Tuesday,+October+18,+2011

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

 * 1) Understand author's purpose
 * 2) Write summary sentences
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ====Planner ====
 * ====Journal ====
 * My English text
 * ====Pen/pencil ==== ||

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

 * Complete Achieve 3000 Article

__**AGENDA:**__
 * 1. Go over SV & Summ. Sent. Quiz**
 * Describe how graded
 * New page titled "Tips to Understand a Challenging Text" (copy information below)
 * Go over each paragraph
 * Students follow and write on back of test
 * 2. Complete Summary Sentences**
 * Write 3 summary sentences using cause/effect for author's purpose graphic organizer
 * 3. Review Author's Purpose notes**
 * Turn/talk
 * Analyze My English title for Author's Purpose
 * Entertain, inform or persuade?
 * Write purpose on text
 * It hints at theme
 * Refer to Decisive Experiences journal page
 * Write a title for each experience, as if you were going to write the essay
 * New page, titled "Author's Purpose Practice"
 * OR
 * Choose a paragraph and complete this sentence starter: "In paragraph _#_, the author includes the words "___" because_(leave blank)___ on your group's piece of paper. Write a number on back of paper. Give paper to teacher.
 * Roll dice to determine which number you get.
 * Finish sentence starter with group in your journal
 * 4. Complete All-in-one Workbook P. 41**
 * Work with A-B partner