1. Warm Up 1-12-2015 (WtK) 1.Inference – a conclusion based on information given in a story by using prior knowledge, story cues, and common sense. 2.Inferred character traits – a reader can infer character traits based on descriptions of a character in a story. Character traits can also be inferred by what a character says. 3.Anecdote - a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical. Anecdotes are used to begin speeches (funerals, retirements, graduations, etc.) 4.Primary source - A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event. 5.Secondary source - A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Examples: text books & other books, encyclopedias, magazine articles

2. PRIMARY SOURCES VS. SECONDARY SOURCES: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

3. Primary Source A primary source is a document or object created during the time period being studied. Video Recordings Audio Recordings

4. Secondary Source A secondary source is information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness the event.

5. TIPS on Determining Primary Source vs. Secondary Sources PrimarySecondary Written firstWritten second Several pages longUsually much shorter Written by people who lived itWritten by people who studied it Strictly exists to provide information Mainly exists to engage reader

6. Let’s See What YOU Think… Anne Frank’s Diary An Interview with a Soldier from the Civil War A Photograph A Magazine Article A Textbook A Letter A T.V. Show on Discovery An Antique

7. Warm Up 1-13-2015 Smart, Smarter, Smartest Most regular adjectives (like smart) can be modified by adding –er (smarter) or –est (smartest), depending on the degree of the comparison. Unmodified adjectives are in the positive degree, adjectives with the –er ending are in the comparative degree, and adjectives with the –est ending are in the superlative degree. For example, Many late- night comedians are funny (positive degree) David Letterman is funnier (comparative degree) than Jay Leno, but Conan O’Brien is the funniest (superlative degree) of all. Write a paragraph comparing members of your family. Use comparative and superlative adjectives, as well as any others that pop into your head: pretty, smart, kind, mean, old

8.  The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity. ~George Bernard Shaw Explain what this quote means. Do you agree? Disagree? Explain your thoughts in a well-written paragraph.  The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of inhumanity. ~George Bernard Shaw Explain what this quote means. Do you agree? Disagree? Explain your thoughts in a well-written paragraph. Warm Up 1-14-2015

9. Uninterested in the Difference Contrary to popular belief, uninterested and disinterested do not mean the same thing. Uninterested means “not interested”; disinterested means “impartial” or “objective.” Write the following sentences. Then, fill in the blanks with uninterested or disinterested: 1. Hector, an excellent judge, is always _____. 2. Helen is completely _____ in dating Hector. 3. George and Martha called on a trusted, _____ friend to settle their dispute. 4. Far from being _____, Corzine welcomes bribes and is _____ in fairness. 5. _____ in the circus, Garrett read a book as the clowns performed.

10. Warm Up 1-16-2015 8 th gradeWrite an 8 th grade sentence using each of the following vocabulary terms from Speak. Make sure the word is used correctly. 1.interim 2.wan 3.blathers 4.vague(ly) 5.mayhem