1. MARCH PRECEPT BELL RINGER  Hold onto your home learning. I’ll collect it next, during housekeeping. In your comp. book, respond to Mr. Browne’s March precept: “kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”—Blaise Pascal  Remember to…  Restate the question in your answer.  Write in complete sentences.  Write a full paragraph (3-5 sentences)  Use evidence from the text to support your answer, rather than personal examples.  Cite any examples from the text that you use. Materials Needed: 1.Planner 2.Wonder 3.Comp. book 4.Pencil

2. HOUSEKEEPING Collect:  Neon-colored synthesis worksheet &  Justin’s STEAL chart Announcements:  NEW to Landon students only: your extended deadline for the summer reading assignments is fast approaching. All mind maps and essays are due by 10/8 (regardless of A or B day.) Home Learning:  Neon-colored synthesis worksheet and Justin’s STEAL chart due by 10/9 for partial credit.  Read Wonder p. 205 -222 (chapters “North Pole” through “Goodbye”) Reading only. Materials Needed: 1.Planner 2.Wonder 3.Comp. book 4.Pencil 5.Home learning

3. WORK PERIOD – CATCH UP DAY  Pass out & review Characterization Practice Worksheet  Complete Achieve 3000: “Unlikely Friends” (article + activity tabs only) – due at end of class  Complete Characterization Practice Worksheet – due at end of class  Begin home learning/late work

4. PACKING UP CHECKLIST  #1 - Comp. books returned to bin  #2 - All your belongings packed up  #3 - My supplies neatly returned to where you got them (bins on desks are neat)  #4 - All trash thrown away & paper recycled  #5 - Desks in neat rows  #6 - Seated silently waiting for Ms. Barker to dismiss you  #7 -(8B only) Stack chairs on desks AFTER the announcements are done.  #8 – Does our cart look how it started?

5. CLOSING Exit Slip:  On your post-it write the two types of characterization. If we finish before time is called, we can practice the characterization chant!

6. CHARACTERIZATION CHANT TEACHER: What is indirect characterization? All: What the character says, What the character does, What the character thinks, What the character feels, What other people say about the character, And appearance.