Monday,+November+14,+2011

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

 * 1) Summarize a challenging text
 * 2) Understand new vocabulary
 * 3) Write dialogue
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ==== Planner ====
 * ==== Journal ====
 * ==== Pen/pencil ==== ||

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

 * **Autobiographical Narrative DUE FRIDAY**
 * **Planner Check FRIDAY**

1. **Achieve 3000 - "A Change of Clothes"**
 * __AGENDA__**
 * **Grading (35 points)**
 * 1) __Read Article (10 points)__
 * Write 4 paragraph summaries
 * Choose from the 5 Types of Summary Sentences
 * Choose your own summary sentence
 * 1) __Activity (10 points)__
 * Multiple Choice questions
 * Must score 65% or higher on first try to get full 10 points
 * Must score 65% or higher on second try to get 7 points
 * Anything below 65% on second try is 5 points
 * 1) __Thought Question (10 points)__
 * Refer to "Include in your Answer" for organization
 * 1) __Poll (5 points)__ ||
 * 2. Revise Rough Draft - Thesis and Theme**
 * //Thesis//
 * Must be in the introduction
 * Must have all 3 parts: Name + event + significance
 * HIGHLIGHT THESIS
 * //Theme//
 * Must be __directly stated in the conclusion__ of your narrative
 * Must be a life lesson you learned from your experience
 * HIGHLIGHT THEME
 * 3. Revise Rough Draft - Sequence and Dialogue**
 * //Sequence//
 * __Must have at least 3 paragraphs__ (Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion), but there will most likely be more
 * Make sure you are telling the events in the order they happened and that the order you tell them in makes sense
 * Start new paragraphs for your Body Paragraphs based on where you think they should go
 * Start a new paragraph if:
 * 1) You start describing a new or different part of the story.
 * 2) Different characters are speaking (**see Dialogue below**)
 * //Dialogue (pass out worksheet)//
 * Add __at least two dialogue conversations__ to your narrative.
 * Use dialogue to show two characters communicating verbally.
 * HIGHLIGHT DIALOGUE