March+28-29

= Class Opener: = **Sentence Modeling: Studying the moves professional writers make can help us all become better writers. Check out the model sentence from the book we will begin reading soon. Notice what moves the author makes. Then, write a sentence of your own that mimics the same moves the writer makes. Reply to this blog postto share your sentence.**

=**Think/Write:** = **In order to make your blogs more interactive, I want you to take about 10 minutes to read and comment on 2 other 10th graders' blog posts about forgiveness.**

**Also, check your blog to see if anyone has commented on yours!**

**Model: Take a look at this example of a thought provoking comment written by Mrs. Huff. Also, here is another example written by a fellow classmate.**

=**Reading Track:** = **First, complete the reading track bookmark in order to keep track of the pages that will be assigned each class period. We will be reading this book in 5 class periods, so it is important that you keep up with your reading, especially if you miss any classes.**

=**Vocab:** = **piety** **vexed** **platitudes** **perpetual** **maudlin** **despondently** **amalgam** **accost**

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Read:** = <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Read pages 3-20 of //The Sunflower//. Part of the reading is out loud as a class, and the rest is independent reading.**

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Discuss: = <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">What is your first impression of the speaker? Can you relate to his situation? What do you know about the history of where he is and what is happening around him? =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Think/ Write/ Journal:** =

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Levels of Thinking**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">__EVERY ENTRY__ should have the book's __TITLE__, the __DATE__ of the entry, the __LOT #__ you are addressing, a __QUOTE__ from the text, and your own __COMMENTARY__ making that LOT connection.