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WednesdayFebruary 25, 2009
Agenda• HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT (7):
• Composition notebook, writing utensil • [3 min] Warm up: “Opinions.”• [2 min] Discussion• [2 min] Review: Missed Last Week?• [2 min] Preview: This Week In Advance• Welcome to FCAT Bootcamp Day 6!• [7 min] PP Notes: Context Clues• [3 min] What is on your Quiz Th/Fri?• [2 min] FCA #6 Results• [Optional if you are “evil”] Mastering FCAT: pg.
189, “Leiningen versus the Ants.”
Objective(s):• Apply knowledge of plot
structure, characterization, and cause and effect by answering questions after reading “How to Fight Monsters.”
Important Dates:2/25: Early Release Day/Film Club
meeting2/27: Film Club Viewing3/4: FCA #73/10: FCAT
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2/25/2009 [3 min]• You have approximately 5 more
days with me until the FCAT.1. Thursday/Friday (2/26 or 2/27)2. Monday (3/2)3. Tuesday (3/3)4. Thursday/Friday (3/5 or 3/6)5. Monday (3/9)
– Do you think my FCAT Bootcamp is helping you at all? Why or why not? Do you have suggestions for improvement? Explain!
WARM UP
Timer
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Review: Missed Yesterday?
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Makeup needed?What YOU missed…
Monday Yes—Mastering FCAT, pg. 214. All questions in notebook.
Tuesday Yes--“How to Fight Monsters” story and answered questions at end of presentation.
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Preview: This Week in Advance
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What are we doing?
Wednesday CONTEXT CLUES: Notes taken on how to find context clues to find word meanings.
Thursday/Friday QUIZ. COMPARE AND CONTRAST/POV: Read “Flipped,” answered questions at the end of the PP.
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Today…
• We’ll be taking a few slides of notes on our new standard: context clues.
• We’ll be discussing what will be on your quiz Th/Fri.
• I’ll tell you what you AS A CLASS received for FCA #6.
• Questions?
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• Ever come across a question like this?
1. Read the following sentence.
It was imperative that the man survive the plane crash.
What does the word imperative mean?• Instinct• Irresistible• Native• Urgent
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• Textbook and FCAT Writers know when you probably don’t know what a word means.
• Thus, they include hints, words, or phrases that are built into the sentence(s) surrounding the word.
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• There are 3 types of context clues.– Examples– Synonyms – Antonyms TAK
E NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• Examples:– The writer will SHOW what a word means.– Look for:
• “For example”• A comma• A colon ( : )
TAKE
NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• This third grade was full of precocious children. One child had learned to read at two and another could do algebra at age 6.
• What does the word precocious mean?
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• Synonyms:– The hard word will have another word next to it
that means the same thing.– Look for:
• A word next to it• “Or”
TAKE
NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• His rancor, or hatred, of his brother has caused him to live his life as a lonely person.
• What does the word rancor mean?NO NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• There was chaotic pandemonium as people were trying to leave the rock concert.
• What does the word pandemonium mean?NO NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• Antonyms:– The hard word will have another word/sentence
next to it that means the opposite.– Look for:
• Without• But• Instead of
TAKE
NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• She had a smirk on her face instead of a frown.
• What does the word smirk mean?NO NOTES
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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues
• The smell from the refrigerator was very foul, but the freezer smelled fresh.
• What does the word foul mean?NO NOTES
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Th/Fri Quiz
• Study:– Plot Elements notes (plot, characterization, POV)
• P.A.D. = post-apocalyptic dystopia
– Organizational patterns (flashback, chronological)– Cause and effect notes– Context clue notes from today (synonym/antonym)
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FCA #6 Results
• F.Y.I.
• There is an FCA #7; you will take it next Wednesday—there are no other FCA’s after that.
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FCA #6 Results
• 1st: 64%• 2nd: 80%• 3rd: 58%• 4th: 59%• 6th: 55%
• Average: 63.20%
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All FCA Results
• 1st: 77% (2nd place)• 2nd: 79% (1st place)• 3rd: 70% (4th place)• 4th: 74% (3rd place)• 6th: 70% (4th place)
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All FCA Results
• It all comes down to FCA #7
• Want to help your class? Study notes on:– Context clues– Cause and Effect
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Have you been “evil”?
• Read: Mastering FCAT: pg. 189, “Leiningen versus the Ants.” Answer all questions in notebook.
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