Day 1 THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET (HOMS)

Do Now: Using one of your annotations from the outside reading, tell a neighbor about what happened in the most recent chapter that you read.

Today's Learning Target(s):

I will be able to apply each of the six habits of successful readers to a chapter of The House on Mango Street.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...

-I can use each of the six habits in annotations I make on the chapters we read in class.
-I can locate appropriate parts of the chapters to apply the habit that will best help me gain a greater understanding.

Agenda: 

1. Introducing Sandra Cisneros and The House on Mango Street
2. Using The House of Mango Street in Notability
3. More Than Meets the Eye: The Iceberg Theory
4. Complete the following sentence: The habit that best helped me understand today's reading was ____________ because...

Homework: read and annotate "Boys & Girls" and "My Name," using each of the six habits at least once (in other words, make at least six annotations for the combined chapters)

PLEASE SET UP A REMINDER TO BRING YOUR OUTSIDE READING BOOK TO CLASS DURING EVERY TRIPLE (MONDAY FOR INDIGO AND WEDNESDAY FOR GREEN)