Week 3

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Quiz/Test Schedule this week

• Thursday, Sept. 1 – Subject/Predicate Test

• Friday, Sept. 2 – Essential Vocabulary Quiz (week 3) and Context Clues Quiz

Monday

First, head your paper…

Bellringer: Planner

• Monday- Essential Vocabulary/Main Idea• Tuesday – Context Clues/Supporting

Details/Subject & Predicate• Wednesday – Sequence of Events/Plot

Elements/Subject-Verb Agreement• Thursday – Subject/Predicate Test• Friday – Essential Vocab. Quiz/Context

Clues Quiz• (Reflection Journal check for Honors)

Essential Vocabulary• Thesis Statement- a statement in one or

two sentences of the main idea or purpose of the writing

• Conflict- a struggle between opposing forces (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself)

• Compound Subject- made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb

• Climax- the point of highest dramatic interest or the major turning point of the story

• Resolution- point in a work of literature in which the main conflict is worked out

Literature

• P. 346-347 Main Ideas

• What is the main idea in “The Good Samaritan”?

• Literature P. 357 – “Key Literary Element”

INDEPENDENT WORK

• Literature P. 347 “Write about your reading

• Step 1 only

HOMEWORK

All Classes: Subject/Predicate Handout

Honors: Remember to summarize in your Reflection Journals

Tuesday

BellringerIdentify the complete subject in each sentence. Write answers only.

1. A Pacific salmon spawns in the stream of its birth and then dies.2. An Atlantic salmon may spawn as many as three times in its lifetime.3. The female fish digs several saucer-shaped nests in the bed of a stream.4. One ten-pound female may deposit up to ten thousand eggs at spawning time.5. A smolt is a young salmon.

Remember…• Quizzes and tests coming up:• Thursday, Sept. 1 – Subject/Predicate

Test• Friday, Sept. 2 – Essential Vocabulary

Quiz (week 3) and Context Clues Quiz

Essential Vocabulary• Thesis Statement- a statement in one or

two sentences of the main idea or purpose of the writing

• Conflict- a struggle between opposing forces (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself)

• Compound Subject- made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb

• Climax- the point of highest dramatic interest or the major turning point of the story

• Resolution- point in a work of literature in which the main conflict is worked out

Homework

• Go over• Take up

• Please make sure your name and class period are on top.

Language Network

• P. 524 Main Ideas and Supporting Details• Pay special attention to ideas– At the beginning or end of a selection– At the beginning of paragraphs or following

pauses in a speech– That are repeated several times– That follow statements such as “The point

is..” and “This is about..”– That are underlined, bold-faced, or italicized

in print, or that are spoken with emphasis or accompanied by forceful gestures

Language Network

• P. 300 Adding Supporting Details

–What’s the problem?–Why does it matter?–What should you do about it?

Language Network

• P. 364 Structuring a Composition– A composition has an introductory

paragraph that states the topic of the composition

– It also has body paragraphs that develop the topic, or “main idea”

– AND a concluding paragraph– A composition is made up of paragraphs

– A paragraph has a topic sentence– AND sentences that support the topic

Wednesday

BellringerFor each sentence, write the complete predicate

1. The thousand-mile migration of the salmon fascinates me.2. Fish “ladders” are built near dams and help the salmon on their voyage.3. Leaps of more than ten feet have been recorded.4. The longest spawning trip exceeds two thousand miles.5. Salmon spawn in fresh water.

Remember…• Quizzes and tests coming up:• Thursday, Sept. 1 – Subject/Predicate

Test• Friday, Sept. 2 – Essential Vocabulary

Quiz (week 3) and Context Clues Quiz

Essential Vocabulary• Thesis Statement- a statement in one or

two sentences of the main idea or purpose of the writing

• Conflict- a struggle between opposing forces (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself)

• Compound Subject- made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb

• Climax- the point of highest dramatic interest or the major turning point of the story

• Resolution- point in a work of literature in which the main conflict is worked out

Literature Text

• P. 385-393 “The Highwayman”

• Get ready to read…

Independent

• Re-read “The Highwayman” and record the following plot elements:– Exposition– Conflict– Rising action– Climax– Falling action– Resolution

HOMEWORK

• REVIEW FOR YOUR TEST ON SUBJECTS AND PREDICATES TOMORROW!!!

Thursday

BellringerUse Context Clues to determine the meaning of the boldfaced words.

1. The castle towered up above them.towered means: _________________clues: ____________________________

2. Very quietly, the two girls groped their way among the other sleepers.

groped means: ___________________clues: ____________________________

Remember…• Quizzes and tests coming up:

• TODAY – Subject/Predicate Test

• Friday, Sept. 2 – Essential Vocabulary Quiz (week 3) and Context Clues Quiz

Essential Vocabulary• Thesis Statement- a statement in one or

two sentences of the main idea or purpose of the writing

• Conflict- a struggle between opposing forces (man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs. himself)

• Compound Subject- made up of two or more subjects that share the same verb

• Climax- the point of highest dramatic interest or the major turning point of the story

• Resolution- point in a work of literature in which the main conflict is worked out

TEST TIME!!

Literature

• P. 797 Subject-Verb Agreement–What is it?–Why is it important?– How do I do it?

INDEPENDENT

• P. 797 Grammar Practice 1-3 please write each .

• If you finish early, please take out something to read.

HOMEWORK

• STUDY FOR YOUR QUIZZES!!!

Friday

Bellringer• Informational Reading- writing that explains an

idea or teaches a process• Recreational Reading- writing to be read for

pleasure • Correlative Conjunction- a pair of words that

connect words used in the same way (Both X and Y)• Coordinating Conjunction- a word that connects

words used in the same way (and, but, etc.)• Conjunctive Adverbs- adverbs that act as

transitions between ideas. They normally show comparison, contrast, cause-effect, sequence, or other relationships. They usually occur between independent clauses or sentences. A few common ones are accordingly, consequently, and finally.

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QUIZ TIME!!

Language Network

• P. Agreement in Number–A verb must agree with its subject

in number.–Singular subjects = singular verbs–Plural subjects = plural verbs

Why is it important?

• You want your readers to be focused on your message, NOT your mistakes!!