1. Journal 11-13-14 Word of the Day - Exhume “The student exhumed the missing assignment from the depths of the backpack that spewed math practices, worksheets, and term papers.” Word-of-the-day 1.Write the word and the sentence below. 2.Determine the word’s meaning. We will discuss this first 3.Write a new sentence with the word exhume. Be sure to add context clues to your new sentence.

2.  Today you will:  listen to an audio recording, “Fun Bat Facts” and collect (exhume) bat facts in Note Cloud fashion.  Then you will read the text, “My Life as a Bat” to cross- reference the two texts, checking to see if Margaret Atwood was factually accurate.  Your goal is to write a thesis statement for an essay you will write tomorrow: PROMPT: Write an essay determining whether the story details of “My Life as a Bat” are factually accurate with the facts you collected from the “Fun Bat Facts” audio. Your Task

3.  Note Cloud  Write your heading on the back of your paper (subject: Bat Facts).  Listen to the “Bat Facts” audio.  Collect facts and create a ONE COLOR Note Cloud. Exhuming Evidence (directly quoting the text)

4. Click for “Bat Facts” audio

5.   Which “Bat Facts” does Margaret Atwood embed in her story, “My Life as a Bat,” that you can confirm with your collection of facts from the audio?  Choose a second color and add these to your Note Cloud next to the “Bat Facts” you heard on the audio.

6.  PROMPT: Write an essay determining whether the story details of “My Life as a Bat” are factually accurate with the facts you collected from the “Fun Bat Facts” audio.  On the back of your paper create a thesis statement for your essay.  Turn in your masterpiece. Bats Note Cloud