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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Today in ELA 6/10

Learning Goals:
~Use reading skills and strategies to become an active reader.

Activities:
The Awakenings
Nora- Character Profile



Chapter 10: Nora
Seat Work: (In Journal)
·      What is her age? 
·      What is her ethnicity? 
·      What is her contribution? 
·      What was her reason for becoming involved?
·      What are the effects of her association? 
·      What is happening to the people who have come to the garden (page 50--during the rainstorm)? 
·      What does Nora mean by her comment, "we, like our seeds, were now planted in the garden?"
·      What do these incredible descriptions mean?
            A. Page 47. "Some remembered scent was pulling him. He       was a salmon traveling upstream through his past."
            B. Page 49. "Gardening boring? Never! It has suspense,           tragedy, startling developments--a soap opera growing out of       the ground."
            C. Page 49. What is the meaning of "tremolo?"
            D. Page 49. "It was a mind-altering drug we took daily." 

Draw a Picture of Nora and Mr. Myles on this page of your journal

Daily Writing Prompt:
"One day your life will flash before your eyes.  Make sure it's worth watching."- Gerard Way
If you had to create a bucket list of 5 experiences to complete during your lifetime, what would they be?

Homework:
Read Maricela
Complete Lit Role