1st trimester – Day 46
WARMUP:
- Staple paper, outline, and rubric (Human Footprint papers)
- To be collected
- Pick up and review this week’s vocabulary words (Lesson 5: jaded, gist, advocate…)
- Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning is clear:
- He saw the deer using his binoculars.
- Juana only has algebra three days this week.
- Walking along the beach, a rock scraped my foot.
- Take notes on modifers…Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers (in Writer’s Choice book pgs. 670-671)
Practiced fixing sentences with misplaced and dangling modifiers
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Reviewed notes from our Literary Terms packet (Direct and Indirect Characterization)
Brief overview of the five boroughs of New York - also looked specifically at the borough of Manhattan and Harlem’s whereabouts (in preparation for short story “Thank You, M’am” which takes place in Harlem)
Read “Thank You, M’am” which takes place in the Harlem section of the borough of Manhattan (Literature book pgs. 134 – 140)
As you read, be aware of the direct and indirect characterization in reference to the characters in the story – make a chart for the 2 characters in “Thank You, Ma’am” that lists 10 direct and 10 indirect characterizations for each. 40 ITEMS TOTAL – due Tuesday
Homework:
Finish chart for the 2 characters in “Thank You, Ma’am” that lists 10 direct and 10 indirect characterizations for each. 40 ITEMS TOTAL – due Tuesday
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