WEEK 4 AND 5 ACLAMrs. Mahre

AGENDA: HOMEWORK

Study and recopy your DGP notes.

FYI: Reader’s Notebook due 9/14

Complete your writing assignment in class

today; TURN IN. 9/2.

Reflection #8 will be assigned in class on Friday.

CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION

did your dog chew the blue slippers

What are the principal parts of chew?Present--Past--Past Participle- Present Participle

CONJUGATE IN REGULAR AND PERFECT TENSES: I-HE-THEY

REGULAR Present Past Future

PERFECT TENSE Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

NARRATIVE PRE-TEST- 8/24

A pretest is given to see how well you understand the current standards of instruction.

Please do your best. When you are finished, please pick up a vocabulary handout. Complete the handout questions carefully.

TUESDAY 8/24—NARRATIVE PRE-TEST

Write your name/period on the scan-tron. You will mark the scan-tron with your

answer. Open your textbook to page 166 Read the selection silently.

Complete the questions on page 168-169, 1-13.

Complete 14 and 15 on the back of the scantron.

Complete GRAMMAR pg.171 question numbers1-6, use scantron #14- 19. (You may re-number them lightly in the margin.)

READ OR REFLECTION WHEN FINISHED.

CLAUSE, TYPE, PURPOSE

[did your dog chew the blue slippers]

CLAUSES: INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT?

When I left our bedroom,

did your dog chew the slippers

when I left the room

or did you suck them into the vacuum cleaner just for fun

NARRATIVE VOCABULARY- DUE 8/26

Complete the handout. PG. 9 must be in complete sentences, and on your own paper.

Also ,choose One B, and complete BOTH QUESTIONS in YOUR BEST WRITING.

Remember to use action verbs, concrete nouns, and sensory details.

Turn YOUR SEPARATE SHEET in on Thurs. 8/26.

AC QUALITY WORK

Students must write neatly.

Students must use correct punctuation. Students must think outside the box,

selecting the BEST examples. Students must complete ALL the pieces, and

All the parts thoughtfully.

Students must DO THEIR BEST!!!! You should study, complete reflections,

complete homework, and read at least 30 minutes every night.

FRIDAY—NARRATIVE EXAMPLE 8/27

Cornell Notes pg 24-27 Title of your novel__________________________

Parts of a Story Examples from your novel.

Setting

Characters

Conflict

WHAT HAPPENS IN A STORY: PLOT LINE-FRIDAY REFLECTION( CHART WICR).9/3.

Stages of a Plot from a chapter of your book.

Examples from your novel or Lob’s Girl..

Exposition

Characters

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE JIGSAW-8/26

Create a Cornell Notes Sheet.Read your flyer.Discuss your flyer topic.Write the definitionAnswer two questions or give two

examples of the piece.

8/31 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SEARCH….

Complete your Cornell Notes.Secure a poem, “Cherry Hill”,

from the front table.Work with a partner (after we

have finished our DGP Test) to label two or more examples of each figurative element. (Each of you must have a poem.)

Turn in.

AFTER READING “LOB’S GIRL”, PG 98, 1-5.

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

Find examples in your novel.

Connotation: Denotation:

WRITING RESPONSE: TEXT PAGE 99

Use evidence from the story.

Begin with an introductory sentence and end with a clincher( an interesting conclusion sentence.)

Each finished writing piece must have 5 pieces of evidence from the story.

Loyalty: 3 Lob’s Girl and 3 Sandy

Newspaper Article: 5 from the story.

EXAMPLE: CHOOSE ONE OF THE WRITING ASSIGNMENTS PAGE 99.

Introduction : “Lob’s Girl” shows how loyalty can change a person’s life.

Evidence---what it proves. Evidence ---what it proves. Evidence….what it proves.

Conclusion: Lob and Sandy’s relationship is an example of…..

orNewspaper article: two-three paragraphs using

evidence and drawing conclusions from the story.

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: WHAT IS LOYALTY?9/01.

Figurative language: Evidence from the story:

Five types: Five Examples clearly copied from text.

Loyalty: name character: Evidence from story/line #

WHEN WRITING ALWAYS APPLY YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

Use clear nouns in your sentences.

Use varied sentence structure.

Use transitions.

Use sensory details, and action verbs.

Proofread for comma use and make sure your writing can stand alone and conveys a clear message.

FOUR IMPORTANT WAYS TO USE A COMMA 9/02.

1. After a transition: First of all, the story, Lob’s Girl, had an interesting setting in Corwall, England.

2. Before a conjunction in a compound sentence: Sandy wanted to keep Lob, and Lob wanted to remain with Sandy.

3. After an introductory dependent clause: After Lob traveled 400 miles, Sandy and her family decided to adopt Lob for good.

4. Before and after an appositive: The doctor, Mr. Travers, was the first witness to arrive at the scene of the accident.