1. Warming up with Grammar You Must Know #2: Pronouns
2. Listening to 9-11 stories and discussing them in small groups; connecting back to the book
3. Setting up your Fishbowl discussions (links to all of today's handouts are on the website) and your journal for Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
4. Reading the first pages of EL&IC together and starting our first journal entry
- Step 1: Jot down lines that make you pause / take a moment.
- Step 2: Scribble down as many Level 1, 2, and 3 questions as you can think of.
- Step 3: Offer some interesting things you're noticing, like craft moves and patterns.
- Note: If you'd like to listen to someone read the book aloud, click HERE for the audiobook. You can do a free 30-day trial, but I believe you do need a credit card number.
If you're interested, here is a quick timeline of what actually happened on 9/11.
HW:
1. THIS WEEK: Show up for your conference on time. :) Can't wait to see ya!
2. For FRIDAY, NOV 8: Prepare your one-minute speech on The Village.
- Click HERE if you need the overview.
- Click HERE if you want that cool article about The Village and 9-11.
- Submit your viewing guide notes on The Village if you haven't done so yet.
3. MONDAY, NOV 11: Transcendentalist essay revisions due.
- Please follow the revision policy explained in your conference and linked HERE.
- Turn in your book club book (if you checked one out from me).
4. Next FRIDAY, NOV 15: Submit your notebooks for Check #3
- Checklist will be given out at the beginning of next week.
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