Week of 11/30 - 12/4
English 3
Daily Topics of Exploration
Monday:
How do we improve our reading stamina?
Please complete your Status Update for Reading Workshop - Remember if you completed a book to record it on the bottom of the page.
Reading Workshop all period
Tuesday:
How do I read through different lenses to help analyze short stories?
How do I use before-during-after strategies to understand an author's purpose?
Read "Garlic"
Wednesday: (Late Start)
How do I use the lenses of character's actions and the setting to understand a short story?
Discuss "Garlic"
Thursday:
How do I infer to reveal the author's purpose?
What question is the author asking and answering?
Write about the short story, "Garlic"
Friday:
How do I use before-during-after strategies to understand an author's purpose?
How do symbols help me draw inferences which allow me to understand a story?
What question is the author asking and answering?
"Wings" by Macklemore
Weekly Links
Here is where you will find our weekly links needed for our class:
Show Don't Tell
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByzINw3RGBG5R0JmbHpTOU9EVDA
Homework Central
You will find the information pertaining to your weekly assignments here:
Everyday - Read your Reading Workshop Book in order to meet your weekly targets.
Monday 11/30:
20 minutes of reading
Continue to update your status sheet
Finish your cover sheet for Writing Workshop #2
Tuesday 12/1:
20 minutes of reading
Wednesday 12/2: Late Start Schedule
20 minutes of reading
Thursday 12/3:
20 minutes of reading
Friday 12/4:
20 minutes of reading
Teacher Conference Sign-Up
A clip board will be available everyday in class. Please make sure to let us know if you sign-up for a conference later that same day.
Teacher Information
Mrs. Zimmermann
Best time to find me:
Periods 2, 5 and 6
Mrs. Jones
Best time to find me:
Periods 6, 7 and 8