1. Who am I as a reader, writer, student, and person?
2. What habits of mind does it take to succeed in school?
3. What have people said over time about the value of reading and writing?
4. What makes someone a good reader, writer, and overall good student?
A. Opening Assignment: What is annotation? What do you make notes of when you are reading?
First period will be completing the following:
1. Teacher modeling of annotation using the poem, "Eight Puppies" by Gabriela Mistral.
2. Respond to the modeled poem by filling in the following sentence starters.
a. I imagine (or picture) . . .
b. I’m reminded of . . .
c. I think this poem is about...
B. Annotate "The Journey" by Mary Oliver in pairs/groups.
C. Closing: Discuss "The Journey."