June+18,+2009

Review the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words.
Review the uses of nouns, verbs and adjectives.. Apply the skills of narrative writing.

Week #1, Day #4 Warm-up Sentences: 1. my skinny sister delivered a new baby in the kitchen 2. the stupid doctor teaches a paper plane class on wednesdays

Today's Agenda:
1. 2 Sentence Warm-up. (Write 2 sentences on the board and teach students that each day they will come in and copy the sentences, then correct any mistakes and underline nouns, circle verbs and put a box around any adjectives. 2. Students should take out their vocabulary list and flashcards and copy each word and the definition for each word on a separate piece of paper to hand in. 3. Write a narrative prompt on the board. Get one from the Internet or make one up yourself. Have aides translate the prompt and tell students they will have 45-50 minutes to complete the prompt. Some students will only be able to write a paragraph, but others will want to write an intro, body p, and conclusion. This is great and just let it happen. 4. Review the strategy, Making Connections with students after scanning for vocabulary and translating the words. The Making Connections review is on page 355. Go through this with students and let them know that this is a persuasive essay in which someone is trying to convince you (the reader) that his or her opinion is the best. 5. If time, begin reading the story and have students use sticky notes to make the connections within the text.