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Thursday, December 6, 2012

English 11 week of December 10


Reading focus – Details and Main ideas. 
Activities will include “Who dun it?” 5 minute mysteries; identify details from student memoir writings; tying knots; and the book Rezoom.

Monday – Share your theme song from memoir writing.

Tuesday – Identify an idea from a memoir writing – complete a timed, in class writing about that idea. Homework: Memoir writing (150-250 words) Write about someone who influenced your life in some important way. Show that person in action.  

Wednesday – Editing a memoir for current sentence fluency focus area – submit notebook for review.

Thursday – Socratic question – What is truth? Work with a partner, then come together in a big group discussion. Homework: Memoir writing (150-250 words) Write about two people or places or things that pull you in different directions.

Friday – begin Simon Birch

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