1. English 8 September20, 2011

2. Do Now In your journal or on a separate piece of paper, respond to the following question in 3-5 complete sentences. For what reasons did Melba choose to attend Central High? If you have time, answer this question, too: For what reasons did Melba not tell her parents about her decision? (5 minutes)

3. Slip Opinion from Brown v. Board of Education

4. Our Mind’s Actions Our minds . . . Predict! Visualize! Ask Questions! Summarize! Clarify! Make connections! Evaluate!

5. How to talk about a book . . . Instead of saying, “It’s sorta like kinda why she said what she said . . .” Try saying,”I think . . .” Or, “In my mind, I see . . .” Ask questions, “Who, what, when, why, where . . .” Make a connection. “This reminds me of . . .” Evaluate. “If I were . . . , I would have . . .”

6. Vocabulary Window Take out your vocabulary window. Make sure your name, my name and the class period is clearly marked on it. Pass your vocabulary window forward. I will grade it and then give it back to you. You have your first vocabulary quiz on Wednesday. WE ARE MOVING THIS QUIZ DATE!

7. Say, Mean, Matter: Let’s try . . . “The adults around me behaved so strangely that their images became a freeze-frame, forever preserved in my mind.” (22) Who said this? “I think . . . Because . . .” “This is important because . . .”

8. Say, Mean, Matter: Let’s Try Another . . . “For me, Cincinnati was the promised land.” (30) Who said this? “I think . . . said this because . . .” “This reminds me of . . .”