Black+Hawk+Down+Week+3

//Silent reading//
 * //21 September//**

//Time to finish questions.//

//Discussion...//
 * Why do you think some students decide to drop out of high school?
 * What kinds of jobs are available for high school dropouts?
 * Why do you think some youths get involved with drugs?
 * What opportunities for self-improvement are available for high school dropouts in poverty-stricken communities?

//Push to read chapters 3 and 4. //

//Silent reading// //Journal writing// -- //In your opinion, do extracurricular activities build a young person's character? If so, in what way? What specific skills could a person develop by playing sports or joining a club? How have extracurricular activities shaped you?// //Review answers in class.//
 * //20 September//**

//Harlem Globetrotters//

//Complete the reading to end of chapter 2 and questions.//

//Silent reading. It's our longer day. Check for books.// //Introductions// //Read chapters 1 and 2. Hand out work package.// //Silent reading// //Journaling// //Work time for Connections piece -- due Tuesday(?)// //Silent reading// media type="youtube" key="m3QmuH1NW9Q?fs=1" height="385" width="640" //I finish chapter 4// //Hand out and go over 'Making Connections' assignment.// //* Each paragraph MUST have a topic sentence, support and conclusion// //* Intro paragraph MUST have a thesis statement// //Class time to work on writing// //Silent reading// //Journal writing --// //Your idea or choose one of the following.// //Explanation of assignment for Friday.// //Work time in class.// //Hand out assignment for Friday. Explain the three paragraphs...work with introduction.// //Silent Reading//
 * //19 September//**
 * //23 September//**
 * //22 September//**
 * //WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE 'REAL'?//**
 * //WHAT IS YOUR MOST PROUD ACCOMPLISHMENT?//**
 * //WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE? EXPLAIN.//**
 * //20 September//**

//Review Friday writing days...begin thinking of possible genres, topics, etc.//

//Re-explain the assignment and the text to- connections ... this is what creates imagery in a reader. It is why reading can be more vivid than obvious films.// //Today you need to be reading to end of three.//

//* In each of the opening three chapters, you are required to make one of three possible connections: Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World.// //* At the end of chapter three, you will choose one of the connections to be the thesis of a three-paragraph essay.//

//Paragraph 1: introduction -- explain the situation in the book; what lead up to it; what is happening; what is being said?// //Paragraph 2: Connection -- explain the type of connection and what it was. Be detailed. Create imagery where possible.// //Paragraph 3: Extend -- explain why this section of the book stuck out in your mind. Why do you think something like this is relevant enough to make a connection with you.//

[|Making_Connections.pdf]

//Explain thesis statement...//

//FORMULA FOR (STANDARD) SUCCESSFUL PARAGRAPH...THINK HST.// //1.// HOOK //2.// SUPPORT //3.// THESIS

EXAMPLE...