HOMS 4.2

Do now: Do your parents give you rules?  Do you have a curfew? Is there a limit to your use of technology?  Television viewing? Etc.? How do you feel about these rules? Why do parents make rules for their children? When can rules affect children negatively?

Objectives:

• Use the 6 habits of successful readers to identify Cisneros’ use of literary devices to unpack meaning
• Identify similes in “Sally”
• Use the writing process to create personal writing

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. PURPLE ONLY: VOCAB #4
3. PURPLE ONLY: ORB
4. 6 habits- annotate “Sally” 4 times
5. Using a highlighter, identify all the SIMILES used in “Sally”
6. Group discussion: why does Esperanza admire Sally?  Why do other people dislike Sally?
7. Personal writing: When have you ever failed at something? What happened as a result?
8. Summarizer

HW: Read HOMS 7 and complete the #7 reading questions