English 8October 17, 2011

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Complete Monday in DLR. Please remain silent so that your classmates may thoughtfully complete their work.

(5 minutes)

Results from Quest

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How to respond to short answer questions . . .

In the book, WDC, there are two encounters in which the LR9 . . .

Essential Understanding Question

Cornell Notes:

Left side: What is an appositive?

Right side:

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames a noun.

An appositive is a non-essential sentence element. However, an appositive often provides additional and/or meaningful information about the noun next to it.

Appositives are set apart by commas.

A sentence can stand on its own if you remove the appositive.

Vocabulary sentences this week

Essential Understanding Question:

Am I able to use vocabulary from WDC in meaningful sentences, on my own?

Subtle: adj. not obvious

Amid: prep. in the middle

Vicarious: adj. felt or experienced through the experience of another

Threshold: n. entrance; sill of doorway

Insidious: adj. operating in an inconspicuous way that has, in reality, a serious effect

Due Tuesday

Updated flash cards and vocabulary sentences

Read WDC through Chapter 24

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