Students read pgs. 15-22 of Phineas Gage silently in class again first thing. This reflects the new Common Core Standards, and students are encouraged to ask questions if needed, of course! We completed Lesson 3 - Establishing Setting and Context. We first focused on strong verbs from the text that showed the writer's attitude, then made a T-chart about how setting and context helped or hurt Phineas Gage. Our skill drill was to find three facts to show how Gage was treated in 1848, then explain each fact and add what you think might be the same or different about this treatment today. Our prompt today: Using evidence about the setting and context of the injury, explain why Phineas Gage was lucky and/or unlucky.

If we had time when we were done, we worked on our independent grammar practice.

Homework:
* Review the dialogue/evidence rubric for Phineas Gage.
* Review the new Summative Grading Rubric (will be used on 2/27).