Whenever you are away, make sure you read your USSR book for at least 15 minutes and write on 750words.com for at least 15 minutes.
Today: I checked the homework: min. 6 post-its labelling quotes which reveal what the penny means to Pete and his father
Next we created two What? / So What? charts. One for the father and one for the son.
Homework: Bring a good copy of the two charts to class. Tomorrow, we'll be writing a paragraph on the story, "Penny in the Dust". If you arrive without a chart, you will not be permitted to write the paragraph. Not a situation you want to be in.
Criteria for the charts:
In each chart make sure you have 1 quote, cited correctly and two paraphrases from the story on each what side
Three bullets (inferences) for each quote, and paraphrases (that's 9 all together) for each chart.
Marks awarded for going beyond the obvious. Being able to explain the language, tone, symbols of the quotes. Be able to make connections to other parts of the story to prove/justify your opinions.
A FANTASTIC chart translates into a FANTASTIC paragraph.
Good luck. If you were absent, contact your homework buddy to get the first parts of the chart.
NO VOCABULARY WORK THIS WEEK SO NO TEST ON MONDAY.
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