W EDNESDAY Starter: In your Journal What would you do if you suddenly received a large sum of money? Who would you help and why? 7 – 8 Sentences &/or 2 Paragraphs When you are finished, practice spelling your vocabulary words 5x each

W EDNESDAY Review classroom procedures: Entering Dismissal Silent Signals Journal/Assignment Headings Go over homework  Word Maps

M ATCHING 1. Ceaseless 2. Reassuring 3. Frantically 4. Strenuous 5. Avarice 6. Poultice 7. Undulating 8. Obscured 9. Perceptible 10. Incandescence a. Covered over b. Able to be detected by the senses c. To cause to move in waves d. Shining brilliantly e. Wild with anger, pain, worry; frenzied f. Greed for riches g. A hot, moist mass of herbs h. Unceasing, continual i. Restoring to confidence j. Vigorous, active, arduous

W EDNESDAY Review vocabulary notes from yesterday Parable Symbol Theme Foreshadowing Simile/Metaphor Personification

W EDNESDAY Author Biography Read the biography about John Steinbeck At the end of every paragraph, stop and write down the main events on the right side of the page If you have a question or encounter a word you don’t understand jot it down on the left side of the page QuestionsFacts

W EDNESDAY Homework  Due Thursday! Create a timeline of John Steinbeck’s life events using your notes from class You will be graded in the following areas: Neatness: 20pts Quality Information: 60pts Spelling: 20pts

STRATEGYTHINKING MAPS STRATEGYTHINKING MAPS 1. Finding Main Idea--a sentence that tells what the passage is mostly about. Circle Map, Bubble Map, Tree Map (whole text) 7. Finding Word Meaning in Context-- isolating unfamiliar words in the text and searching for clues about the meaning, embedded in the text. Multi-Flow Map, Flow Map, Brace Map 2. Recalling Facts & Details--factual information from the text or specific details from the selection. Circle Map, Flow Map, Tree Map 8. Drawing Conclusions & Making Inferences--your assumptions about the text, although not explicitly stated in the text. Multi-Flow Map, Brace Map, Bridge Map 3. Understanding Sequence--understanding how events or details are told in order. Bubble Map(add arrows), Flow Map 9. Distinguishing Between Fact & Opinion- -assessing what can be proved and what cannot in the text. Multi-Flow, Tree Map 4. Recognizing Cause and Effect--the cause is whatever occurred to make something happen; the effect is what happened as a result of the cause. Multi-Flow Map, Brace Map 10. Identifying Author's Purpose--not just to persuade, inform, & entertain, but to note style, tone, word choice, etc. Bubble Map(label each bubble), Tree Map, Brace Map 5. Comparing and Contrasting-- understanding how two things are alike and how they are different. Double Bubble Map, Bridge Map 11. Interpreting Figurative Language-- understanding the use of similes, metaphors, personification, etc. --literal interpretation vs. figurative. Circle Map, Tree Map, Bridge Map 6. Making Predictions--your own ideas of how something will be in the future, without knowing at the time. Circle Map, Bubble Map, Brace Map 12. Summarizing--assessing the 5W's + H (who,what,when.where,why,how) assist students in summarizing text. Bubble Map, Double Bubble Map(isolating 2 features of the text), Flow Map, Bridge Map(used as a plot diagram)

W EDNESDAY Preview the questions for chapters 1-2 Which of the 12 reading skills will you use to answer each question?

W EDNESDAY While reading chapter 1: Set up your paper to take notes JUST LIKE BEFORE Bullet notes on the right Questions or confusing vocabulary on the left