Vocab Test 1 is this week on Wed/Thurs.  Today's class discussions will be directly reflected in the writing portion of the tests.  Example prompts with best example answers from last year can be found in the side bar.

10H
Response journal #4
Group work on the 5 Step Writing Model.  Finish up the model paragraph by determining purpose/CI's for each story (The Pedestrian, By the Waters, NPR-Parenting, My Dog Story) and coming up with pairs that work together thematically.

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Response journal #4
Class response/analysis of The Pedestrian, By the Waters, NPR-Parenting, Charming Billy and the author's purpose behind each.  Connections that link each/all the stories to each other also discussed.