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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 6

•             Check homework:

a.            Pickup ½ page commercial

b.            Check for completion: backside of vocabulary sheet completed

•             Like we did for the cyborg, list at least 5 abilities/talents that you (or other people) would say YOU have.

•             DISCUSSED: What you hope to do with each of them in the future?

•             REVIEW THE ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’S HOMEWORK CHALLENGE: (which was, “Name a contraction whose apostrophe stands in for exactly 3 letters”)

a.            ANSWERS: They’ll, what’ll, he’ll, she’ll, we’ll, who’ll, you’ll, shan’t, what’s (they shall, what shall, he shall, she shall, we shall, who shall, you shall, shall not, what DOES) mightn’t’ve

•             Read some of yesterday’s commercials!

•             Watch “10 Of The Funniest Super Bowl Commercials Ever”

a.            Pick up copy of Literary Terms handout (on center table)

b.            Read about the 6 different plotpoints including exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

•             Think of one of your favorite books or films.

o             Next, number your paper 1 – 6.

o             Then, using your 6 plotline notes (see handout), write a short sentence for each of the 6 plotline points as they relate to your film.

•             120 second PREVIEW of “The Most Dangerous Game” – formed first impressions of short story

•             Discussed the difference between a guess and an inference

•             As you listen to the story…pgs. 19 – 23 (stop after 1st paragraph - top left column)

a.            Write 1 prediction/inference from the story using the following format: “Because the story says…I predict…” (TO BE COLLECTED TOMORROW)

ENGLISH homework:

•             Create an original, fill-in-blank,  pretend practice test (10 fill-in-the-blank sentences) using this week’s vocabulary words.

•             English book online!!

a.            http://my.hrw.com

i.              Username – rfc2018

ii.             Password – onlinebook

•             Study for Friday’s vocabulary test

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