II 5th6wks wk2

2/28, Monday

• Obj: Grammar, writing skills & reading• HW: Get sleep—eat a lot tonight and have a

healthy breakfast in the morning• Get lit circles bookWarm-up: 1. Write down 4 tips you would give a friend who

wanted to pass his/her OER on the TAKS2. Get out 2 sheets of paper and place headings on

them

Grammar Quiz—read lit circle book quietly after turning in quiz

For 1-3, match the sentence to its type. (use each only once). Choices: A) Compound, B) Complex & C) Compound-Complex

1. Before she played basketball , Rita was a track star, but her brother has always played football.

2. Trading baseball cards was a hobby of mine, so I was overjoyed to receive a Mark McGwire rookie card last week.

3. Deron Williams went to the Nets soon after long-time coach, Jerry Sloan, retired.***

4. In #3 above, the phrase “Jerry Sloan” is a/an A) alien with a bad haircut, B) Subservient Causality, C) Appositive Phrase, D) “fanboys” conjunction

5. In addition to looking for correct punctuation on the TAKS test, you should also make sure you check A) that you are not being controlled by Lord Voldemort via the Imperius Curse, B) for any redundancies or repetitive errors made in the sentences, C) that the sentence “feels right”, D) nothing. Just make sure you know what sentence it is, then promptly pick an answer.

6. True/False. A sentence can have more than two commas.

Get out another sheet of paper

• Title is Essay Madness

Prompt practice—the bad, the good, & the weird.• Pick one of the following prompts and write

the worst possible introductory paragraph you can:

• Write about a time that you learned something.

• Write about a time when you were wrong.• Write about a time when you helped someone.• Write about a time when you were surprised.• Write about a time that you overcame an

obstacle.

Prompt practice—the bad, the good, & the weird.• Pick one of the following prompts and write

the best possible introductory paragraph you can:

• Write about a time that you learned something.

• Write about a time when you were wrong.• Write about a time when you helped someone.• Write about a time when you were surprised.• Write about a time that you overcame an

obstacle.

Prompt practice—the bad, the good, & the weird.

• Round-robinWrite until I call timePass your paper to the left

ShareTurn in papersGet all the questions correct tomorrow!

3/2 Wednesday

• Obj: Vocabulary, Reading• HW: • Warm-up: Retrieve lit circle book, then write your

best guesses of what the definitions of each of these words are:

• iamb

• anapest

Silent reading/journaling

• Finish your literary circle book!• When you finish, write a letter to the main

character, either thanking them for a great adventure or slandering them for being boring (be very specific in your gratitude or critique). If you would like to both thank and critique the main character, you may.

Word Game• Choose score keeper• Tear a sheet into ten pieces (you will use both sides by the end of the game)• Take turns being reader• Draw a card & read the word to the group• On your paper scrap, write a definition for the word & pass to the reader. The

reader writes down the real definition on a scrap of paper to disguise it and also gets to make a fake definition on another scrap of paper.

• If anyone writes down the actual definition of the word, set it aside• The reader reads the definitions, then everyone gets one vote for what they think

is the correct definition Points: (base grade is a 90)• You receive one point if you vote for the correct definition• One point awarded to you for every person who guesses your definition as the

“correct” definition of the word used during that round.• Two points to the reader if no one gets the correct definition• Three points for writing down the real definition of the word—even if it’s by

accident!• Keep a tally of points on the card I gave your group20 extra credit points awarded to the winner at each table.

3/4 Friday. Obj: Heroes.HW: Hero Journey Assignment (from bottom of hero

journey file on my website where you’re getting your notes). Due Tuesday.

Warm-up:

• Read Intro to Heroes pp. 874-875 and take notes– FAQ: What kind of notes do you want us to take?– A: Key terms and concepts. Look for the bold letters.

• Finish your literary circle book, then, when you finish, write a letter to the main character, either thanking them for a great adventure or slandering them for being boring (be very specific in your gratitude or critique). If you would like to both thank and critique the main character, you may.

1. List characteristics of a hero…

2.List characteristics of a celebrity…

HERO CELEBRITY

Nolan Ryan

Mother Teresa

Princess Diana

Sponge Bob

Rudy Guliani

Justin Timberlake

Oprah

John F. Kennedy

Mother Teresa

Lance Armstrong

Superman

Heroes

• http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4802231n

• Discuss hero definition from lit book• Discuss hero in terms of society– Can a criminal be a hero, by this definition?

The Hero JourneyTake notes from this file• In partners/groups, take notes on the Hero Journey– record all steps– Create your own visual to help you remember how

the process works. We will share these.– Find three songs with a heroic theme. • Explain how each has this theme using the song’s lyrics

and references to your notes• Play a clip from one of the songs• When finished, work on your homework individually

Presentations

• One group at a time