Week+21+to+25+August+2017

Monday August 21, 2017 Warm-up - Read and Summarize Biography and Background on Billy Collins Opening - Close Reader Activities – How to complete the exercises. Work Session - Read poems The trouble with poetry and Today by Billie Collins Closing - Review and Summarize Day’s activities Homework – Grammar Worksheet Due Wednesday 8/23

Tuesday August 22, 2017 Warm-up – Complete Smart Board activity on citing textual evidence Opening – Complete Warm-up Work Session – continue working in close reader Closing – Review and summarize Homework – Grammar Homework Due Wednesday 8/23

Wednesday August 23, 2017 Warm-up – Turn-in grammar homework / Write two level one questions for the two poems Opening – continue working on Close Reader Work Session – Complete Close reader Activities Closing – Summarize day’s activities Remember to bring your textbook to class on Thursday

Thursday August 24, 2017 Warm-up – Read the biography of Neil deGrasse Tyson on page 161 Opening – Handout and explain how to use the graphic organizer in gathering information Work Session – Pass out guiding questions and read “Coming to Our Senses” pg 161 Closing – Review and summarize

Friday August 25, 2017 Warm-up – Complete the Critical Vocabulary exercise on page 169 Opening – Grammar Work Session – continue working on the guiding questions for “Coming to Our Senses” Closing – Review and summarize