Friday,+September+30,+2011

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

 * 1) Understand how your experiences influence your speaking and writing
 * 2) Understand the meaning of new words
 * ==== __MATERIALS__: ====
 * ==== Planner ====
 * ====**Literature Book (LB)**====
 * ==== Journal ====
 * ==== Pen/pencil ==== ||

** IMPORTANT WEEKLY DATES (copy into Planner) **
__**Project Learning Objectives, materials list and homework/important dates info via docucam**__ __Students have 3 minutes at beginning of period to copy Learning Objectives and Planner Info__

__**AGENDA:**__

__**PERIOD 1 - Have T.A. Lidya (or student if she is absent) go to my teacher box and/or copy room to grab the "My English" text copies. the hall pass is hanging on the stand-alone whiteboard.**__


 * 1. Randomly choose two students to read daily learning objectives**
 * 2. __REMIND STUDENTS__: Planner check moved to Monday. Journal Check moved to next week. They will need Journals for SV chart.**
 * 2. "My English" by Julia Alvarez - LB 114-120**
 * __Her Experiences and Writing__ (students copy this title into journal under, continuing work from yesterday)
 * As a class, create Julia Alvarez facts Mind Map on front board (from info on LB 113)
 * Students use 2 facts they found yesterday and other paragraph on page LB 113 to help you.
 * Students copy Mind Map in journal as class creates it.
 * //Writing Prompt: How do you think the experiences in the author’s life have influenced her writing? //
 * Students complete "Experiences and Writing" template (show on Docucam) in their journals.
 * __Scan for Vocabulary__ ( students copy this title into journal under previous work)
 * Show "Finding Unknown Words" WKST under DocuCam
 * Student copy this list into their journals
 * This process is different from last time, tell them to use this over the weekend for their homework
 * Show "Scan for Vocabulary" Chart
 * Student copy into their journals
 * PASS OUT My English text
 * Number paragraphs with students
 * Independently, students scan for vocabulary and circle the word in the text and write word and paragraph number in their chart (tell them they should have 50 words plus/minus).
 * Homework is to complete scan for vocabulary chart