9/6/13 - FR

I.  SPIRALS (language arts spiral first)
* hand out first spirals
    -  "number" first four pages in Roman numerals
    -  each side is an individual page
    - after Roman Numeral iv, begin with number 1


II.  FAMILY TREE PROLOGUE
- Discuss with person across from you your first day of school
- How'd it go?  How'd you feel?  What were you thinking or expecting?
- Class share (volunteers)

- read SSR the prologue to Katherine Ayre's Family Tree
- share with person across from you thoughts on this person's first day of school
- ANNOTATE prologue (teacher led activity)
- focus on and discuss voice, word choice and implications, setting cues, characterization, etc.

III.  FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL QUICK WRITE
- quick brainstorm/pre-writing exercise
- what are at least five things you know you'll mention?
- or quickly web out an organization of some points you want to make

WRITE: 1-2 pages.  Don't worry about mistakes.  It's a quick write.  You can go back and rewrite.
Don't write to end of page.  Leave a margin.  Don't linger over a word you think might be misspelled.
You may skip lines between paragraphs. Use the prologue as an example if you get stuck.

- Stop.  Reread.  Circle any words you think might be misspelled. Underline a phrase or sentence you liked, think is funny, sad, powerful, interesting.

- Popcorn read your line or phrase (underlined).

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HOMEWORK
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__ LOCKER FORMS returned with important details highlighted

__  review PACKET (if not finished with forms)  DUE BY MONDAY

      * DON'T RUSH YOUR PARENTS!  Give them packets to review.

      * if you've already turned in your papers, disregard this 

          Defined in class as higher priority forms to get back by MO

      __  Family Emergency Form

      __  Medical Information Form

      __   Directory

      __   Walking Field Trip Form