week of monday , september 9th
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Week of Monday, September 9th
Sponge Work Day of the week Sponge question
Monday, September 9th (#3) If you had three wishes, what would they be?
Tuesday, September 10th (#4) What does it mean to value “life”? Human and animal life?
Wednesday, September 11th (#5)
Thursday, September 12th (#6)
Friday, September 13th (#7)
Monday, September 9th
English 9
Today, I’m learning: 1. Point of View
a. First person– “I”b. Third person- limited and omniscient
2. Round and Flat characters3. Latin root –scrut-4. Complete subject and predicate5. Synonmyms
Monday, September 9th English 10
1. Review Monkey’s Paw2. Review term- Foreshadowing
-look for clues in the story
3. Read The Bridegroom-Practice looking for clues (foreshadowing)
4. ReviewPreview Tomorrow
-We’re learning about the Latin Root –cred-, pronouns, antecedents and synonyms on page 66.
English 10-Writing
Turn to page 671. Safety instructions: How to own and use a
Monkey’s Paw safely2. Prewriting: Logical step by step directions3. DraftingYou will hand in: 4. Prewriting- brainstorm5. Safety directions for making ONE wish.
Safety InstructionsWish one Wish two Wish three
What could go wrong? What could go wrong? What could go wrong?
What to wish What could go wrong How to make a wish
Safety instructions
When you make your wish, be careful what you wish for. For example, if you wish for money, someone you love may die, and you’ll get money from their death. You need to think of all the possible things that can go wrong with getting that wish. Step one: Make your wish and say the following…Step two: “but I don’t want anyone to die, or get injured, and I don’t want anyone’s personality to change,
Tuesday, September 10th
English 9
ReviewPeriod 1, 2 and 3: Write short-short story-Make Mrs. Mitty a round character-Change the narrator’s point of view
-What does –scrut- mean? -What is a complete predicate? Complete subject? -What is a synonym? Provide an example.
Tuesday, September 10th
English 9Practice
Practice complete subject and predicate1. Identify the verb.
She wants to marry him. verb2. Identify the verb AND underline the complete
predicate. Will they be happy with their decision?
Tuesday, September 10th
English 9
Today we will: 1. Create a Reader’s Log for the short story, The Most
Dangerous Game (pg 16)2. Create an immersed in words chart (vocabulary)3. Discuss comparing and contrasting characters
Terms you need to Know: 4. Suspense5. Conflict6. Context Clues7. Compare and Contrast
Tuesday, September 10th English 9
Dangerous Game Reader’s Log- pg 16
Connect Question: Are you a competitive person? Why or why not?
Background: Write down the most interesting or important sentence in the “background” paragraph on page 16.
Literary analysis: Write down the definitions for Suspense and Conflict
Reading Strategy: Write down the definition for Using Context clues
Immersed in Words Chart: Next slide
Word Experience What it is/what it isn’t
Definition Picture representing image
Palpable(adj)
Having a feeling that you could touch something
Hearing or smelling something
Able to be touched or felt
Indolently (adv) It’s an action or something someone experiences
Someone who is hyper isn’t indolently doing something
Lazily or idly
Bizarre (adj) Seeing something that’s really different
Typical or average
Odd in appearance
Immersed in Words Chart Turn to page 17 and create a chart like this using
ALL OF THE WORDS
English 9
Tuesday, September 10th
English 10Comparing and Contrasting
Compare apples and oranges: They are similar in what way? ________
Contrast apples and oranges: How are they different? _____________
ApplesHow are they
different?
OrangesHow are they
different?
How are they
similar?
What is this graphic organizer called?
How does this graphic organizer work?
English 9- Tuesday
Real life Mitty
How is he different?
Fantasy Mitty
How is he different?
How are they
similar?
What is this graphic organizer called? -Venn Diagram
How does this graphic organizer work?
SMALL GROUP WORK
English 9- Tuesday
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
Review Monday, September 9th
1. We reviewed Monkey’s Paw2. We read The Bridegroom3. We practiced Foreshadowing4. We wrote instructions for owning and using the monkey’s paw
(page 67) Preview Today
5. Turn to page 666. Complete Word Analysis- Latin root –cred-7. Antecedents of Pronouns8. Synonyms9. Reading Informational Materials
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
1. Open up your notebook2. Write on the top of the page- (Monkey’s
Paw/Bridegroom) Integrate Language Skills3. Word Analysis: Latin Root –cred—
a. Write the definitionb. Write the words 1-5c. Write the definitions (see next slide)
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
Word Definition
Incredible Hard to believe
Credible Believable; likely
Credentials ID; permit
Credulity Gullibility: a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.
credit Publicly acknowledge someone as a participant in the production of (something published or broadcast).
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
Write Grammar Lesson on your paper.Write the definitions for Pronouns and
Antecedents.Write down the sentences 1-5. Identify the
antecedents of each underlined pronoun in the following sentences.
1. The Whites opened their front door and let the sergeant major into the cozy room.
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
1. On the top of your paper, write the word “Synonym”2. Number your paper 1-9. 3. Look at page 49 for the definitions
Word Synonyms
1. Maligned Criticized
2. Prosaic: Ordinary
3. Avaricious
4. Furtively
5. Tumult
6. Doughty
7. Credulity
8. Fusillade
9. Foreboding
Tuesday, September 10th English 10
Reading Informational MaterialsNewspaper Features
Turn to page 2741. Read “About Newspaper Features”2. Review Reading Strategy3. Review the New York Times article on page 275Look for: 4. Catchy title5. Does the article contain quotations to get the reader’s attention and support his/her
point?6. Does the writer provide background information/history for the reader? 7. Does the writer provide additional details that will help the reader to understand the
main point? Review Questions
Page 277Evaluating Credibility of Information Sources6, 7 and 8