Thursday,+September+8

== Today's Announcements:

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= Bell Ringer: Word Study = You might want to use this link to Wordnik.com or to Dictionary.com
 * aloft
 * abeyance
 * inference
 * obscure
 * martyr
 * beacon

= Read & Discuss: = Study the picture. What questions and conclusions can you get?
 * Read the following passage from Chapter 1 of "Falling Man" by Don DeLillo.
 * [[file:Falling Man read aloud.pdf]]
 * As a class, generate a list of "strong" questions that apply to the picture and the text. By strong question, I mean questions that could generate discussion. These questions can't be easily answered with a 'yes' or a 'no' or some other simple monosyllabic answer. Think Layer 2 and 3 questions that provoke thought!

=‍ ‍‍Mini Lesson:Inferences =

Model "Question, It Says, I Say, So" graphic organizer.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =‍‍‍ Practice/Write: = Choose one of the "good" questions from the board. Fold your paper into 4 columns, and complete the "Question, It Says, I Say, So" graphic organizer. Turn this in as an exit slip.

Homework

 * Read President George W. Bush's Address to the Nation on September 11, 2001, and Osama bin Laden's Dispatch to Terror Agents on the Eve of 9/11.
 * Annotate the texts! [[file:Active Reading.pdf]]
 * Complete the graphic organizer (Question, It Says, I Say, So) with at least 4 thought-provoking questions regarding the texts. [[file:It Says I Say So GO.docx]] (Hint: I saved this as a Word file. You could type in it and email or print it if you wish. You just need to make sure you have it next class!)