NW2, Week 3, November 3rd-November 7th
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F:
M:
- Warm-Up
- Notebook Check #2 (Daily grade)
- Introduce Crossover Responses (Day 1: Read and discuss two companion pieces:"Sunday Morning Early" and "I Wish I Was a Poet", which can be found by clicking here.)
- Warm-Up
- Review punctuation: Colons (Turn in your sentences with the crossover response that you will turn in at the end of class)
- Review yesterday's selections and discuss/practice a crossover response: What similar message do "Sunday Morning Early" and "I Wish I Was a Poet" convey?
- Read sample crossover responses and score/discuss. Samples can be found here.
- Rewrite crossover response based on discussion from scoring. Turn in at end of class.
W:
- Warm-Up
- Read Ch. 5, Of Mice and Men, taking notes while reading.
TH:
- Warm-Up
- Finish OMM, Ch. 6 and answer four short answer questions in ABC format. (The questions can be found here, along with suggested page numbers).
F:
- Warm-Up
- Read "My Mother Deserved to Die with Dignity" non-fiction opinion piece from CNN.com.
- Answer the following crossover question in ABCBC format (use two quotes, one from Of Mice and Men and another from the article):