Agenda, September 29

Due Dates 

• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark #1, front and back completed

• DO tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record it on your bookmark as you finish.

• Due Now: Bring your personal reading book to class.  
• Late: Final Draft of short story, plus drafting materials (original freewrite, rough draft, plot pyramid, three openings, mood paragraph)
• Test Make-ups (if you were absent): Wednesday, 9/30, after school in B105. You will need to arrange your own transportation.
• Test Re-takes (if you want to raise your grade): Wednesday, 10/7, after school in B105. You will need to arrange your own transportation. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words and appreciate good writing.
• I can use prefixes, suffixes, and roots to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can correctly punctuate TOE sentences.
• I can use a quickwrite to generate ideas.
• I can analyze a text to determine the author's purpose.

Agenda

1. Independent Reading
2. TOE Review: Write a TOE sentence about your book.
3. Quickwrite #6a: What's your sanctuary? List your favorite places to be / favorite things to do
4. "Sanctuary," by Lynda Barry
5. Quickwrite #6b: Describe your sanctuary.