Monday, September 22, 2014

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 15

 

·         Write down the following 6 prefixes and write down as many words as you can think of that use them:

1. abs-
2. bi-, (or bis-)
3. epi-
4. mis-
5. sub-
6. uni-

·         Discuss - 30-15-10 list (from Deeper Reading by Kelly Gallagher)

o   And how students will be tested on these every other week.

o   Regular vocabulary one week; 30-15-10 the next

·         Review expectations of TYPED paper due Wednesday

o   1^st person

o   Numbered 1 – 25 (representing all 25 points of partner’s graph)

o   Partner’s graph stapled onto your paper

o   Typed; Times New Roman 12 pt. font;

·         Complete the following…

1. Assemble sentences #6 and 7
2. How to Write – Day 1 - show Ted Williams video - Sentence structure mimicking – wrote like John Updike
1. Follow up on “John Updike” sentences – showed student examples then inferred what the author was saying - literal vs. suggested

                                                              i.      infer what the author meant to say

3. Pickup 30-15-10 – FLASHCARDS
1. Cut and fold
4. Find the first 11 flashcards for the first 11 prefixes (30-15-10). Separate them out. You will be asked to define and give an example of each of these on Friday.
5. EXIT SLIP
1. Create 3 “Updike” sentences that are “impossible”...one each, using the 3 fulcrums: while, before, after

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

·         TYPED paper due Wednesday:

a.       Using someone’s personal plotline as a guide, write a story about an inanimate object that experiences their highs and lows in the same order as their graph. Number your typed paper 1 – 25 so the reader can track your story with the graph.

·         Study your flashcards (11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) and your PINK master list for Friday’s PREFIX test.