ELA GT DrillsMrs. Demos 2012-2013

Quarter One

Drill 9/4 Basket Items!Homework: Complete presentation due 9/6Objective: The students will demonstrate

the ability to apply concepts of word, phrase, clause, and sentence in order to write effective sentences.

Drill: Look at the photo on the next slide, and compose a compound sentence describing the action.

Write a compound sentence.

Drill 9/5Homework: Complete presentation due 9/6Objective: The students will demonstrate the ability

to apply concepts of word, phrase, clause, and sentence in order to write effective sentences.

Drill: Add an appositive phrase to the following sentence.

Example: The Terrapins, the football team, will have a tough year.

Your Sentence: If Ray Rice and Joe Flaco have a good year, the Ravens will do well.

Drill 9/6Homework: Grammar Quiz 9/10Objective: Students will demonstrate the

ability to listen effectively in order to construct meaning.

Drill: Take out all materials for your presentation. Go over final preparations with your group for the presentations.

Clear your desk of everything but a writing instrument and paper.

Drill 9/7Homework: Grammar Quiz 9/10Objective: Students will demonstrate the

ability to listen effectively in order to construct meaning.

Drill: Take out all materials for your presentation. Go over final preparations with your group for the presentations.

Clear your desk of everything but a writing instrument and paper.

Drill 9/10Homework: Go Ravens! Game at 7:00pmObjective: Students will demonstrate knowledge

of basic grammar concepts in order to improve their writing.

Drill: Take out your notes and review for the quiz.

Drill 9/11Homework: Bring in an example of figurative

language that you have read. Write down the figurative language and the place the writing came from.

Objective: The student will be able to analyze and evaluate how specific language choices contribute to meaning in order to interpret the text.

Drill: Identify each of the following. Give an example if you can.

Metaphor Hyperbole Personification Simile Onomatopoeia Alliteration

Drill 9/12Homework: Hunter/Hunted Paragraph due 9/14Objective: Students will develop prior knowledge

of the author and text in order to be prepared to read.

Drill: View the painting “The Hungry Lion” by Henry Rousseau.

Describe the emotions of the hunter and of the hunted.

9/13Homework: hunter/Hunted ParagraphObjective: Homework: Hunter Hunted ParagraphObjective: Students will annotate story “The Most

Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell in order to understand theme.

Drill: Identify the figurative language and explain what it is trying to tell the reader.“The door opened then--opened as suddenly as if it

were on a spring--and Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out” (Connell).

Drill 9/14Take out the Hunter/Hunted paragraph.Homework: Review for figurative language quiz

on Wednesday 9/19.Objective: Students will annotate story “The

Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell in order to understand theme.

Drill: What is theme?