Welcome…fill out your cardA# Name
When is your birthday?What are your hobbies/interests?What are your goals for after high school? College? Career? What is your favorite subject in school? Why?Tell me about what you enjoy most about English class?What do you enjoy the least about English class?What is your favorite thing to read? What is it about that do you enjoy?
Tell me anything else that you feel I should know about you or your learning style…
2 Truths & A Lie
On a scrap sheet of paper, write down three things about yourself.
Two true things and one false thing.When all of the members of your
group are finished, take turns telling your group mates what you wrote down.
Group, see if you can spot the lie…and have fun getting to know your group.
Text Interview
You have 7 minutes to complete this…Write these questions leaving space for the answers on a sheet of paper. Keep this for your warm-up section in your binder.
Text someone who is NOT in this school (do not text someone in another school)
Ask them the following:◦ Have you heard about the ice bucket challenge?◦ Have you been challenged? Would you do it if you were?◦ What do you know about ALS disease or Lou Gehrig?
Bonus if you talk to someone in another state.Extra Bonus if you talk to someone in another country.
Vocab List 1
BequeathTentativeVindictiveEccentricEstrangedHierarchyColloquialLineageMatriarchPatriarch
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Choice #1: Write a paragraph detailing your inference of where the sidewalk ends; what are the children seeing?Choice#2: Draw a full page detailed picture of your inference of where the sidewalks ends? What are they seeing?
Socratic Seminar
On your notecard, write at least 3 questions that you had about “Story of an Hour”
You should have at least 3 questions
Have those and your annotated story ready for discussion
Vocab List 2
EuphemismRepugnantNomenclatureJargonNuptialRecluseTutelageCommiserateUrbaneBelittle
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Read the following and answer the question that follows.
The ocean floor is a fascinating place. Thanks to recent technological advances, scientists can now explore areas that were, until recently, a mystery to humans. Thousands of new species—from gigantic squid to microscopic plankton—have been added to the diverse population of sea creatures.
Explain the meaning of the word microscopic.
Read the following and answer the following question.
When we moved to Texas, our merry neighbor, Mrs. Rhodes, was inquisitive and eager to learn our names. After one week, however, we became annoyed. Her meddlesome nature soon meant she constantly snooped on us. Like a nosy relative, she sometimes even observed us through binoculars.
Which words does the author use for a positive connotation of Mrs. Rhodes? Which words portray a negative connotation?
9-11 Reflection
Sit with your group.
Take a moment and write a paragraph reflecting on September 11, 2001. What did that day mean to you? How did it effect you/your family? How did it effect America?
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
Choose the correct verb:
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.2. Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer.3. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on
my street.4. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.5. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Tableaux Presentations
In your warm-up section, write a one paragraph reflection on the importance of your group’s scene to the story. What would we lose if that scene was not in the story?
Self-Review
On a sheet of paper to turn in…
Write a review of your group.◦How did you like choosing your groups?◦Did all members participate equally?◦What grade would you give yourself? Honestly.
This is private…no one else will read them but me.
4-Corner Debate
State whether you disagree, slightly disagree, slightly agree, or agree with each statement and why… Your fate is predestined and any attempt to change
it is futile. A successful marriage is more reliant on
compromise than love. The better you know someone the harder it is to
get along with them. Women wear the trousers in most relationships. Big companies like McDonalds embody all the evils
of capitalism. There should be a gun in every home.
Think of the two stories that we read (Chrysanthemums and 2nd Bakery Attack), choose one of those stories and write a “spin-off.” That means you can re-write a scene, create a new scene, or solve an unresolved issue. Write ¾-1 page and use at least 6 of the vocab words.
Vocab List 3
MarredNonchalanceObscurePainstakingAbstractPlatitudeDecadenceEffaceFastidiousGarner
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Revenge Story
Think of one person on whom you wish to take revenge upon…is that person someone close to you, in your family, at school?
For what reason to you wish revenge?What revenge would you take?
Expository Writing
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source Book.
Complete the section titled “Expository Writing Warm-up: Focusing on a Specific Topic”
You do not need to write the paragraph, complete the “Try-It” part.
Do not write in the books!
Expository Writing
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source Book.
Complete the “Try-It!” section under “Writing Your Topic Sentence”
Binder Day
Today is your day to prepare your binder to be graded and to take care of any missing assignments that you want to turn in.
Please deposit your cell phone into the “cell phone babysitting center”
Quietly take your seatClear your desk of everything except a
piece of paper and a pencil
Vocab Quiz
Fan FictionChoose your favorite fictional (book/TV/Movie/Comic Book) character and write a scene for them.
Write ¾ to 1 page and use at least 6 vocabulary words.
Dangling Modifiers
Staple or tape the notes strip onto your page and copy the examples.
1. I was late for the school bus again. Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud.(Was the book running for the bus? It’s the only nearby noun beside mud.)2. Deciding to join the Navy, the recruiter enthusiastically pumped Joe’s hand.(Was the recruiter deciding to join the Navy? The only other option is Joe’s hand.)
Vocab List 4
CacheEsotericEbbFacilitateGalvanizeUtopianKindleLabyrinthMaliciousBizarre
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Poetry Quick Write
Write a one paragraph quick write on your initial response to this poem:
The Rose That Grew From ConcreteDid you hear about the rose that grewfrom a crack in the concrete?Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,it learned to breathe fresh air.Long live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else ever cared.
Poetry Quick Write
Write a one paragraph reflective quick write on this…
Ring-a-round the rosies,A pocket full of posies,Ashes! Ashes!We all fall down.
Write a one paragraph response to the following poem:
DreamsLangston Hughes, 1902 - 1967
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
Write a haiku poem: first line – 5 syllables, second line – 7 syllables, third line – 5 syllables
Example:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
Shape Poetry
On the back of your quiz, you are going to create a shape poem.
It can be any shape that you want, however you must use at least 1 literary device and 6 of the vocab words.
Vocab List 5
ObliterateAbstinenceDebilitateEclecticFallacyGarbledHaphazardImmaterialJudiciousLackluster
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Quick Write
The Man In The JarIrwin Mercer
I once knew a man who lived in a jar,for a stranger sight you'd have to go far.I asked him once, why he lived in a jar,he grimaced and said, how bizarre you are.
My jar's so cozy, warm and bright,even in the full moonlight.The only drawback is you see,is getting out quickly, when I have to pee.
Quick Write
Excuse Me MissGary Ross
Sam asked a question of his teacherHe asked it of the stern Miss MeacherYou wouldn’t punish me, would you?For something that I did not doOf course not boy, answered MissSpitting the reply out with a hissThat’s a relief he began to explainAs I didn't do my homewo…
New Partner Interview
Interview your new partner, ask them the following questions and record your answers.What did you enjoy most in this class last
nine weeks? Why?What did you enjoy the least? Why?What is your favorite thing to do in your
free time?Would you like to exchange numbers in
case one of us is absent?
Quick Write-1 Paragraph Reflection
A Poison Tree by William Blake
I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end.I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,Night & morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles,And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night. Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine,And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole, When the night had veild the pole; In the morning glad I see; My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
Vocab List 6
HedonistImminentPompousMeagerObsoletePariahQuandaryInsipidAusterePragmatic
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Quick Write-Authorial Intent
Write a 3-5 sentence A.P.E. response to the following question:
Why do you believe that Coleridge chose to use so many allusions to God and Christianity?
The Fifth of November Remember, remember!
The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up alive. Threescore barrels, laid below, To prove old England's overthrow. But, by God's providence, him they catch, With a dark lantern, lighting a match! A stick and a stake For King James's sake! If you won't give me one, I'll take two, The better for me, And the worse for you. A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope, A penn'orth of cheese to choke him, A pint of beer to wash it down, And a jolly good fire to burn him. Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring! Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King! Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
What is the one part of the poem, thus far, have you found to be the most relevant? Why?
How do Coleridge’s choices on literary devices affect the reading of the poem? Why?
Write a 6-8 stanza poem about for favorite thing to do (school appropriate of course)
Use any rhyme schemeYou must use at least 6 of the vocabulary
words
Vocab List 7
CallousDeferenceEffervescentFervorBesmirch HereticImmutableLampoonMeanderingOfficious
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Appositive Phrases
Copy the following:Appositives are noun phrases that identify adjacent nouns or pronouns. They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers.
Sentence Opener:One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody willful child.
Subject-Verb Split:Poppa, a good quiet man, spent the last hours before our parting moving aimlessly about the yard.
Sentence Closer:The boy looked at them, big black ugly insects.
Appositive Phrases Practice
Each scrambled sentence has one or more appositives. Identify them and unscramble the sentence parts into a complete sentence with proper punctuation.
1. a. struggled as usual b. she c. to maintain her calm, composed, friendly bearing d. a sort of mask she wore all over her body
2. a. an old, bowlegged fellow in a pale-blue sweater b. the judge c. had stopped examining the animals d. on the back of a dirty envelope
3. a. the tyrannosaur b. with huge flaring nostrils c. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs d. gave Baselton a smell
Appositive Phrase Practice
Unscramble; use correct punctuation.
4. a. went over to Tom Willy’s saloon b. in the late afternoon c. Will Henderson d. and editor of the Eagle e. owner5. a. and the jingle of trace chains b. was louder c. drag of brakes d. the sound of the approaching grain teams e. thud of big hooves on hard ground
Debate Topics
1. Women dress and act a certain way in order to attract attention.
2. Men are the dominant sex in society.3. Women can do anything that a man can
do, sometimes better.4. The wealthy should not be held to the
same standards as everyone else.
Reflection
Think about our debate from yesterday, what was the one thing that stuck out in your mind?
What would be one thing that you have added?
What would have been one topic that you would have changed and why?
Appositive Phrase Practice
Unscrambled—write the complete sentence—then write your own sentence to mimic each example.
1. a. president and valedictorian of the senior class b. by the podium c. intelligent and composed and smiling d. scholarly Henrietta stood2. a. beaming and affectionate and happy b. bride and groom in their finery c. they danced d. under the canopy
Vocabulary Quiz
Write a short (one page) dialogue (play) about your most “dramatic” Thanksgiving.
Use at least 6 of the vocabulary words and at least one of the following phrases coined by Shakespeare…
Vocab List 8
ParsimoniousRancorAcquiesceBombasticCapitulateDeflateEgregiousFitfulGratuitousImpartial
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
One Paragraph Reflection
Based on our reading so far, which character would you say is the archetype?
What in the text do you base that assumption on?
Why do you believe that Shakespeare chose to make that character the archetype?
Participial Phrases
Participles describe nouns or pronouns. Present participles always end in ing. Past participles usually end in ed. In the following example, the nouns or pronouns are underlined, the participles are capitalized, and the rest of the participial phrases are boldfaced.
1. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, HANGING in a fine tangled web-work from the eves.
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”2. Professor Kazan, WEARING a spotlessly white tropical suit and a wide-brimmed hat, was the first ashore.
Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
3. ENCHANTED and ENTHRALLED, I stopped her constantly for details.
Richard Wright, Black Boy
Participial Phrases Continued
Participles can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, and sentence closers.
1. Whistling, he let the escalator waft him into the still night air.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
2. My father, cautioning me not to work a horse till he had fed fully, said I had plenty of time to eat myself.
Lincoln Steffens, “A Boy on Horseback”
3. She called to him, excited.Daphne du Maurier, “The Birds”
Participial Phrase Practice
Unscramble the following into a complete sentence:
1. a. was waiting on the landing outside b. Bernard c. wearing a black turtleneck sweater,
dirty flannels, and slippers2. a. lost his grip b. dropping helplessly straight down
toward the far end of the trailer c. and fell free d. Malcolm
Vocab List 9
MeticulousOpportunistPartisanRazeAdmonishBuffoonElucidateFlagrantGuileHomogenous
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Quick Write
Why do you believe that the director/writer of “She’s the Man” decided to use profanity in the language? Why not stay true to the original language?
Quick Write
The movie “She’s the Man” gives the characters of Viola and Sebastian more depth by giving them a boyfriend/girlfriend as well as parents, why do you believe this choice was made? Why would the movie makers deviate that far from the original play?
Quick Write
Both films use the modern concept of the musical montage when Viola changes into men’s clothing, but use very different musical genres.
What tone did the music in “Twelfth Night” create during that scene?
What tone did the music in “She’s the Man” create during that scene?
Why is creating tone with music appealing to the audience?
Quick Write
Shakespeare created a very strong female character, Viola. However, she spends the majority of the play as a man. Not thinking literally, why must she become a man in order to achieve what she desires?
Why did the director/writer of She’s the Man give her more time as a woman?
Absolute Phrases
Copy in warm-up section as notes:
Here are some sentences, written by professional writers, but with some parts deleted.
1. She returned to her bench.2. The boy watched.
Compare them with the originals.1. She returned to her bench, her face showing all
the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.
2. The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark.
The boldface phrases are absolute phrases, one of the sentence parts that differentiates professional writing from student writing.
Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
Copy as notes in your warm-up section:Absolutes are sentence parts that describe
the rest of the sentence in which they appear. Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As a test, you can make any absolute a sentence by adding was or were. Here are the two absolutes from the previous examples, changed into sentences:
1. Her face was showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.
2. His eyes were bulging in the dark.
Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
More notes for warm-up section:Another way to identify an absolute is that
many absolutes begin with the words my, his, her, its, our, their (possessive pronouns). Absolutes can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers.
Examples:1. His hands raw, he reached a flat place
at the top.2. Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly
listened to these words.
Absolute Phrase Practice
Unscramble into complete sentences:1. a. while Buck struggled in fury
b. then the rope tightened mercilesslyc. and his great chest pantingd. his tongue lolling out of his mouth
2. a. to light the cigaretteb. his sore throatc. he forgotd. his head aching
3. a. Ib. each set upon a carved wooden basec. looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design
d. which held delicate-looking statuese. of horses and birds, small vases and bowls
Vocab List 10
ImpassiveLatentMitigateOpulentRebuffAdvocateCarpingDemeanorElusiveFledging
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
4-Corner Debate
In your warm-up section, write whether you agree, slightly agree, slightly disagree, or disagree and why or why not:
In “They Should Have Been There” it is the woman’s own fault that she is poor.
In “Black Men and Public Space” it is the young man’s own fault because of how he dressed that the woman avoided him.
Women are particularly vulnerable to street violence.
It is our moral responsibility to help those less fortunate than us.
Socratic Seminar
Why do you believe that the author chose to use satire as his medium for expressing his concerns?
Why use a jeremiad to express a point that became completely opposite at the end?
Why wait until the end to change voice?Now, write 3 “why” questions of your own
for the Socratic Seminar…
EOC Writing
Have you prepared a working thesis statement?
You have 4 minutes to prepare that and a working outline…
To Be Verbs
She was sick last night.She vomited in the bathroom for three hours
last night.
I am working on my homework today.I finished all of my homework today.
Driving is more dangerous at night.(You change)
School is more fun on Fridays than Mondays.(You Change)
To Be Verbs
Teaching is the best profession to choose.Teaching students rewards your effort everyday.
I enjoy being at the park.(You change)
My family and I are going to the store.(You change)
My brother was making fun of me today.(You change)
Vocabulary Quiz Writing
Write a one-page, persuasive essay that has one controlling example that is developed well with evidence. You must use at least 6 of the vocabulary words.
Choose one of the following…
So many tragic vehicle accidents in involve teenagers. Should the legal driving age be changed to the age of 21?
Fast food drives our economy but is creating a fatter America. Should fast food options be offered in high school cafeterias?
Vocab List 11
GullibleHyperboleImperturbableLaudableMoroseOvertPeerlessSalutaryTaciturnAesthetic
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.
Informational CUA
Turn in all cell phones to the box. Absolutely NO cell phones or ear phones allowed!
Leave all belongings at the front of the classroom.
Quietly take your seat and clear your desk of everything except something to write with (pen or pencil)
Absolutely NO talking during the test!
Persuasive Writing
Turn to page 196 in your Write Source textbook…
Read through the information and then complete the Try It!
Do I Treat My Reader With Respect?
Turn to page 219 in your Write Source textbook…
Read “Do I treat my reader with respect?” and then complete the Grammar Exercise.
Subjunctive Mood
Turn to page 222 in your Write Source text book…
Read through the whole page and then complete the grammar exercise.
Verbals
Turn to page 223 in your Write Source text book…
Read through the whole page and then complete the Grammar Exercise.
Punctuation
Turn to page 225 in your Write Source text book…
Read through the whole page and complete numbers 1-3 in the Grammar Exercise.
O.P.T.I.C.
On a separate sheet of paper, create the following chart…
O.P.T.I.C. Ad Gallery
Overview
Parts
Title
Interrelationship
Conclusion