Root Word:
"dia"
origin: Greek
meaning: across
examples: diameter, diagonal, dialog, dialect, diatribe
Imagery Lesson:
- Imagery refers to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience in literature.
- Imagery involves one or more of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound.
- Imagery is evident in literature through the use of descriptive word choice and dialog to create setting, tone, or mood.
Handout:
Sensory Notes / Five Senses: students wrote down descriptive words that used imagery while reading p. 20-36 in Black Like Me, and participated in a Five Senses activity and Imagery Poster.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
January 24 - 25, 2011
1. Root Words:
"demo"
origin: Greek
meaning: people
examples: democracy, demography, demonstrate
Inquiry Question Lesson
Three Types of Questions:
1. Factual: "fact" questions that have one answer which is found in the text.
2. Interpretive: "meaning" questions whose answers you must figure out from evidence in the text.
3. Applied: "real life" questions that make you think about the novel in relation to your won life and the real word; they often involve our own opinion and their answers can't be found in the text.
Handouts:
1. Poem: The Road Less Traveled, by Robert Frost / Questions on back
2. Black Like Me Bookmark - write three questions from the reading (p. 10-20)
"demo"
origin: Greek
meaning: people
examples: democracy, demography, demonstrate
Inquiry Question Lesson
Three Types of Questions:
1. Factual: "fact" questions that have one answer which is found in the text.
2. Interpretive: "meaning" questions whose answers you must figure out from evidence in the text.
3. Applied: "real life" questions that make you think about the novel in relation to your won life and the real word; they often involve our own opinion and their answers can't be found in the text.
Handouts:
1. Poem: The Road Less Traveled, by Robert Frost / Questions on back
2. Black Like Me Bookmark - write three questions from the reading (p. 10-20)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Black Like Me
Root Words:
1. ad
origin: Latin
meaning: to
examples: adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, addict, advocate, advent, adherent
2. cracy
origin: Greek
meaning: government
examples: democracy, autocracy, aristocracy
If you were absent the week of January 18-23, please pick up a copy of the 20 root words, root tree handout, and Black Like Me study guide from Ms. Lant.
1. ad
origin: Latin
meaning: to
examples: adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, addict, advocate, advent, adherent
2. cracy
origin: Greek
meaning: government
examples: democracy, autocracy, aristocracy
If you were absent the week of January 18-23, please pick up a copy of the 20 root words, root tree handout, and Black Like Me study guide from Ms. Lant.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
January 13 & 14
Plagiarism Videos
Rutgers Citation Quiz
MLA Style Guide
Your Crucible Comparison Paper is due today. I will begin grading them Tuesday, Jan. 18, and will finish grading within two weeks (scores will go on Term 3). If your paper is not shared with me on Google Docs, it will be late.
Rutgers Citation Quiz
MLA Style Guide
Your Crucible Comparison Paper is due today. I will begin grading them Tuesday, Jan. 18, and will finish grading within two weeks (scores will go on Term 3). If your paper is not shared with me on Google Docs, it will be late.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 11 & 12
Crucible Comparison Paper Editing and Revision
Attributive Tags activity: Students will be able to evaluate and revise writing for introducing a quote effectively and using attributive tags.
Attributive Tags activity: Students will be able to evaluate and revise writing for introducing a quote effectively and using attributive tags.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
January 5, A-day and January 10, B-day
Writing Lab--print Crucible Paper
Sentence Walkaway--Students will be able to evaluate and revise for sentence rhythm created through sentence construction.
1. Combine sentences: combine these 7 sentences into 1 sentence.
2. Decombine sentences: take apart this sentence and see how many short sentences you can make.
3. Grammar Girl--"Complex-Compound Sentences." Fill in the blanks.
4. Create complex and compound sentences--put these words strips in two piles (one for independent clauses and one for dependent clauses). Then try making up sentences by combining them. If you were absent, invent your own 5 sentences.
HOMEWORK
Non-fiction book reports next time. Bring your book, a visual aid, and the yellow "Interview with the Author" handout.
Sentence Walkaway--Students will be able to evaluate and revise for sentence rhythm created through sentence construction.
1. Combine sentences: combine these 7 sentences into 1 sentence.
2. Decombine sentences: take apart this sentence and see how many short sentences you can make.
3. Grammar Girl--"Complex-Compound Sentences." Fill in the blanks.
4. Create complex and compound sentences--put these words strips in two piles (one for independent clauses and one for dependent clauses). Then try making up sentences by combining them. If you were absent, invent your own 5 sentences.
HOMEWORK
Non-fiction book reports next time. Bring your book, a visual aid, and the yellow "Interview with the Author" handout.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Assignments Due by the End of Term 2
1. Crucible Vocabulary
- 14 cartoon rubrics completed.
- Crucible sentence written for each word (on the green handout).
2. Book Reports--finish your non-fiction book and bring it to class. Also bring the yellow "Interview with the Author" handout to fill out during class.
- Jan. 6 (A-day)
- Jan. 7 (B-day)
3. Crucible Comparison Papers--if you have not yet finished your paper, finish it at home on Google Docs. We will go to the Writing Lab on the following dates to revise, edit, and peer review the papers.
- Jan. 10 & 12 (A-day)
- Jan. 11 & 13 (B-day)
4. Various in-class writing activities.
January 3 & 4
Crucible Vocabulary
1. Fill out cartoon rubric for these words: titillate, contemptuous, retaliate, grievances.
2. Find each word in the play and write the sentence in which it's found on the green "Crucible Vocabulary" handout.
perjury: I will tell you this--you are either lying now, or you were lying in the court, and in either case you have committed perjury.
retaliation: If retaliation is your fear, know this--I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law.
purged: Why "must" you say it! Why, you should rejoice to say it if your soul is truly purged of any love for Hell!
titillated, p. 838
deposition, p. 865
vile, p. 865
grievances, p. 834
trepidation, p. 846
conjure, p. 847
abominations, p. 834
daft, pp. 857 or 863
incredulous, p. 885
contemptuous, p. 863
vindictive, p. 835
HOMEWORK
Finish your non-fiction book.
1. Fill out cartoon rubric for these words: titillate, contemptuous, retaliate, grievances.
2. Find each word in the play and write the sentence in which it's found on the green "Crucible Vocabulary" handout.
perjury: I will tell you this--you are either lying now, or you were lying in the court, and in either case you have committed perjury.
retaliation: If retaliation is your fear, know this--I should hang ten thousand that dared to rise against the law.
purged: Why "must" you say it! Why, you should rejoice to say it if your soul is truly purged of any love for Hell!
titillated, p. 838
deposition, p. 865
vile, p. 865
grievances, p. 834
trepidation, p. 846
conjure, p. 847
abominations, p. 834
daft, pp. 857 or 863
incredulous, p. 885
contemptuous, p. 863
vindictive, p. 835
HOMEWORK
Finish your non-fiction book.
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