2. Please come in and sharpen pencils, sit down, take out homework, notebook and agenda. Copy in Agenda- Homework- study vocabulary- quiz tomorrow,

3. What are pronouns? Pronouns take the place of nouns. He, she, it, they, we, us, them, him, her, etc.

4. Example: Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. HalloweenIt (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to Halloween.)

5. Example: When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. RobertHe (Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to, Robert.)

6. Warm Up- Pronouns  Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns. 1. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. ____are found in many parking lots. 2. Rickie traveled on the plane. _____ was very excited about his trip. 3. Marie skated to the edge of the rink. ____ was finished with practice. 4. The house has two stories. ____ was built in 1910. 5. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. ____ wanted to save money

7. Possible sentences- We are going to read an article that contains these words. Use them to predict sentences that will be in the article. You may add your own words.  Insurgent  Afganistan  Deployed  Bond  Join the military  changed  Culture shock  Marine  grateful  Jitters  Men you go to war with  civilian

8. Let’s read and take notes Notation Type:Notes from text: Connection Question Clarification Evaluation

9. Map Practice-  Use the map to answer questions 1-10 on page 7 in JS.  Write in complete sentences

10. Writing: Answer all questions in one paragraph.  Do you think it is time for the US military to leave Afganistan? What might be some consequences of leaving this country? What could happen if the US decides to stay?