Wednesday-Thursday,+December+1-2

==Pre-Bell Ringer! 1B- You need to publish your short stories on your blog! Make sure to title it (like, a real title!) and label it "short story." Copy the link in the address bar of your story, and paste it into a reply to the correct link in the discussion board for "Short Stories" for your class. ==

Book Trailer of the Day (5 mins)
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Bell Ringer (15 mins)
Group brainstorming- Each student needs to put at least 1 idea for a thINK on a wallwisher.

Click the links for a few ideas. Or, you might think of some ideas you can get from your novels! CNN Hero of the Year nominees 2010 The Learning Network- Student Opinion Opposing Views- opinion pieces about current events (everything from politics to Jersey Shore)

Read Aloud (10 mins)
Read a student thINK post. Discuss structure and look at outline.

Mini-Lesson (15 mins)
Putting Goodreads on your blog Make a new shelf for this term. Put this shelf on your blog. Reminders:
 * 1) You should have a review for each of the "6" books for this term. I use these to count your independent reading, along with journals and book logs.
 * 2) Each review should contain a SHORT SYNOPSIS, a STORY GRAMMAR THAT YOU CAN DISCUSS (a character, the conflict, point of view, etc... Think like an English teacher for a couple sentences!), WHETHER OR NOT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND THE BOOK, and WHO YOU WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO.

Individual Reading Time/Writing Time (40 mins)
Update reviews on Goodreads. Begin working on a thINK post. Use the outline and the checklist to make sure that your essay gets an A!

===1B Assignment- I need to see a good LOT 3 journal entry from everyone today. Email me a LOT 3 journal entry at cafeharmon@gmail.com. Consider addressing something that we have discussed in class recently, such as a part of plot, irony, or point of view. Include title, date, LOT #, TEXT DETAIL, and COMMENTARY.===

Share (5 mins)
What are some of your thINK topics?

Homework
thINK 4 due by Wednesday, December 8th!