2. Bellringer Get caught up! Grab your comp book.
Yesterday, we had an exit slip that a lot of you didn’t finish. It’s still in the bin. Retrieve it and finish. DON’T FORGET, on your corrections exit slip, YOU MUST STAPLE THE ORIGINAL TO YOUR CORRECTIONS!
Yesterday, we had a bellringer (N2K) that some of you didn’t finish. I have the printed handout up here. Get it and finish.
Monday BR: Math; ES: Semicolon practice (1-12 in comp books)
Tuesday BR: ACT; ES: Semicolon/comma – I handed these back for you to make corrections on another sheet
Wednesday BR: N2K; ES: 1-10 & Create 6 sentences of your own. (separate paper)
Thursday BR: “Get Caught Up”

3. How lobster got fancy
Groups: Discuss the following. (Group roles – recorder, reader, presenter, time-keeper/manager)
What story-telling techniques/strategies did you notice in this article that enhanced the writing?
Consider the way this was written. This could have been written simply as a history lesson with facts and information. What did the writer do to make this more interesting for the reader? What story-telling techniques can you identify? Analyze how this made the writing more interesting and engaging for the reader. What could you add to your writing now that you have read this?

4. Semi-colon & Comma review
Corrections due by Friday

5. Reminders Folder check on 8/30 – must be in order
Summer reading test on 8/30 NO EXCUSES

6. Friday Bellringer Semicolon comma review
Connections assessment rubric explained and create list