Agenda, October 1

Do Every Day: Read 30 (15 in class and 15 or more at home). Be sure to mark your reading on your bookmark as you finish.

Due Last Friday: Corrections on your Comma and Vocab Quizzes

Due Now: Comma Rule #2 Handout / Bookmark Check 

Due Thursday: Bookmark 2

Due Friday: Short Story (we'll work on it all week)
Still confused about the parenthetical comma? Go here for a different explanation and go here for more practice.

Today's learning targets:

I can use a plot pyramid to organize ideas for a short story.

I can practice what good readers do.

I can state the rule for commas in direct address.

1. It's seating chart time!
2. Personal Reading
3. A Model Connection
4. Comma Rule #3: Commas in Direct Address
5. Can you plot "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?
6. Build your own plot pyramid / Begin drafting