Jan+12

Bell Ringer: Set up Writer's Notebooks. You need the following 3 sections: Lists, Observations, and Seed Thoughts.

Read Aloud:

 * What is a Writer's Notebook? Read the passage on pg.3-4 of A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You by Ralph Fletcher.
 * Discuss sections and guidelines.

Mini-Lesson:
Watch the following video from Friday's episode of "The Today Show." "Volunteers Change Lives in Remote Areas of Haiti"


 * Seed Thoughts Section: Summarize it! React to it! Think about the question, "What is a hero?" (7 minutes)
 * Partner share (3 minutes)
 * Class discussion


 * Lists Section: Title a page, "My Heroes." List people that you would consider heroes! (4 minutes)
 * Class discussion

Independent Reading Time:

 * Read in your novel and journal. Is anyone in your book particularly heroic? This could make a great LOT 2 (text-to-self, judgements) or 5 (text-to-world) entry.