Tuesday, February 21, Day 101

Don't forget to post an 8-sentence summary on your Reading Blog 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. 

* CONNECTION CONUNDRUM *

Homework Assignment
1) JOHN -- bring your speech to class tomorrow!
2) Write a special tribute* for Inpyo -- something that praises him both for his speech and for what he is as a person. Write it with careMake it at least an 8-sentence paragraph, and something he will truly enjoy looking at and reading on the "9th Grade Speech" bulletin board. Print it out and bring it to class tomorrow. No wrinkles allowed. 
*tribute: a statement that is intended to show gratitude, respect, and/or admiration 

Lesson Objectives
Today you will learn (I hope) ... 
1) about reading a passage from a novel with feeling, and
2) about your writing assignment in France

The Steps of the Lesson
* Let's take a look at your comments on the "English Forum". 
* Next, let's review the writing assignment for the ISP trip
* Next, let's practice reading your TOTC passages aloud with feeling. 

As you leave my classroom, 
be sure to thank someone 
for helping us have a good English class.