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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Thursday - Read Aloud Think Aloud

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PERIOD 7 (6) 

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR CLASS TODAY?
  1. Pen or Pencil?
  2. Materials from the materials table?
  3. Composition Notebook from the basket?

DO NOW:   Copy

Entry Title:  Target Vocabulary (Continue entry from yesterday)!

4.  manslaughter - the crime of killing a human being without anger or planning it it in advance.
5.  unobstructed - clear, free, open or easy to get through

Correction: unsuspecting:  trusting, caught off-guard

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TODAY'S AGENDA
  1. Do Now: Use Your Words!
  2. Reminder: Don't forget to do your summer reading assignment!
  3. Learning Target: I will practice active listening skills today!
  4. Read Aloud: pages 11-15 of the novel, Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald.
  5. Classroom Conversation on dilemmas and focus on the dilemmas that Michael is having at the start of the novel.
  6. Do a free write about Micheal's dilemma.
  7. Review all the vocabulary words to date.
  8. HW:  None
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PERIOD 9 (5 & 6) 



ARE YOU PREPARED FOR CLASS TODAY?
  1. Pen or Pencil?
  2. Materials from the materials table? (Copy of Swallowing Stones)
  3. Composition Notebook from the basket?

DO NOW:   Copy
Entry Title:  Target Vocabulary (Continue entry from yesterday)!

4.  manslaughter - the crime of killing a human being without anger or planning it it in advance.
5.  unobstructed - clear, free, open or easy to get through

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TODAY'S AGENDA
  1. Do Now: Use Your Words!
  2. Reminder: Don't forget to do your summer reading assignment!
  3. Learning Target: I will understand the routine for independent reading and understand how connections can help me better understand the frame of mind of a character.
  4. Interview three books! Rate them on index card.
  5. New Target Vocabulary Words (manslaughter and unobstructed)
  6. Read Aloud: pages 11-15 of the novel, Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald.
  7. Classroom Conversation on dilemmas and focus on the dilemmas that Michael is having at the start of the novel.
  8. Do a free write about Micheal's dilemma.
  9. Review all the vocabulary words to date.
  10. HW:  None
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