WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23

@@@JOURNAL #3--DUE:

Good job getting those journals completed!!! Not only will you enjoy the credit you are earning, but you will also enjoy having SO much information to draw on next week when we use the journals to write our essay. This the last journal for now, so give your hand a break!

@@@@LIBRARY PRE-VIEW:

Tomorrow we will go to the library as a class for two reasons. First, you will take the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) which will help you know the level at which you read. This score will also help you determine what books you should read for taking RC tests.

You will also be able to check out a book tomorrow if time allows. I would suggest checking out a book that is an RC book on your level first so that you can take care of your required RC test per quarter right away.

I brought in about 15 book s from the library and pre-viewed them for the class. We had a good time talking about reading suggestions.

@@@@LIFE MAP:

Thursdays will soon become our regular day for writing. This week we are still doing the prep work for those Thursday Writing Lab days. Today I handed out a blue paper called a LIFE MAP. The life map is filled with interesting questions meant to draw out important events and memories from your life. Once we get some of the events and memories noted on the LIFE MAP, you will use this map on Thursdays to get ideas for your writing.

PLEASE BRING THE LIFE MAP BACK NEXT THURSDAY!!!! Put it in a safe place in your binder until then! IT IS NOT HOMEWORK....you can continue to work on it next Thursday.