Dec+5-9

**Grade 10** We began with a minilesson on intended audience and looked at some examples. As a group we classified different paragraphs displayed on the board and identified the potential audience the author was directing their writing at. Afterwards we took significant time to read and begin work on our Dailies for Thursday, because we won't have much time in class between now and then to do that. This week's Teacher Question will be something in relation to intended audience. Here are the examples of writing we looked at in class with different intended audiences:
 * Monday:**

**Period Three** We began by reviewing the answers to the Stave 1 Questions from Friday. We expanded on the question about the chains on Marley's ghost to a discussion on symbolism. We also noted the foreshadowing when Scrooge saw Marley's face on his doorknocker, and the strange friendship/business relationship between Marley and Scrooge. We used this as the basis for a response in our Writer's Notebooks about the concept of friendship and what we look for in a friend/why we become friends with certain people. We ended class with time to read our own individual novels.

**Period Four** We used the period to work on an ELPA practice essay. The handout was taken directly from the ELPA of last year; this gives you a good sense of what to expect and what is required. We will finish this up in class tomorrow.

**Grade 10:** We watched the first half of //A Christmas Carol// and used the last 10mins of class to write reflection on it in our Writer's Notebooks.
 * Tuesday:**

Students had the choice of either reading or listening to the audio version of //A Christmas Carol//, Stave 2. After a brief review through discussion, we looked at 5 questions pertaining to the chapter. These are to be completed for tomorrow:
 * Period Three **

After finishing up our ELPA practice essays from yesterday, we continued working on our Christmas projects due the 21st.
 * Period Four **


 * Wednesday:**


 * Thursday:**

**Ghost Descriptions:**
 * Friday:**