Agenda, January 14

• Due Now and Every Day: Bring an independent reading book to class.   
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.
• If you signed an honors agreement, your 1st project is due on January 23.
• Due Thursday: Finish your Mango St. Graphic Organizers. There won't be any class time for this. If you need to check out a book, let us know.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can identify elements of style as I read.
• I can use a graphic organizer to clarify my understanding.
• I can use a freewrite to clarify my thinking.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Journal #2 Discussion
3. The House on Mango Street read aloud
4. Dialectical Journals