October 16, 2014 - Stargirl chapters 27 and 28
Homework: Bring your copy of Stargirl next week. Vocab quiz on Monday - chapters 23-30
Stargirl test on Thursday, October 23rd! Book fair next week - preview on Monday, purchase on Wednesday
ObjectiveI can make inferences and evaluate Stargirl's rising action as the story moves toward
the climax.
Warm Up: Turn in the GRAMMAR BOOK to pg. 52. In your notes, write the definition for action verb and identify the two kinds of action verbs.
physical
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Write 5 physical activity verbs in your notes:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
mental
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Write 5 mental activity verbs in your notes:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Exercise 3
complete #s 1-10 in your noteswrite the subject - then ask, WHAT IS THIS SUBJECT DOING? That
will be your verb. Check yourself - once you found your verb, ask yourself WHO OR WHAT IS DOING THIS THING. That will be your subject.
Leo explains to Stargirl that the students don't like her because she is too different
Stargirl becomes Susan Julia Caraway (aka Evelyn Everybody)
Stargirl has a vision
Warm up: Copy the following questions and vocabulary words into your notes
Chapters 27 and 28
1. Why was Dori mad at Susan?2. How did Susan behave in the car on the way to the contest?3. How was Susan’s final speech different from the others at the contest?
jostle (146) unconventional (155)
jostle (146) unconventional (155)
1. "I'm really not afraid for myself. I won't mind a little jostling. Do you think they'll jostle, Mr. McShane?" 2. Accustomed to seeing stiff, mortified contestants, the audience responded with uncertain titters. They didn’t know what to make of this unconventional teenager anymore than we had on the first day of school.
jostle
push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd.
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unconventional
not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed
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tentatively
not done with confidence; uncertain and hesitant
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sullen
bad-tempered or sulky; gloomy
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zeal
a great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
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swooned
be emotionally affected by someone or something that one admires;
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morale
the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time; spirit
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