Tuesday, November 30th

*Present Storytelling Projects
---in random order

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Monday, November 29th

*FINISH work on Storytelling project
*Info: Storytelling
---LAST class day of work-time
---performances will begin TOMORROW, in random order

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Tuesday, November 23rd

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Info: Storytelling
---LAST class day of work-time
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Monday, November 22nd

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Info: Storytelling
---2 class days of work-time (including today)
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Friday, November 19th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Info: Storytelling
---3 class days of work-time (including today)
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Thursday, November 18th

*Continue work on Storytelling project
*Info: Storytelling
---4 class days of work-time
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Wednesday, November 17th

*Begin work on Storytelling project
---Make me a list:
------brief DESCRIPTION of how you intend to tell the story
------each person's name and his/her DUTIES
------things your group NEEDS from me, technological and otherwise
*Info: Storytelling
---5 class days of work-time
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze and evaluate text by SUMMARIZING and PARAPHRASING.

Tuesday, November 16th

*Meet in library classroom
*Collect notes from discussion #4
*Finish Facebook pages
---Refer to Scoring Guide!!!!
---Print, names on back, turn in
---Due tomorrow at start of class (or today)
*Info: Storytelling
---5 class days of work-time
---performances will begin on Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from text to analyze character.

Monday, November 15th

*Discussion #4 of 4
---Meanwhile, check response #4
---After completing all usual pieces of the discussion, talk about the storytelling assignment (include in notes, as well)

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Friday, November 12th

*Info: End-of-story projects
*Work on 4th section of story

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Thursday, November 11th

*In our discussion of the hero's quest, we've talked about the inner journey as well as the outer. As his quest draws toward its end, does your hero appear to be changing in any significant way? How? Why or why not? Use at least one quote to support your claim.
---Meanwhile, check response #3.
*Discussion #3 of 4

*HW: Read section #4 and do 4th response by Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Wednesday, November 10th

*Finish Facebook pages
---When finished, come to me to print.
*Finished? Read & respond to Section #3
---HW: Read section #3 and do 3rd response by TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from text to analyze character.

Tuesday, November 9th

*Collect Notes from Section #2
*Read & respond to Section #3
---HW: Read section #3 and do 3rd response by Thursday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Monday, November 8th

*Discussion #2 of 4
---Check Responses
*HW: Read section #3 and do 3rd response by Thursday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Thursday, November 4th

*Facebook for Heroes
---I: drive > Students > Becker
---IMMEDIATELY SaveAs a copy in your MyDocuments
*HW: Read section #2 and complete next response
---Discussion #2 Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from text to analyze character.

Wednesday, November 3rd

*Collect discussion notes from notetakers
*Read section #2 and complete next response
---Discussion #2 Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Tuesday, November 2nd

*Discussion #1 of 4
---Check Responses
*HW: Read section #2 and do 2nd response by Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies: question to clarify, reflect, summarize, draw conclusions. Use details from the text to analyze character, plot, setting, POV, theme, tone, and the effect of the author's style.

Monday, November 1st

*Finish reading first 1/4 of story and complete first response
---Due Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE: During reading, apply strategies to monitor comprehension, question the text, summarize, etc.