Sample+Lesson+Two

=Using Colons=

__Invitation to Notice:__ "The Deputy told me to empty my pockets: two quarters, a penny, a stick of bubble gum, and a roll of grip tape for my skateboard." -Carl Hiaasen, //Flush// (2005)

"Before I do anything else, I need to go back over everything that has happened this summer: the Big Mistake, the old man, the book, the lamp, the telescope, and this box, which started it all." -Wendy Mass, //Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life// (2006)

__Invitation to Imitate:__ Fill in the blanks to complete this pattern, "_told me to empty my _: _, _, and _.

__Invitation to Celebrate:__ We will share our sentences!

__Invitation to Collect:__ Now use your independent reading to locate examples of colons.

__Invitation to Write:__ The teacher will read "Sunday" from //In Short//, p.92. Writing prompt for practicing colon use. Describe a typical family dinner in your home. Remember to use the mentor sentences to help guide your writing style.