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.
- Skills Assessment #5 is this Thursday, December 15, 2011 and it will be your opportunity to continue to master or make up the following standards: RW 1.2, RC 2.2, RC 2.3, RC 2.4, and RL 3.2. If the standard you have not mastered is not on this list, talk to Mr. Herrera about how to make it up outside of regular class time.
1. Complete the Do Now on page 93 of your Brain.
2. Track Mr. Herrera as he explains Plot Diagram and Integrity.
3. Engage in a class reading and discussion of "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes.
4. Participate in a small group reading of the rest of the story. Use the strategy of "talking to the text" to pull evidence for your ideas.
5. Quickwrite: Describe the setting of the story. Describe the main conflict in the story. Describe the climax of the story.
Options for Academic Free Time:
1. Check out the class website for things to do if you are finished early!
Homework:
- Complete "Integrity and YOU"
- Personal reading for 15 minutes -- Be sure to update your reading log.
