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__Week Eight__
I. Essential Questions: 1. How can the correct usage of grammar (prepositions, conjunctions, etc.) help student writing? 2. Do personal experiences in literature reflect the everyday life of real people? 3. ????

II. Focus: a. Introduce and begin reading __A River Runs Through It__ b. Vocabulary 1. A River Runs Through It 2. Redhot Root Words (Lesson 1 - Over and Under) c. Grammar 1. comma splice/fused sentences (chompchomp.com - hokey, but interactive) 2. subject/verb agreement 3. prepositions 4. articles

III. Assessments a. reading comprehension quiz b. vocabulary use - sentences, paragraphs, quiz??? c. research on Mountain West geography as it relates to the story d. annotations pp. 1-15 e. vocabulary worksheets from Redhot Words

Vocab for A River Runs Through It
1. Introduction to Setting. - have students explore Montana and regions talked about in the story - find on a map, describe landscape, etc.

2. read pp. 1-15 (annotate)