- Assess learning from the first 2 weeks of class
- Use the Schaffer model to compose an organized 8-sentence paragraph
- Become familiar with common short story elements
We started class with a pop quiz on the reading strategies we covered in the first 2 weeks of class (please come see me if you were absent and need to make this up). We then referred back to the pyramid graphic organizer that students created last time in order to review Schaffer terminology and work together as a class to create an 8-sentence paragraph that corresponded to the parts. Students then chose a subject to write about and practiced paragraphing with the Schaffer model, which I checked off with each student. We ended class today in groups playing a matching game. We worked in groups to match common short story terminology with their descriptions in order to review learning from past years and become exposed to new vocabulary that will be useful this year. Homework for tonight is to continue reading for 30 minutes every night.