DOL Check 10-12 Today

Word Study: Copy into notebook on your Word Study page.

1. -scope = to look at or watch. See pg. 26, 39Ex.: Telescopes are used to look at the stars. 2. -trib = to give or to pay. See pg. 40, 51Ex.: The districts were required to pay tribute to the government.

Below are the new ones for this week:3. –lum- = light. Pg. 112 Ex.: illuminate, to shed light on.

4. –duc- = to lead or to bring. See pg. 120, 153Ex.: The conductor leads or directs the symphony.

·Vocabulary List 4 Intro.—due Thurs., quiz Fri.·Read to discover the author’s purpose in our reading selection. ·We will take note of words or phrases that help establish mood. ·We will also be in the library on Wed. to do some research related to the problem presented in the selection, as well as the process by which it was solved.·Later in the week, we will begin study of subject-verb agreement.

Essential Vocabulary— Author’s Purpose—Is the author writing to entertain you? Persuade you? Inform you? What do you think was the purpose of “Raymond’s Run”? How about “Old Ben”?— Mood—the feeling about a scene or a subject created by a writer’s selection of words and details (e.g. suspenseful, calm) — Synthesize—to combine different ideas to form an ordered whole

Wednesday—Library for research into light, shadow, or reflection

Thursday—HW check for Vocab. 4, begin work on subject-verb agreement, present research findings

Friday—Vocab. 4 quiz, subject-verb agreement

Fill in chart as we read! p. 115

Details General Purpose

Specific Purpose

Purpose, shown with details from story

I dared not blink or breathe.

Describe fear

Mood (list words and/or phrases)

Mood is tense and scary

Create suspense and fear

Entertain Inform about…

Feelings are under my control. Sparkling, ascent, sunlit

Shift the mood from fear to triumph

Author's Purpose / Mood--Copy this chart and fill in as we read.

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Specific Purpose

Describe fear

Problem:Shadows from a passing car’s lights were creating scary images on the walls of the child’s bedroom.

Solution:The narrator realized what was causing the shadows.

Research topic: shadows, light, or reflections

• How are shadows/lights/reflections created?– You need one print resource. (Yes, a science textbook will work.)– You need one electronic resource.• Sources must be credible (trustworthy).– (no Wikipedia, ask.com, or e-how)• You must include direct quotations.• You must cite your sources. • (Demonstrate AVL, Easybib)– HOLT MLA Citations PowerPoint

You need to explain what light is before you can explain shadows or reflections.– 1 page– Paragraph 1 – Introduction/include definition of your topic– Paragraph 2 – What is light?– Paragraph 3 – What are shadows?– Paragraph 4 – Conclusion: What you learned from the research

Short Research Paper Guidelines

• Paragraph 1: Introduce your topic and state what scientific question your research will answer. • Paragraph 2: Discuss what you learned from research source #1. Put the main idea and what you learned into your own words. Use whatever quotes, etc. you wish, but make sure that what you use of someone else's is always documented. (MLA parenthetical citation) (Print Source) • Paragraph 3: Discuss another research source and what you learned. (electronic source)• Last paragraph: Conclude by restating in a new way what you learned. • Paper is due on Friday 9/20/13, but be prepared to discuss your findings in class on Thursday.

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