ADVANCED ENGLISH 6 November 4-5

TO DO TODAY:  Set goals for the day (copy them from the board)  Review vocabulary  Turn in journals, if you have not  Type personal narrative  Read “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World," “Over the Top of the World,” and "The Red Guards" and do Habits of Mind activities (pink papers)-turn in to class bin when finished  Redo vocabulary  Work on portfolios

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Before submitting your paper, check the rubric, capitalization, spelling, clauses, quotations, and punctuation!

“MATTHEW HENSON AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD” (PP ), “OVER THE TOP OF THE WORLD” (PP ), AND “THE RED GUARDS” (PP )  Read the stories individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.  Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and vocabulary as you read.  As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided, finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can write a one- sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s) of Mind.  Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a star beside the derivatives from the story.

MATRIX  Personal narratives: Final papers due TODAY-submitted electronically to (Google Docs) or (OneDrive)  Turn in rough draft, peer editing, and brainstorming to class bin with your name on everything!  Stories and pink papers due TODAY-turn in to class bin when finished  Redo vocabulary-turn in to your class bin by Friday (A Day) and Monday (B Day)  Portfolio: add “Where I’m From” poems, personal narratives, reflections, middle school pages-throughout the year