English II: Do NowEnglish II: Do Now

In your own words, In your own words, explain YOUR explain YOUR strategy for figuring strategy for figuring out the meaning of out the meaning of difficult in a text.difficult in a text.

English I Do NowEnglish I Do Now

Read through the passage on your own. Read through the passage on your own. Identify the author’s purpose (Persuade, Identify the author’s purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain), and then expand on Inform, Entertain), and then expand on that using evidence from the text. The first that using evidence from the text. The first one has been done for you as an example!one has been done for you as an example!

Shocking Fact!Shocking Fact!

A text can do more than ONE thing!A text can do more than ONE thing! It can inform AND persuading (Obama)It can inform AND persuading (Obama) It can inform AND entertain (Polar Bears)It can inform AND entertain (Polar Bears) It can persuade through entertainment (M&M It can persuade through entertainment (M&M

Commercial)Commercial)

What is What is Cockroaches in AutumnCockroaches in Autumn doing? doing?

Find evidence to support your answers.Find evidence to support your answers.

Groups: USE YOUR STRATEGY!Groups: USE YOUR STRATEGY!

Notes from YOUR notes from yesterday:Notes from YOUR notes from yesterday:1. Read around the word; use context clues1. Read around the word; use context clues2. Read surrounding sentences for meaning2. Read surrounding sentences for meaning3. Double check the spelling of the word; say 3. Double check the spelling of the word; say

it aloudit aloud4. Break down the word into pieces; try to 4. Break down the word into pieces; try to

extract meaning from each piece and then put extract meaning from each piece and then put it togetherit together

5. Ask your table partner5. Ask your table partnerAsk GoogleAsk Google

DomesticDomestic

1. Relating to or happening in one 1. Relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any particular country and not involving any other countries (ADJ)other countries (ADJ)

2. Relating to family relationships and life 2. Relating to family relationships and life at home (ADJ)at home (ADJ)

3. A servant who works in a large house 3. A servant who works in a large house (NOUN)(NOUN)

NourishingNourishing

1. Food that makes you strong and healthy 1. Food that makes you strong and healthy (ADJ)(ADJ)

2. To give a person or other living thing 2. To give a person or other living thing substances they need in order to live, substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy (VERB)grow, and stay healthy (VERB)

3. To take away from a person; remove 3. To take away from a person; remove something (VERB)something (VERB)

4. to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong 4. to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger (VERB)or help it to grow stronger (VERB)

CurryingCurrying

1. A type of food from India, consisting of meat 1. A type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce (NOUN)or vegetables in a spicy sauce (NOUN)

2. To try to make someone like you or notice you 2. To try to make someone like you or notice you in order to get something that you want - used to in order to get something that you want - used to show disapproval (VERB)show disapproval (VERB)

3. To try and push people away; remove them 3. To try and push people away; remove them for your lifefor your life

4. A mixture of spices, used in cooking to give 4. A mixture of spices, used in cooking to give food a spicy taste (NOUN)food a spicy taste (NOUN)

WaneWane

1. To become smaller, weaker, or less 1. To become smaller, weaker, or less important important

2. To grow stronger with time2. To grow stronger with time3. To increase in number3. To increase in number4. To end or cease to exist entirely 4. To end or cease to exist entirely