1. ADVANCED ENGLISH 6 November 4-5

2. TO DO TODAY:  Set goals for the day (copy them from the board)  Review vocabulary  Turn in journals, if you have not  Type personal narrative  Read “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World," “Over the Top of the World,” and "The Red Guards" and do Habits of Mind activities (pink papers)-turn in to class bin when finished  Redo vocabulary  Work on portfolios

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4. Before submitting your paper, check the rubric, capitalization, spelling, clauses, quotations, and punctuation!

5. “MATTHEW HENSON AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD” (PP. 808-821), “OVER THE TOP OF THE WORLD” (PP. 822-826), AND “THE RED GUARDS” (PP. 274-287)  Read the stories individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.  Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and vocabulary as you read.  As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided, finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can write a one- sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s) of Mind.  Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a star beside the derivatives from the story.

6. MATRIX  Personal narratives: Final papers due TODAY-submitted electronically to rfritzinger2016@gmail.com (Google Docs) or Rebecca.fritzinger@vbschools.com (OneDrive)  Turn in rough draft, peer editing, and brainstorming to class bin with your name on everything!  Stories and pink papers due TODAY-turn in to class bin when finished  Redo vocabulary-turn in to your class bin by Friday (A Day) and Monday (B Day)  Portfolio: add “Where I’m From” poems, personal narratives, reflections, middle school pages-throughout the year