1. Mrs. Raprich’s Bellwork The Schwa Was Here Week 1
Week of September 15, 2014

2. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Monday, September 15, 2014
Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

3. Monday, September 15, 2014
The Schwa Was Here Vocabulary Copy the word and definition
1. schwa- (n)the faint vowel sound in many unstressed syllables in the English Language. Ex: the e in overlook, a in forgettable- sounds like “uh”
2. mannequin- (n)a usually life-size model of the human body used to display or fit clothes
3. capische- (v) slang for “Do you understand?”
4. persistence- (n) the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties
5. teflon- (n)a plastic with nonstick properties used to coat cookware

4. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

5. Tuesday, September 16, 2014 The Schwa Was Here Vocabulary
Copy the word and definition.
6. pyrotechnics- (n)Making of fireworks 7. asbestos- (n) Mineral used to make incombustible or fireproof material. 8. bystander- (n)someone who observes without getting involved 9. retainer- (n)The act of a client by which the services of a lawyer, counselor, or adviser are engaged
10. decapitated- (v) the removal of one’s head causing sudden death

6. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

7. determination, diligence, resolution, _______________
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Copy the synonyms and complete the set with the correct vocabulary word.
determination, diligence, resolution, _______________
Eyewitness, spectator, onlooker, _________________
Deposit, fee, payment, _____________________
Write the entire sentence and complete it with the correct vocabulary word.
I thought that someone was watching me in the mall, but it was only a life-like __________________.

8. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

9. The e in overlook is called a _____________.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Write the entire sentence and complete it with the correct vocabulary word.
The _________________ were amazing at the concert, but I was a little scared that a fire might start.
The e in overlook is called a _____________.
Old gangster movies have the word _____________ in them which is slang for- got it?

10. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Friday, September 18, 2014
Dude, it’s reading time!
Create a new Two Column Journal and complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right side.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

11. Friday, September 18, 2014 - Explore test extra Bell work
Answer the following questions. Be sure to rephrase the question in your answer.
Where might you see Teflon and what is it used for?
What do you know about asbestos?

12. Class Analysis: We just read Cinder Edna.
1. What are three similarities between Cinderella and Cinder Edna? 2. What are three differences between the two? 3. Which do you think you would most like to be friends with and why?

13. Preview, Predict, Set a Purpose: Nobody Journal
I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us -don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!
Dickinson, Emily. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1924; Bartleby.com, [1/13/2014].

14. I am Nobody Commentary-Discussion
Commentary- Ironically, one of the most famous details of Dickinson lore today is that she was utterly un-famous during her lifetime—she lived a relatively reclusive life in Amherst, Massachusetts, and though she wrote nearly 1,800 poems, she published fewer than ten of them. This poem is her most famous and most playful defense of the kind of spiritual privacy she favored, implying that to be a Nobody is a luxury incomprehensible to the dreary Somebodies—for they are too busy keeping their names in circulation, croaking like frogs in a swamp in the summertime. This poem is an outstanding early example of Dickinson’s often jaunty approach to meter (she uses her trademark dashes quite forcefully to interrupt lines and interfere with the flow of her poem, as in “How dreary— to be—Somebody!”). Further, the poem vividly illustrates her surprising way with language. The juxtaposition in the line “How public—like a Frog—” shocks the first-time reader, combining elements not typically considered together, and, thus, more powerfully conveying its meaning (frogs are “public” like public figures—or Somebodies—because they are constantly “telling their name”— croaking—to the swamp, reminding all the other frogs of their identities).

15. Journals-Before you read Scholastic Article on Fame
1. What do you think it would be like to be famous? 2. What possible negative effects could fame have? 3. Think of a famous person who has had trouble dealing with fame. What do you think some solutions to this person's problems might be?

16. Fame Article Read “Does Fame Make you Nuts?”
COPE PairedTexts.pdf
Write a thesis sentence for a persuasive essay. Does fame make you nuts? Remember your thesis should contain: TOPIC+OPINION+3REASONS

17. Song- Unnoticed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIyGo1URvk
Write your questions stems and be ready to complete them with the correct answers. The song moves quickly, so LISTEN! complaint of the singer?
What is wasted?
What is the tone of this song?
What is the mood of this song?

18. Song- Invisible

19. Firework- Katy Perry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_wNe9OtG8
Choose one of the similes from the beginning of the song and explain its meaning.
According to Katy Perry, what should you do if there is spark in you?
According to Perry, what should you do if you’re the reason why the doors are closed?

20. Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Write the seven habits of highly effective teens.
1. Be Proactive- take responsibility for your life.
2. Begin with the end in mind- Define your mission and goals in life
3. Put first things first- Prioritize and do the most important things first.
4. Think: Win-Win- Have an “everyone can win” attitude.
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood- Listen to people sincerely.
6. Synergize- Work together to achieve more
7. Sharpen the saw- Renew yourself regularly.
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