Hard work pays off. English is hard work. You can do it!
Announcements:
- Remember that it's your job to ask questions if you don't understand something.
- Common Assessment #1 is coming up this Friday! Be sure to ask for help if you don't understand something!
1. Re-read the Commitment to Excellence for students. Then sign your name on the line provided. Print your name by writing a heading in the top right corner of this page.
2. Write summaries for Louie, His Cousin, and His Other Cousin (p. 23-25), Marin (p. 26-27), Those Who Don't (p. 28), and There Was an Old Woman (p. 29-30) onto page 71-72 of your Brain. Remember to show excellence in your writing.
3. Complete HOMS Common Assessment #1 Practice 1.0. Follow all directions carefully. Then take a look at the answers and engage in a class discussion about them.
4. Quickwrite: Why is it important to become the best reader you can be? What do you think is the key to becoming an awesome reader?
Options for Academic Free Time:
1. Check out the class website for things to do if you are finished early!
Homework:
- Read p. 79-102 of The House on Mango Street and write 10 comments (1 comment per vignette or chapter).
- Personal reading for 15 minutes -- Be sure to update your reading log.
