Tuesday,+October+4,+2011

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

 * 1) Understand the meaning of new words
 * 2) Comprehend a challenging text
 * 3) Write 5 different types of summary sentences
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ====Planner ====
 * ====Literature Book (LB) ====
 * ====My English text ====
 * ====Journal ====
 * ====Highlighter ====
 * ====Pen/pencil ==== ||

** IMPORTANT WEEKLY DATES (copy into Planner): ** none
__**AGENDA:**__
 * 1. "My English" by Julia Alvarez (LB 114-120)**
 * __Her Experiences and Writing__ (writing template)
 * A-B pair share with writing responses from Friday
 * Whole class share out (volunteers, then random)
 * __Scan for Vocabulary__
 * Complete Key Vocabulary into vocabulary_tracker_(word-syn-example).pdf(A-B shoulder to shoulder)
 * Word talk with A-B to find synonym/definition using context clues, then with a given example/explanation
 * Highlight Key Vocabulary in text
 * Go over vocabulary words teacher will need to provide
 * Paragraphs 9, 15 - idiomatic expressions
 * Review Finding Unknown Words WKST
 * __Survey the Text__- LB114-120
 * Previewing the Text (1. together 2. write prediction on story and share 3. same) and Turn/Talk
 * __Read the Text__
 * //1st Read - Comprehension//
 * Whole class, alphabetical readers, A-B pairs (teacher read par. 1)
 * New page in journal titled "5 Types of Summary Sentences"
 * Copy 5 summary sentence types
 * Model 5 types of Summary Sentences for paragraph 1 (write templates on board)
 * Paragraphs 2-5 groups of 3 are assigned paragraph to summarize
 * Stop after each paragraph and:
 * 1) Explain text
 * 2) Ask comprehension question (underline evidence in text)
 * 3) Write summary sentence in journal and share