HOMS 1.4

HOMS 1.4

Do Now: Think of one member of your family who is older than you.  In 4-5 sentences, describe them physically and describe their personality

Today's Objectives:

• Draft personal narratives
• Utilize metaphors and similes in personal writing
• Listen effectively to reading
• Identify tone and meaning in the opening chapters of HOMS

Agenda:

1) Do Now

2) Creative writing: Use your imagination to write a day in the life story of your family member (family member from the do now) when they were your age. You can write as a diary entry or a third person narrative (10 minutes)

3) Preview HOMS reading assignment #1 and questions #1

4) Listen actively: Opening vignette of HOMS

5) Silently read reading assignment #1

6) Summarizer: What do you think thus far?

HW: In notability: finish reading the House on Mango Street reading assignment #1 and answer the study questions (document “#1 questions in notability)