Essential Questions:
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: Grammar Book
Turn to page 254 and complete exercise A. If you need to review the rules for comma usage, refer to pages 251-253. Follow the directions as they are written.
B. Discuss annotation as a habit of mind for reading success.
Teacher modeling of annotation using the poem, "Eight Puppies" by Gabriela Mistral.
C. Closing: Respond to the modeled poem by filling in the following sentence starters.
1. I imagine (or picture) . . .
2. I’m reminded of . . .
3. I think this poem is about...