YOUR NEWSPAPER WILL NEED TO BE PUT BACK
TOGETHER NEATLY JUST AS YOU FOUND IT, SO
DON’T GET IT TOO MIXED UP WHILE
READING!
Warm-UP: October 8, 20131. Please grab a newspaper and a worksheet from
the front of the room. 2. Read the directions and begin.
Class Prep: Folders, Good News, Updates
It’s time for…
Why Bother?What How Why
Current Events
Newspaper warm-up
We are part of this world. We need to understand it in order to live well in it.
Acquire new vocab
Notes Vocab improves understanding and ability to communicate
Research Kevin’s condition
Article on Morquio Syndrome
Background knowledge helps us to understand others’ thoughts and behaviors
Vocab – Notes!The next 10 slides have your vocab for this unit.
Look Think Explain Check
Be thinking about hand motions for the words!
Ss groups will review the words and decide if they need to revamp their prediction based on the words that are in their list.
Invincible
Part of speech: Adjective
Definition: Unbeatable
Demeanor
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: the way a person appears to be or acts towards others
Fealty
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: loyalty or faithfulness
Quest
Part of Speech: Noun or Verb (depending on use)
Definition: (to) search or journey to find or achieve something
Damsel
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: a young woman, usually of noble birth
Vanquish
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: to defeat or overcome
Foreshadow
Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: to hint about something beforehand
Bionic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Definition: having normal body parts or abilities changed by robotics
Distress
Part of Speech: Noun (can also be a verb)
Definition: great pain, anxiety or sorrow
Cretin
Part of Speech: Noun
Definition: an obnoxious or foolish person
What About Kevin?
While Kevin (Freak) is not the ‘hero’ of the quest, he is definitely a major part of the story. His point of view is very important and unique.
To understand Kevin’s perspective more, we will be reading about Morquio Syndrome (MORE-key-o SIN-drome)
http://morquio.com/
UNIT II VOCAB GAME
Ready to play?
FEALTY
The is…
VANQUISH
The is…
CRETIN
The is…
DISTRESS
The is…
BIONIC
The is…
FORESHADOW
The is…
QUEST
The is…
DAMSEL
The is…
DEMEANOR
The is…
INVINCIBLE
The is…
FORESHADOW
The is…
FEALTY
The is…
DAMSEL
The is…
CRETIN
The is…
VANQUISH
The is…
BIONIC
The is…
QUEST
The is…
DEMEANOR
The is…
DISTRESS
The is…
Morquio Syndrome
With your group: Read the article Highlight important information (definition, how
you get it, problems you recognize in Kevin’s description already, etc.)
Discuss what you think the most difficult complication would be.
If you finish early, visit the Anchor Activity Area. We will discuss what you learned in 7
minutes.
Closing Activity
Write a paragraph about how your life would change if YOU had Morquio Syndrome.
A paragraph means AT LEAST THREE SENTENCES.
NONE of those sentences should start with the word ‘and’.
Think about: Diseases are expensive.
Would your home would be easy for someone with this condition to live in?
What activities would you have to give up if you had this sickness?
What daily things do you think would be harder for you to do?
Homework and PointsDue TOMORROW:
Complete the vocab fill-in / inference sheet
Points!
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