Sept.12, 2013 Warm-Up: Get a paper from the front of the room.

Create a KWL chart for your passenger.

Your passenger’s name goes here.

…about my passenger…

…about my passenger…

Leave this spot blank for now!

Class PrepGood News, Materials, Folders

Reminders:Vocab Quiz TOMORROW! Study Study Study!

GOODNEWS Y’ALL!GetPumped!

What How WhyRead for information.

Marking the text and research organizer.

The ability to gather specific information from the text will inform our writing and support our claims.

Recognize and use vocabulary terms correctly.

Slap Game & Vocab Flash Cards

Know how to use words correctly will help us become better communicators.

Reading List and Research OrganizerYour Goal: Complete the Titanic Research Organizer today!Expectations:Quiet and Focused work environmentIgnore distractionsComplete organizerAsk for help

Vocabulary Slap GameYour team will decide if the word is used

correctly or not. Slap THUMBS UP (like) if it is correct.

Slap THUMBS DOWN (dislike) if it is not correctly used.

Do not hit anything other than the board… First person to choose correctly, gets the point for the team.

She feverishly completed her homework because she had plenty of time and didn’t feel stressed at all.

The fiction story about a boat called the “Titan” sinking after hitting an iceberg is definitely a prophesy of what would happen later.

Sara had a moderate bedroom, filled with a king sized bed, a giant closet, a flat screen TV, and surround sound.

The two boys were totally into the novelty of the old water park that they had been to every year since they’d grown up.

The hotel had an adjoining room where the kid’s parents would be sleeping.

The accommodations at her new house were awesome. She loved that she even had her own bathroom!

The WHMS basketball team was disappointed that the championship game had been postponed indefinitely.

The basketball flew through the air and slipped through the basket touching nothing but net; a ghastly shot.

Erin feverishly threw on her costume for the play so that she would make it out on stage on time.

Vocabulary Flash CardsMaterials:Four index cardsVocabulary NotesMarkersScissorsDirections:Cut each card in half to make 8 total cards.Write word on the front.Write definition on the back.

Take 2Clean up your work area.Be sure that ALL classwork is turned in to be

graded.Organize folder and binder.Pick up all trash in your area. Straighten desks.

POINTS