BLM Day 10

It appears that Fridays are a writing day in Benchmark Literacy. Today's lesson was a quick review for the features of a biography and a short discussion of the three biography subjects we read this week: Cesar Chevaz, Marian Wright Edelman, and Squanto. After our discussion, it was time to introduce the writing assignment.

Students Goals:
* I will write a narrative.
* I will include two of the following characters: Cesar, Marian, Squanto
* I will have two characters meet and talk about themselves.

We also had a checklist to help us:

Students were expected to write a full page on notebook paper, tear it out, and turn it in.

Students had 45 minutes to write. At the end of class, no matter how far students were, they were all asked to "finish up" their story, "give it an ending", and turn it into the basket. No one was expected to have writing homework for the weekend. Students will be assessed based on what they completed in class.