Sam and I drafted our vignettes. We used the pre-writing we had completed at the beginning of the week. After drafting, we talked about ways that we can improve the content and mechanics of our writing pieces. Sam will type the vignette and prepare a final copy to be turned in Tuesday for a grade. Sam was very happy with her vignette, and she did a very good job. We continued with the introduction and beginning reading of Sherman Alxee's THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. We read the first chapter together, and answered the accompanying study guide questions. The study guide is not for a grade; it is an aide to give Sam's reading a focus and to provide a springboard for discussion. Sam likes the book so far and will read two more chapters for our next meeting.

Sam did a great job in class! Today she participated a lot! I am so proud of her! We practiced a lot of daily routine conversation. We reviewed greetings, numbers, days of the week, and introductions. For homework, she will review the new vocabulary and practice on duolingo.

Sam was absent from school.

Today was a day of introductions. Sam and I discussed her interest in writing and reading. We discussed the creation of a Writer's notebook as described in Penny Kittle's book WRITE BESIDE THEM. Sam and I are going to each create our own Writer's Notebook and contribute to it all school year. We then read Peter Meinke's poem which is an untitled vignette to his son. We talked about the creation of our own vignette's. Sam chose her friend Anthony as the subject of her vignette. We talked about the brainstorming technique of clustering which we did for our subjects. We will draft our vignettes tomorrow. It was a pleasure meeting Sam today; she is a vivacious young lady.

Samantha did a great job in class! Today, we worked on basic vocabulary and introductions. For homework, she will practice 10 minutes on duolingo and she will practice the vocabulary learned in class.