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8/31/17 1.                         Why are mother tongue and Fish Cheeks Funny? 2.                         Attendance 3.                         Syllabus 4.                         Thinking skills question & stories 5.                         TS Game 6.                         Homework: 1...

Reading HW--Fish Cheeks and Mother Tongue https://blogs.harvard.edu/guorui/2008/02/06/mother-tongue-by-amy-tan/ https://www.ncps-k12.org/cms/lib8/CT01903077/Centricity/Domain/638/LA/Short%20Story%20-%20Fish%20Cheeks.pdf

1.     What are you bad at in English?   2.     Notes a.     Thinking Skills 16 total b.     Analyze- determine nature and parts c.      Compare- to point out similarities d.     Contrast- point out differences e.     Clarify- to make clear f.       Connect- to place in relationship to something else g.      Classify- to put in like groups h.     Define- to figure out important qualities i.        Distinguish- tell the difference between things j.        Evaluate- to determine the worth k.      Elaborate- tell more about l.        Explain- to make understandable m. Infer—Determine based on evidence n.     Identify- to name o.     Predic...

1.  Journal-  when did you make the best of a situation? 2.  Syllabus/Canvas/Book 3. Typing Test 4.  All notes   5. Thinking Skills 6. HW-  Narratives to Read