Friday,+October+14,+2011

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** Learning Objectives (copy into journal): **

 * 1) Understand author's purpose
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ====Planner ====
 * Literature Book (LB)
 * ====Journal ====
 * My English text
 * ====Pen/pencil ==== ||

** IMPORTANT WEEKLY DATES (copy into Planner): **

 * ==== Planner Check - Monday, 10/17 ====
 * Complete Achieve 3000 Article

__**AGENDA:**__
 * 1. "My English" by Julia Alvarez - LB 114-120**
 * Students take Cornell notes on "Author's Purpose" in journal (SHOW via DocuCam)
 * They may ask how to organize it for cornell notes. Help them break it down into parts or show an example of a student who knows to do it correctly.
 * For the summary at the end of notes, students write a two sentence summary using the 5 Types of Summary Sentence (SHOW via DocuCam)>>
 * Students copy Author's Purpose graphic organizer (21) into journal
 * __2nd Read - Identify Author's Purpose__
 * Identify main purpose
 * Students copy at the top of their Graphic Organizer - "The main/general purpose of narratives, like "My English", is to entertain."
 * Identify specific purpose
 * Read each respective paragraph(s) as a whole class (select volunteers)
 * Have students fill-in 'Text Features' section
 * Complete 'Insight About Purpose' section together, prompting them and discussing, then writing
 * Repeat for other paragraphs
 * 2. Students complete Critical Thinking Questions - LB 120 - in journal**
 * They can work in their A-B pairs
 * Have them slide so they are shoulder-to-shoulder
 * STAMP when complete