Wednesday, September 11th

Goals: 

• I can explain what I notice about how a poem is written and develop some logical theories for WHY it is written that way. 
• I can identify correct and incorrect sentences and name and correct sentence errors. ​

Announcements: 

• Read your book everyday this week for at least 15 minutes. 
• We will take a quiz on Friday over correct sentences and sentence errors. 

1. Reading 

• Book Talk--Beowolf--Translated Seamus Healy 

2. Sentence or Not? 

3. Writer's Notebook #4:  Writing Territories

• Ms. Feliks demo 
• ​Write your own Writing Territories and mark the page with a sticky note. 
• Share with a partner--see if you can add anything to your list.   

4. Writer's Notebook #5: "Dear Basketball"-Kobe Bryant

• What do you notice about the techniques that Bryant uses in his poem? 
• Write your own Dear_____ poem.