Tuesday, September 23, 2014

 

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 16

 

Late Start 9:40

 

·         Without re-using any of the words in the sentence, write down what any 2 of the following sentences says about the character in the sentence (what is it suggesting?)…

·         For example “I’d read the book before it was released.”

·         DON’T WRITE: He really wanted to read the book.

·         DO WRITE: He loved this author and felt a real connection to his work.

1. It was still dark after the sun rose.
2. I was home before I was off the bus.
3. The mom had screamed before the baby even fell.

4.      The ball was in the hole while I was in mid swing.

5.      The man was dead while he was alive.

6.      She was silent while she was singing.

7.      She checked out of the hotel before she even packed.

·         Reviewed omniscient narration (pg. 233)

·         Previewed “The Interlopers” (read bits of beginning, middle, end; looked at illustrations; made predictions) – 2 minutes

·         Read “The Interlopers” by Saki – pgs. 232 – 240.

·         As you read, list 3 events from the story. Then write down what each event reminds you of in your life outside of school.

§  For example: When the story mentioned that Zaroff had a collection of heads, it reminded me of this kid in my grade school who always wanted to show off his collection of rare comic books.

·         Begin homework

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

·         Finish reading “The Interlopers” by Saki – pgs. 232 – 240.’

·         Finish your list of 3 events from the story and what each event reminds you of in your life outside of school. (see example above)

·         Finish “inanimate object story” – remind them that it must be numbered 1 – 25.

o   DIRECTIONS: Using someone’s personal plotline as a guide, write a story about an inanimate object that experiences highs and lows in the same order. Number your paper 1 – 25. Due Wednesday. This is not a list of events, but rather, a short story.

§  STAPLE IT to your classmate’s graph – due Wednesday

§  NOTE: If a student does NOT have another student’s graph, he should switch with someone else in the room. Last case scenario: he may simply use his own.

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