10-29-08

Vicki:

Cleophus:

=Anthony:=

Today we are going to be in the computer lab and this is my plan for today:

=__Learning Objectives__ (students always copy this in their planner at the beginning of the period while I take roll)=
 * Learn to pronounce English letters.
 * Learn to define and identify the elements of personal narratives (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
 * Use graphic organizers to keep track of identified elements of personal narratives.

=__Agenda__ (students will navigate to this page on my wikispace and follow the directions)=

Practice the sounds of English letters using phonics videos. Listen and repeat the sounds of English letters. Try turning the sound off to see if you remember the sounds that English letters make.
 * Asel, Narmeen, Adnan, and Dived:**

Students read the sample personal narrative (pictured below).
 * Class work:**
 * Before reading, scan for vocabulary __(students write words they don't know from the selection below in their notebooks)__
 * Define new words ([|stars21.com], [|google.translate.com]).
 * As you read, keep track of the Events and the Sensory Details in a graphic organizer (in your notebook). __(Here students will be making a simple chart that we started practicing last Friday. They will make a column for Events and a column for Sensory Details. For the Sensory Details column they will identify the sense and how the sense is being described. For example: "Sound: I heard the ball whizzing through the air.").__
 * After you read, create a Beginning, Middle, and End graphic organizer. __(Here students will practice identifying the structural elements of personal narratives. In the Beginning of the story students will be able to identify a thought or feeling before experiencing an event. In the Middle students will be able to identify the event(s) as well as the narrator's thoughts and feelings as he/she experiences the event(s). At the End students will identify how the character's thoughts/beliefs/feelings changed after his/her experience.)__