Week 3 Content PowerPoint
Jan 18, 2016
Week 3
Content PowerPoint
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.
• 0
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!!