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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

Vocaulary Quiz Day

Please take 7 minutes to study for your vocabulary words for your quiz.

Vocab List 2

EuphemismRepugnantNomenclatureJargonNuptialRecluseTutelageCommiserateUrbaneBelittle



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



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

Take 7 minutes to study for your vocabulary quiz.

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



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

Vocabulary Quiz


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



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.

Vocabulary Quiz

You have 7 minutes to study for your vocabulary quiz…

Vocab List 6

HedonistImminentPompousMeagerObsoletePariahQuandaryInsipidAusterePragmatic



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?

Vocabulary Quiz


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



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

You have 7 minutes to study for your vocabulary quiz.

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



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



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



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)

You have 7 minutes to study for your vocab quiz…

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



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


Read through the whole page and then complete the Grammar Exercise.

Punctuation


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

Vocab List 12

CatalystDenunciationEmbellishForlornHypocriticalImplausibleLethargicPerceptiveRecluseSanction



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