September 11, 2012

LEARNING TARGETS

By the end of today's lesson, I can:

1. Increase my understanding of Rev It Up words for Lesson 2
2. Identify the six purposes of writing, and apply them to break down a bigger topic
3. Apply the MEL-Con strategies taught in class to my graphic organizer on Riding the Tiger

MORNING CLASSES

• Rev It Up
• Check in Writing Territories
• Tape Writing Purposes handouts into pages 4 and 5 of your Writer's Notebook
• Choose a topic, and turn 1 topic into 18 writing topics

AFTERNOON CLASSES

10 Minutes of Independent Reading

Add our inference equation to the glossary in the back of your learning log:  

      What I already know + What I learned = An inference

Update Table of Contents in your learning log to include notes pages on MEL-Con format, supportive evidence, transitional devices, support/elaboration tools, accountability talk, conversational moves, etc.

Begin working on your own MEL-Con draft, using your graphic organizer, textual evidence, and your chrome book to answer the purpose question.

• The purpose question for your reading was:  What does the tiger symbolize in Riding the Tiger?

ASSIGNMENTS

Finish filling in the graphic organizer on page 5 of your writer's notebook on Writing Purposes