1. Advanced English 6 OCTOBER 26-27

2. To Do Today:  A Day Only: Finish vocabulary paint chip activity  Read “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World” and “Over the Top of the World” and do Habit of Mind activity (pink paper)-turn in to class bin when finished  Read “The Red Guards” and do Habit of Mind activity (pink paper)-turn in to class bin when finished  Work on vocabulary activities-turn in to class bin when finished  Read individual novel and journal  DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE. THE DUE DATE SAYS YOUR PAPER IS DUE NEXT CLASS. MRS. FRITZINGER WILL WORK WITH YOU NEXT CLASS.

3. Paint Chip Activity-A Day Only  In your group: Use dictionaries  1 st color (top): Write your root with the meaning  2 nd color: Write a derivative from that root with definition and part of speech (easy)  3 rd color: Write another derivative from that root with definition and part of speech (medium)  4 th color (bottom): Write a third derivative from that root with definition and part of speech (hard)  ON THE BACK: Write a synonym for each of the three derivatives  Group 1:  bi, bis  mater, matr  sci  trib  Group 2:  bio  orig  scribe, script  Group 3:  gram  ped (Greek)  sim  Group 4:  graph  ped (Latin)  sum  Group 5:  init  saur  super

4. “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World” (pp. 808-821) and “Over the Top of the World” (pp. 822-826)  Read the stories individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.  Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and vocabulary as you read.  As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided, finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can write a one-sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s) of Mind.  Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a star beside the derivatives from the story.

5. “The Red Guards” (pp. 274-287)  Read the story individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.  Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and vocabulary as you read.  As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided, finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can write a one-sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s) of Mind.  Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a star beside the derivatives from the story.

6. Matrix  Personal narratives: Final papers due Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29- DON’T WORRY ABOUT THIS DUE DATE!  Reading: Choice novel  Journals: Based on choice novel; see yellow sheet for topics; due Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2  Vocabulary Activities: due Monday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 27  Stories and pink papers due Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29