902 – 1/2 – 1/5
MONDAY - Happy New Year!
TUESDAY -
Motivation: Readers: Describe the worst present you ever received and why it was so bad.
Workshop: Students read independently and filled out reading logs for Thursday.
We went to the computer lab and students filled out a worksheet to hep practice their abilities to navigate this blog: investigate missing worksheet.doc
WEDNESDAY - no class
THURSDAY - Readers
Motivation: How do readers find the theme of a story? (look at your notes)
Workshop: Preparing for Friday’s writing exercise (practice regents test) by rereading two stories we’ve read in class. Students investigated the theme of these stories by searching for important details. Students completed this worksheet:
FRIDAY - Writer’s
Motivation: How do you explain a thesis without confusion?
Students took a practice Regents test writing exercise.
