Lesson Plan for Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014
1.  Persuasive letter topic:
           On the lined side of the 3 x 5 card that I provide you, write down your name, your class period, your topic for your persuasive letter (in the form of a yes/no question beginning with the word "should"), and your intended audience (the person to whom you are writing the letter).
2.  Silent sustained reading
           After completing the information on the 3 x 5 card, do SSR.
3.  Hand in:
            Persuasive Letter Topic (on 3 x 5 card)
4.  Today's poem:
            "The Glass and the Bowl" by Louise Erdich
5.  Shared reading:
            Another model of a persuasive letter.
            Read, analyze, and discuss the persuasive techniques of this writer.
6.  If time allows, begin the prewriting steps of the persuasive letter.
            There will be 10 steps.  Please label each step and respond in writing to the information that I request.  This will take more than one day.  Be thorough.  The more carefully you think the issue through, the better job you will do on the letter.