1. Warm-Up September 13, 2011

2. Parts of Speech – Nouns (Obj. 6.01) A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing (ex. man, city, book, courage. Nouns often follow words like a, an, and the. Instructions: Read each sentence, write the sentence number and all the nouns in each sentence. 1. The teacher told the student that a person should always be loyal. 2. People with perseverance will be successful in life. 3. I bought a new pen at the drugstore across the street. 4. The man said to the policeman that he had not seen the accident.

3. Mini-Lesson #3 Graphic Aids Obj. 2.01

4. Cornell Style Notes Create ?’s that match my notes My Notes Remember WE only take notes on the right side of the page….

5. Graphic Aids Seeing is believing…. ◦A graphic can be a:  symbol,  diagram,  chart,  map,  illustration,  photograph,  timeline, etc. ◦They are designed to get the readers attention

6. Graphic Aids When pictures/graphics or illustrations are used in an article, we somehow seem to understand the text better. Authors mention graphic aids at a point in which they think the graph will help the reader.

7. Graphic Aids Provide visual explanations of concepts and relationships. Easier to understand than words alone. Enables students to grasp and recall information easily.

8. Summarize What I learned today…

9. Think – Pair - Share Compare notes with the person next to you. Make sure that you have all the information that you need. You have approximately 2 minutes…

10. Independent Practice Independent Practice (Mini-Project)… Utilize one of the articles that you have written in class (including your letter to me) and create a piece of informational text including the text elements found in Mini-Lessons #1 & 2 In our groups…

11. Guided Practice Writing Workshop Create 20 Research 20?’s Research Group Select a 2 nd genre to research and write. Reading Workshop Finish Reading to pg.12 Complete a full Reading Reflection Complete Vocabulary Logs. Student/Teacher Conference Select an article and create an inverted pyramid…THEN Go back and work in daybooks until I am able to meet with you.

12. Grammar Warm-Up Answers: 1. teacher, student, person. 2. people, perseverance, life. 3. pen, drugstore, street. 4. man, policeman, accident