Monday,+November+4

Today's Learning Objective
Students will engage in discussion to evaluate and analyze texts and to develop ideas for reflective writing. RI.10.1, RI.10.2, RI.10.3 RI.10.6, W.10.5, SL.10.1

Practicing Sentence Structure AND Tone
Write a paragraph. In this paragraph, use at least 4 of your tone words. Use all 4 of the sentence structures we have worked on: opening adjective, delayed adjective, absolute phrase, appositive phrase. Underline the structures and label them: OA, DA, ABS, APP. Circle the 4 tone words.

This I Believe: Socratic Circle
Complete the graphic organizer to generate questions and discussion ideas about //This I Believe//.

Inner/Outer Circles - 7 minutes each Each student in the outer circle evaluates an assigned student in the inner circle.

Homework
Tomorrow's assignment will be to complete a draft (350-500 words) discussing your strongest belief. This is your mantra! Make sure that it is in essay form with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Essay Guidelines


 * Tonight's homework is to prewrite! Outline your essay. Include a statement of your belief, your reasons for this belief, and a personal experience that helped to solidify this belief.**