Day Two Tues 9/9

Today we:
1. Shared our "I Am" poems with each other and some of us chose to share them with the class.
2. Received "Travel Literature Reading Packets"
3. Reviewed expectations for note-taking assignment
4. Read and discussed "Size of the World" by Jeff Greenwald
5. Wrote a response to the following prompt and questions:
Think of a time when your perspective changed. a. What caused your perspective to change? b. How did this change in perspective change the way you view the world?
6. Discussed instructions for the "My Name" writing assignment and read the example by Sandra Cisneros

If you were absent make sure to:
1. Get the packet from me and read the story
2. Do #5 - respond to the prompt and questions
3. Get the vocabulary sheet for this story
If you come back to class on Thursday, this work is due on Monday.

Homework:
Due Thurs. 9/11
1. Signed syllabus
2. Signed Basmati letter WITH printout
3. Completed parent questionnaire
4. "My Name" writing
5. Note-taking for "Size of the World"
6. Vocabulary sheet for "Size of the World"