Also, post a 3-sentence comment on the poem of the week tonight.
TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK
Theme for the Year:
CONNECTIONS
Remember -- as you leave my classroom,
be sure to thank someone
for helping us have a good English class.
Homework Assignment:
1) From where we stopped reading in class, read 5 more pages, and do the usual careful notes -- one highlight on each page, a 3-sentence sticky note on each odd-numbered page, and a 10-second summary at the bottom of each page. Do your finest work, so you can be very proud of yourself when you come to class tomorrow.
Lesson objectives:
Today you will learn more about finding literary elements in a novel
The Steps of the Lesson
* Look at reading and writing blogs.
* Listen to "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay". How does this apply to the pages you read last night?
* Listen to "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay". How does this apply to the pages you read last night?
* Read aloud "At the Cancer Clinic". Any comments?
* Take a look at the handout sheet of 35 literary terms. Review them and get ready to look for them in TOTC
* Listen, now, as I read aloud from TOTC. Use your highlighter and pencil to begin taking notes.
