9/17/08

Students worked in pairs to discuss chapter 9. They were asked to work together to write a paragraph to explain all Miguel's emotions by the end of his going-away party. 

The whole class reported out the various emotions that he was feeling. I wrote a chart of the emotions as Noun and as Adjective. Two groups volunteered to read their paragraphs. 

Same pairs then discussed the 3 or 4 most important events that have happened since the beginning of the novel. They built a list and then had to agree on a topic sentence for a paragraph. 

As a whole class we built a list and then decided on the most important events (and grouped some events together): the letter asking him to come, confronting his sister, learning from Don Clemente that he could have gone earlier, and realizing the danger of his trip. 

Students than read Chapter 10 and had to answer the following questions:

- What does Miguel see in the mirror (big picture)

- Where is Elena?

- What does his Abuela give him?

 

Homework: Read CR3 pages 35-39

Review Chapters 1-9- fill in Journal.