1. How does change cause personal growth?
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19 September 2017
River of change
How does change cause personal growth?

2. What will I DO? What will I be able to DO?
Plan
What will I DO?
Getting Started
Grammar
Building Background Knowledge
Reading
Writing
What will I be able to DO?
I can use quotation marks
I can identify plural nouns
I can write an MLA in-text citation
I can write about my world
I can use the word “envision”
I can write a topic sentence
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-Individualized support from teacher

3. What was your favorite/most interesting quotation from chapter 18?
Getting started
What was your favorite/most interesting quotation from chapter 18?
-Write it down in a topic sentence your notes
-Include a citation
-2 reasons/thoughts about quotation using bullet points

4. My quotation from chapter eighteen
The quotation where Brady reflected, “I knew I needed to make a decision on this trip about what to do with that drill, but I didn’t want to start thinking about it yet, so I put some music on, adjusted the earphones, and settled in for the ride” was troubling ( ).
I thought Brady had his head on straight, but now I wonder
I can’t even believe Brady feels like this is a dilemma

5. Building Background Knowledge About My World
View CNN 10
Which story did you find yourself thinking most about? Make it the title of your paragraph
Write at least a 5 sentence paragraph that tells me about the
story you chose and why you chose it

6. Grammar: Plural nouns
Review: A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing or idea.
Example: He shops for fresh fruit in
neighborhood markets.

7. Practice: Plural Nouns
Copy the paragraph below, circling each plural noun:
Passengers all about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered conversation, sharp cries, laughs, and cheers—a steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the statue of liberty.
--Russell Freedman, Immigrant Kids
Passengers cries laughs cheers Mothers fathers babies

8. Brady visits rhode island

9. Read Aloud Read independently chapter 19
What were the main events in chapter 19?
Brady is visiting family in Rhode Island
Brady thinks a lot about Amanda and gets a
picture of her from his aunt
Brady thinks about many good things about J.T. and Digger on his way home and concludes that they didn’t mean Ben any harm
Brady makes a decision about what to do about the drill

10. Chapter 18 Vocabulary
“Uncrossing my arms, I felt for my wallet with its secret picture of Amanda, then squeezed my eyes shut, not wanting to even envision the pain I would cause my mother if I—or anyone else—told and got us all in trouble” (143).
envision- to picture mentally, especially a future event
Use “envision” in a sentence
Example: His teacher envisioned he would have
a bright future.

11. Brainstorm ideas you could write about that address this topic:
Topic: School
Brainstorm ideas you could write
about that address this topic:
friends
classes

12. Topic: School
Write a topic sentence that might begin a paragraph on the subject of “school.” Start with a capital letter and end with a period.

13. Writing: examples of topic sentences
Topic sentences include the topic and make a point
Going to school is a great way to spend a day.
My favorite school subject is math.
My favorite thing about school is seeing my friends.
“school”
Great way to spend a day
Favorite subject is math
Favorite thing is seeing my friends