12-8-2009

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= __Essential Question__: What Makes Us Wise? =

Students will learn:

 * ===how to analyze characters.===
 * ===multisyllable word structure.===
 * ===key vocabulary.===

**Homework:**
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 * No homework, but __I am checking your classwork tomorrow__:
 * Phonics Practice
 * Character Chart
 * Vocabulary Questions

Reminders:
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 * ** Extra credit for students whose parents go to PIQE classes! **
 * ** Checking homework today: **
 * ** Checking your scanned vocabulary tomorrow. **
 * ** Mr. Devine will be in the Night Library every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:30. **
 * ** Expository Writing Test on Thursday. **

__Agenda__
Students enter the room, get their textbooks, sit down and begin copying the learning objectives and homework (please write these on the board for students to copy). During this time, take roll. TAs can help with this, see seating charts on the clip board. Begin lesson.


 * 1. Phonics Practice**
 * Inside Phonics page 29
 * Show on the overhead projector.
 * Lead students through the responses--call on volunteers to help.
 * You can use the spiral bound notebook near the ELMO to show students how to write the answers in their own notebooks or project the page onto the white board and write answers in (with student help) on the white board.


 * 2. Expository Writing Review**
 * Ask students what the 6 parts of their Expository Essays will be. Students should be able to name the different parts. Feel free to ask for an explanation for each one--challenge them.
 * Thesis (main point of the essay)
 * Topic Sentence (introduces the ideas in the paragraph)
 * Evidence (to prove thesis)
 * Explanation (how does the evidence prove the thesis?)
 * Address the Bias (and explain why it is wrong)
 * Concluding Sentence (summarizes/ends the ideas in the paragraph)
 * Remind students they have a writing test on Thursday (Expository Writing)


 * 3. Reading "Hands" 119-122**
 * There are a few steps to this process. This is the first time the students have read this, so this is how I'd like you to do it:
 * 1) Have students form groups of 3 to 4.
 * 2) Have students take out their vocabulary lists (they scanned this selection for vocabulary). Tell them that having their list out while they read will help them understand the story.
 * 3) Read each page chorally. First you read a sentence or a phrase, then have the students read/repeat chorally. Stop to ask questions about the reading or explain the reading. Use the Peer Tutors to help translate.
 * 4) After each page, have the students stop and add to the character charts they took notes on yesterday (see page 118). Help students use what they add to the chart to determine what the character is like (last column of the chart). Feel free to model the chart on the white board, but be sure students are making their own charts also.


 * 4. Vocabulary Practice (if you don't get to this, that is fine. The reading above may take a while.)**
 * Ask students to write answers to these questions. Have them use the vocabulary word (highlighted) in their responses: