrative Benchmark Essay Test on Tuesday! This is the big, final test for the Narrative Essay.** ===

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)
Students will:
 * Demonstrate the ability to write an autobiographical narrative with sensory details and other narrative devices.
 * Learn to make inferences (an inference is a reasonable conclusion).
 * Learn Key Vocabulary.

2. Narrative Writing Test**
 * 1. Practice the Unit 3, Cluster 1 Quizlet p. 234.
 * 20 minutes
 * 3. Check Homework** (IPB 84 and 85).
 * 4. Read "Amigo Brothers"** p. 236
 * Begin reading on your own until the test is over.
 * Read "The Writer and His Experiences" on p. 236.
 * Read "Amigo Brothers"
 * Stop to answer questions in the margins as you get to them.
 * Answer the "Monitor Comprehension" Questions also.