6-29-2010

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Students will:

 * Learn to write a dialectical journal.
 * Learn to identify nouns, pronouns, and antecedents.
 * Identify the elements of a short story.
 * Distinguish between mental and visible verbs.
 * Learn to mark the text.

**Homework:**

 * ** Dialectical Journal: Gift of the Magi **
 * ** Complete your Cornell Notes (summaries) **

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Reminders:

 * ** Checking homework today: **
 * ** Cornell Notes Summaries **
 * ** Class Expectations/Procedures **
 * ** Elements of a Short Story **
 * ** Summary Sentences for Gift of the Magi **
 * ** Summer School Planner (Due Each Friday) **
 * ** [|summer school planner 2010.pdf] **

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__Agenda__

 * Grammar Review: Nouns and Pronouns**
 * Choose the proper noun that should be capitalized.
 * Identify the pronoun and its antecedent.


 * Participation: Summer School Planner**
 * Pass out the Summer School planner
 * Students get one each week.
 * Explain the funtion of the planner.
 * Have students add their goals for this week, as well as the learning objectives/homework for Monday and Tuesday.


 * Reading Section: Identifying the Short Story Elements of "Gift of the Magi"**
 * Students listen/read the story again.
 * Students work in groups of 3 to 4.
 * Students create a graphic organizer with 5 boxes.
 * Give a model on the board: one box for...
 * setting
 * point of view
 * characters
 * plot
 * conflict
 * theme


 * Reading Section: Reading Dialectical Journal "Gift of the Magi" p. 6-13**
 * Explain dialectical journals: [|Dialectical Journal Template.pdf]
 * Students will finish this assignment as homework.
 * Today in class, students find at least 3 quotations related to the THEME of the story to add to the Dialectical Journal. Their responses will be completed at home.
 * Students have 10 minutes to identify and copy 3 quotations.
 * Explain the difference between quotations and dialogue.
 * Complete the journal at home.


 * Reading Section: Evaluate and Connect "Gift of the Magi"**
 * Respond to questions 11-15 on page 14.
 * Copy the question on the left side of your Cornell Notes, write your answer on the right side of your notes.


 * Grammar and Writing: Verbs**
 * Verbs (add to your Cornell Notes)
 * [|Recognizing Visible and Mental Actions]


 * Writing Section: Quick Write -- Media**
 * How much time do you spend with media?
 * What do you listen to/read/watch the most?


 * Reading Section: Mark the Text**
 * "Young People Spending More Time With Media Than Ever"
 * Scan for vocabulary, define unfamiliar words.
 * Mark The Text as we read
 * 1) Number the paragraphs.
 * 2) Circle key words (not words you don't know, but words that are important)
 * 3) Underline important facts and details.
 * Also, as we read, write a brief summary in the margins of the text. The teacher will stop you and tell you when to write these summary sentences.


 * Writing Section: Young People and Media**
 * So what? What is the significance of young people spending a lot of time with media? Why is it important?
 * Write a paragraph with your response.
 * Topic Sentence
 * Background Information
 * Quotation (According to the article, "...)
 * Explain the quotation and explain why it is important.
 * End with a personal connection: Why is this important **for you**?

Begin your Dialectical Journal if time permits.