Feb 25

DOL

victor when you leave the storeroom please take some chalk back to the classroom mr luttati said

Class Activities
--finish reading "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin on p. 784
--finish task sheet assigned on 2/24

--read "Joyas Valadoras" on p. 790
--continue with task sheet assigned on 2/24 (on back)

Feb 24

Naturalism Pop Quiz
see Mr. Schappert to make arrangements to take the quiz

read: "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin on p. 782
--see Mr. Schappert for the handouts.

Feb 20 21

PARCC style assessment
see Mr. Schappert to receive the handouts

Feb 19

Common Assessment; see Mr. Schappert to make arrangements to take the test.

Feb 18

DOL

--when he was cleaning the yard dad found a news paper the christian science monitor that laid under the bushes since last march

 

Class Activities:

 

--students receive Common Assessment review sheet

--Common Assessment tomorrow 2/19

Review Sheet posted below; review for test tomorrow

Common Assessment 11.4 Review Sheet

Social Context – Circumstances surrounding a story or what is happening in society when the story takes place

Naturalism – A literary movement that focuses on how instinct and environment affect human behavior.  As an offshoot of realism, naturalism shows common people and ordinary life               accurately. 

Tone – A writer’s attitude towards his or her subject.  Tone is usually communicated through diction, choice of details, and direct statements.  Unlike mood, which refers to the emotional response of the reader, Tone reflects the feelings of the writer.

Inference – Coming to a conclusion based on using reasoning to draw ideas from other information.

Directions: Based on the following statements, make an inference about what type of person each character is.

1)      As Johnny climbed out of his window at midnight, he remembered his promise to his mother to never sneak out._________________________________________________________________

2)      When the girl saw the police car, she immediately started running.________________________________________________________________________

3)      Every day after school, Maria helps the humane society feed and care for stray kittens.________________________________________________________________________

Connotation – An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

Denotation – the literal or, Dictionary definition of a word

Irony – A contrast between appearance and reality. 

                Situational irony – A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

                Verbal irony – When someone states one thing and means another.

                Dramatic Irony – When readers know more about a situation or character in the story than the                                                                characters do.

External Conflict - A struggle between a character and nature, society, or another character.

Directions: Read the sentences below and decide if the external conflict is man vs man, man vs nature, or man vs society.

Verb Tense / Subject—Verb Agreement

Directions: change the underlined word in the following sentences to the correct tense.

1)      We all eating ice cream last Friday night. ____________________________

2)      There is no better feeling than ride a bicycle on a warm summer evening.___________________

3)      We watching the tide slowly come in as we waited for the fish to bite.______________________

4)       Nobody knows that she was coming home from college last weekend._____________________

5)      The sasquatch hunters will presenting evidence from their latest excursion Monday. _______________

Thesis Statement – Appears at the beginning of a paper and offers the reader a concise claim about the argument that will be presented.

Directions:  Using the following information, construct an appropriate thesis sentence.

1)      Argument: American Eagle is better than Abercrombie and Fitch

Evidence: American Eagle uses higher quality fabric, they offer a wider selection of sizes, their clothing is not as expensive

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2)      Argument: The Seahawks deserved to win the Super Bowl

 

Evidence: The Seattle defense stopped the Broncos, Manning could not make big third down plays, the Broncos allowed too many turnovers

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Active Voice - When the subject of a sentence performs the action

Passive Voice – When the action in a sentence is performed on a subject

Directions: Mark each of the following sentences with a P if the action verb is passive and an A if it is active.

_____1) The door was held open by me.

_____2) Betina has played softball every Tuesday for a month.

_____3) She displays her drawing with pride.

_____4) The last score was missed by the score keeper.

_____5) The spark plug had been removed by the mechanic.

Feb 12

DOL

--each and every day susan raises at 530 AM to shower dresses breakfast and walks to school

--read informational text re: new roles of women p. 650 and 651
--read "The Story of an Hour" beginning on p. 784
--answer questions 5 and 6 and the "Do all Cages have bars" writing on p. 788

Feb 11

DOL

--ms maia bought a antique dresser from a man in princeton new jersey which has been refinished beautiful

Class Activities:

--Active Voice and Passive Voice
--Connotation and Denotation

--look up the terms and be familiar with them for a headstart on the day's activities.
--See Mr. Schappert upon returning to class for the handouts.

Feb 10

DOL

on our expedition to the black hills we found that wall south dakota was further away than we anticipated

 

Class Activities:

--students study Text Organizational Features

--see Mr. Schappert upon returning to class for the notes/handouts and independent work

Feb 6

DOL

ed had good reasons nevertheless his Dad wouldn’t let him use the car to go to hear red hot chili peppers at manning stadium

Class Activities:

--Define 'Author's Perspective'
--determine Frederick Douglass's Perspective

--begin reading "The Law of Life" by Jack London on p. 770
--read until the letter "D" on p. 773
--do activities A, B, C and D in the margins of the text in your notebook

Feb 5

DOL

--after celebrating hanukkah alan chris and myself left for cable wisconsin to ski at telemark a nearby resort

Class Activities:

--finish reading "Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
--finish "Task Sheet" handed out on 2/3
--begin "Pulling it all together" assessment (see below)

writing task: 

Pulling It All Together:  Using your task sheet, charts, and above inferences, explain how Twain made the story interesting.  Be sure to include domain-specific vocabulary in your response. 

Writer's Rubric:

            --correct punctuation of Literature title

            --use of Author’s name

            --mention of 2 Vocab words that will be used to answer the question

 

--Discussion of each term and how it creates interest for the reader

--quote from the text to support

--explanation of quote and how it is relevant

Feb 4

Ms. North was in to speak to students about Programs of Study.  make an appointment with her if necessary to make up.

Feb 3

DOL

--among you and i carlos said i think that sandy will get the lead in the new production of grease

Class Activities:

--be sure to study p. 683 and all the vocabulary listed in bold face
--continue reading "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Callaveras County" beginning on p. 684
--see Mr. Schappert upon returning to school for a Task Sheet regarding the story and the skills instructed through the vocabulary