Mar+21+2014+Eng+11

Daily Learning Target(s): By the end of the //week//, students will be able to...
**Homework Due Today:**
 * analyze literature as evidenced by completing and presenting an independent reading project.
 * practice the skill of description and analysis as evidenced by writing journal entries for the junior portfolio.
 *  VER- Flashcards/Study for Quiz

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 *  **Due Mon 4/7:** Finish Reading Circle Books.
 * Important Deadlines/Reminders: **
 * 1) Reading Circle Presentations on Tuesday
 * 2) Have handouts, binder paper , journals, writing utensils, and classwork with you every day
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">How is personal narrative writing important to the junior portfolio?
 * 1)  **Learning Logs**: Update every day with homework, reminders, and essential questions.
 * 2)  **VER**- Quiz
 * 3) ** Junior Portfolio Requirements **
 * 4) ** Journals: "Risks" **
 * 5) Title, Date.
 * 6) Write for the entire time, keep your pencil/pen moving.
 * 7) Write a full page or more.
 * 8) Count your words and put the total at the top.

We are all faced with decisions in different parts of our live's, some easy and some difficult. Sometimes a decision involves taking a risk or doing something outside of our comfort zone. //**Describe a time you took a risk, either academically or personally. What did it involve? Why was it a risk? Did it pay off?**//