Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750.

Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750

Before the music ends… Turn in your Reading Journals to your class’ black HW tray No late work accepted on this one! Get out your interactive notebooks and open to page 7 & title it “Daily Oral Language Warmups” Get out your textbooks

DOL Warm-Up Put today’s date in the left margin
Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks & do your best to correct the errors no one is sure when or how the first people arrived in what is not called the United States They may have arrived as recently as years ago or as long ago as years. Do not waste room; you will need to fit another 4 of these on this page (8 sentences)

DOL Warm-Up Did you get them right? If not, fix them now!
No one is sure when or how the first people arrived in what is now called the United States. They may have arrived as recently as 12,000 years ago or as long ago as 70,000 years. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 8/27/12 Warmup Unit 1 Introduction Interactive Notebook Setup

Reminders today this week
Reading Journal 1 (if you are trying for an A) this week AoW 2 Reflection Friday Reading Journal Friday

Unit 1: Beginnings-1750 Open textbook to pages 2-3
Using the time line displayed, answer the critical questions on the handout, on page 95 of your Interactive Notebooks I expect E3 students to answer only in complete sentences Don’t write SHORT sentences, but all 10 need to fit on p95, so don’t waste space. If you run out of room, you may continue on the back of the ½-sheet (it will be stapled in) or on another piece of paper to staple over Questions 1-5 have two parts to each question Part 2 tends to be “under the surface”

When you have finished…
Staple the half-sheet with the questions to the top of your p95 On p94 in your IN, write a reflection of what you know of your birth. Topics to include: Where & when Earliest memories Do you feel like you were born into the right family, and the right time? Ask your parents how you were as a birth and as a baby. 1p = A, 3/4p = B, 1/2p = C, 1/4p = D

Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks (same page as yesterday: #7) & do your best to correct the errors Native Americans have been in North America thirty times longer then europeans have been on the continent. Actually colonists did not arrive in North America until the late 1500’s. Do not waste room; you will need to fit another 3 of these on this page (6 sentences)

Native Americans have been in North America thirty times longer than Europeans have been on the continent. Actually, colonists did not arrive in North America until the late 1500’s. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 8/28/12 DOL Warmup Grammar Review Timeline Review
Historical Context Clues

Reminders this week AoW 2 Reflection Friday Reading Journal Friday

Grammar: Parts of Speech
Open your IN to p17 and title “Grammar: Parts of Speech” Copy the following, and skip lines between: noun: pronoun: adjective: verb: adverb: preposition: conjunction: interjection: Write what you think each is (even if it’s a guess)

Grammar: Parts of Speech Independent Practice
On p17 (underneath your notes/guesses from the review), rate how confident you feel on each part of speech (1=I ROCK THIS, 8=huh?) Choose your BOTTOM 3 (6, 7, & 8) and do 6 grammar exercises posted on SchoolLoop for each of those parts on p16 of your IN (titled “Grammar: Parts of Speech Independent Practice”) All of the worksheets have more than 6; you choose which 6 to do.

America’s Timeline: 1492-1750 Open your INs to p95
Looking over the answers to your questions from yesterday, come up with 5 words (with your elbow partner) to describe this period in America’s history. What do you think the “theme” of this time period is?

Historical Context From where do we get clues about a piece’s historical period? On your own: Read & annotate the passage from “The History of the Dividing Line” as directed on the worksheet. When finished, staple the worksheet to p97 of your IN

Homework On p96 of your IN, list words, phrases, and references that you think could appear in writings that would give the students of the future the historical context of this period. Title it “Today’s Historical Context” 1p = A, 3/4p = B, 1/2p = C, 1/4p = D

DOL Warm-Up Grab your textbooks on the way in
Put today’s date in the left margin Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks & do your best to correct the errors In 1620, a small group of Puritans sailed to America and landed in what is now Plymouth Massachusetts. By following the advise of the Native Americans. Many Puritans survived the hardships of the New World. Do not waste room; you will need to fit another 2 of these on this page (4 sentences)

In 1620, a small group of Puritans sailed to America and landed in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. By following the advice of the Native Americans, many Puritans survived the hardships of the New World. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 8/29/12 DOL Warmup Writing: Word Choice
from The Journal of the First Voyage to America

Reminders this week next week AoW 2 Reflection Friday
Reading Journal Friday next week Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind. Practice Tuesday

Word Choice (Take notes on p57)
How many words are there in the English language? Current estimates: 250,000-1,072,000 How do you choose the right one? Audience Relationship Purpose History/Context Denotation Connotation

Triggering Words On p56, draw the following table:
Throughout the grading period, you are to come up with words that might be negatively “triggering” for certain people. Record the word, who it triggers, and why. I will check it on 9/21 for credit. A=20 words; B=15 words; C=10 words; D=5 words Word Audience Why

from Journal of the First Voyage to America
Open textbooks to p15 Follow along in your books On p99, answer the following question in a reframed sentence If you had sponsored Columbus’s voyage, how would you feel upon reading this account of his experience? Complete “Literary Focus: Journals” worksheet with your elbow partner and staple on top of p99

Processing Work (Homework if not finished in class)
On p98, copy & answer the following prompt: How would you have sold the idea of traveling around the globe to people who believed it would not be worth the expense? What sort of reasons would you include? Write a convincing argument. Title it “If I were Columbus…” 1p = A, 3/4p = B, 1/2p = C, 1/4p = D

Put today’s date in the left margin (p7) Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks & do your best to correct the errors Many husbands and wifes died that first harsh winter in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, many children were orphaned. Everyone had his fears during that bitter time, as a result; many people thought about returning to Europe. Do not waste room; you will need to fit another 1 of these on this page (2 sentences)

Many husbands and wives died that first harsh winter in the Massachusetts Bay Colony; many children were orphaned. Everyone had his or her fears during that bitter time; as a result, many people thought about returning to Europe. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 8/30/12 DOL Warmup Grammar: Sentences
Cultural American Origin Myths

Reminders tomorrow next week AoW 2 Reflection Reading Journal
Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind. Practice Tuesday

Grammar: Sentences open INs to p19 and take notes
What is required to make a sentence? subject (who/what is doing ___) predicate verb (what is s/he/it doing or being) complete thought

Grammar: Sentences Clauses independent (aka ordinate)
stands alone dependent (aka subordinate) contains subject & verb but do not express complete thought

Grammar: Sentences How do you fix what’s broken?
Attach it to something else compatible Add something to it

Grammar: Sentences phrase NOT the same as a dependent clause
A group of words that functions as a part of speech, such as an adjective or noun if on its own, is fragment: no subject, no verb, no complete thought Examples (do not need to copy) However, there are plenty of opportunities for students to create their own jobs. Maybe you are an outgoing person with good computer skills. Having worked with children, you will have an advantage over less-experienced sitters.

Grammar: Sentences S or F: Although traditional after-school jobs are still popular. Fragment! S or F: I was tired. Sentence! My mother went to the store. Although she had many errands to run. My mother went to the store, although she had many errands to run. In the pool. My little sister almost drowned in the pool.

Grammar: Sentences Reflection
HW: on p18 draw or find a picture to illustrate each of the 4 concepts: sentence fragment dependent/subordinate clause phrase

Cultural American Origin Myths
Open your INs to p101 In your group of 4, determine who is A, B, C, & D (you have 30 seconds to decide and write the letter at the top of p101)

Cultural American Origin Myths
Read your assigned origin myth to yourself, then write a 1-3 sentence summary what the myth was about When all 4 have finished reading, report to your group in 1 minute or less “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” p22 “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” p24 from “The Navajo Origin Legend” p26 from “The Iroquois Constitution” p28 Take notes when your group members give their summaries (1 sentence for each letter)

Cultural Details As a group, complete the 4 questions on the gold worksheet and staple to the top of p101 On p100, write an origin myth that is either From your own culture Something that interests you 1p = A, 3/4p = B, 1/2p = C, 1/4p = D

Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks & do your best to correct the errors In his book Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford described what the Puritans believed and experienced. The Puritans wrote the mayflower compact to settle disagreements among members of the colony.

In his book Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford described what the Puritans believed and experienced. The Puritans wrote the Mayflower Compact to settle disagreements among members of the colony. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 8/31/12 DOL Warmup ABC Review Color-Coding Paragraphs

Reminders today AoW 2 Reflection Reading Journal

Interactive Notebooks
INs will be assessed/due on 9/28 Part of the grade will be following specific directions (right pages on right page numbers) I will stamp assignments when it matters to me that they are on time, but you can include them later for reduction in points (as long as they are in by 9/28) All pages must be firmly attached, not falling out If you are ever absent, check the class master copy to see what you have missed or you will lose points.

If you have put something on the wrong page, you may paste binder paper over it and re-do (if it cannot be erased or unglued. Assignments may be typed up/printed and attached to assigned page

Table of Contents: p1: Main p5: Grammar & Vocabulary p41: Writing p91: Literature (Self Inventory & Unit Overview we will get to next week)

Parent Checkins 2-3 times per grading period you will show your INs to your parents and THEY will answer questions that I will give you, and they will sign. Graded assignment

Important Dates & Deadlines Ungraded Page for you to write the dates you think are important End of GP Collaboration Days Due Dates Test Days

Grading Period Reflection Assignment to be completed on 9/28

Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
Daily Oral Language You know what this is! Daily Oral Language Reflection End of each week, write a reflection in paragraph form addressing the following topics Corrections you did well (and why) Mistakes you missed (and why) Areas you need to work on BE SPECIFIC Checked the following Monday (or Tues if Mon is a holiday) 1/2p = A, 1/4p = C

Grammar Topics Filling in as we go: Parts of Speech Sentences etc Vocabulary Will be explained when we start next week

Word Cornucopia Write down words (and definitions) that you come across during the grading period (preferably in the curriculum/assignments/lectures) that you find Interesting Fun Personally meaningful Words that you like or that just plain strike you A = 20; B = 15; C = 10; D = 5 (Reflection will be end of GP)

Word Wall & Word Wall Practice will be explained next week Has to do with vocabulary assignments

Golden Lines Write down quotes you come across in this class, other classes, or things you read that are somehow meaningful to you or strike you Golden Lines Reflection will be done/explained later in semester

Interactive Notebooks: Literature
Independent Reading Ideas & Shared Reviews will be done 9/28 Book Review & Book Review Reflection will be addressed later Unit Test & Unit Test Reflection will be end of GP

Reading Journal You know what that is! Even if you are skipping some because you are not trying for a 4 on the rubric, do them on the page for the week. RJ1=8/27 RJ2=8/31 RJ3=9/7 RJ4=9/14 RJ5=9/21 RJ6=9/28

Reading Journal Analysis End of each week, write a reflection in paragraph form addressing the following topics # of days spent reading Time periods reading (5m, 30m, etc) Things you tried that worked (and why) Thinks you tried that didn’t (and why) How much you are understanding the book How much you are enjoying the book How to improve reading experience How challenged this particular book makes you feel BE SPECIFIC 1/2p = A, 1/4p = C

Put today’s date in the left margin (p9) Copy the following two sentences into your notebooks & do your best to correct the errors Puritanism an outgrowth of Calvinism was a religious movement in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Puritans believed that they were different than other people because the lord had selected them for salvation. Do not waste room; you will need to fit another 3 of these on this page (6 sentences)

Puritanism, an outgrowth of Calvinism, was a religious movement in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Puritans believed that they were different from other people because the Lord had selected them for salvation. If not, fix them now!

Agenda: 9/4/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Definitions
Exploration Narratives: A Journey Through Texas

Reminders tomorrow this week Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind Practice
Grammar: Sentence Illustrations this week Vocabulary Definitions Thursday AoW 3 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 3 Friday

Vocabulary Definitions
Teacher reads word Class repeats word Teacher reads sentence Students individually guess word’s meaning Repeat 1-4 to end Students get definitions for HW Do NOT use word as part of definition Definitions must be 3 words or more long Definition must match both part of speech and way word is used in sample sentence

Exploration Narrative: A Journey Through Texas
Turn IN to p103 List 3 places that you most want to “explore”. These should be new to you, if already explored by someone else. Why do you want to explore them? What would you be looking for? Open textbooks to p32 As you read p34-37: Record 5 things Cabeza de Vaca and his team learned about the land or its people Record 3 things you infer about Cabeza de Vaca through his writing style. Include reasoning why you infer Like you did for Columbus’ journal

Rate the Explorer: Cabeza de Vaca
On p102 of the IN: How would you rate Cabeza de Vaca’s value as an explorer? Use specific examples from the text to support. ½ page

DOL Warm-Up

Agenda: 9/5/12 DOL Warmup Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
Exploration Narratives: A Journey Through Texas

Reminders today tomorrow this week
Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind Practice Grammar: Sentence Illustrations tomorrow Vocabulary Definitions this week AoW 3 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 3 Friday

Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
Open your IN to pg59 and take notes sentences that follow the same pattern in an essay are boring show lack of maturity as a writer Examples of “same pattern”: same # of words per sentence same order of parts of speech all sentences start the same all sentences end the same

make sentences more sophisticated through “branching” front middle end

I drove my car to the beach. _______, I drove my car to the beach. Hurriedly, I drove my car to the beach. I drove my car, _______, to the beach. I drove my car, radio blasting, to the beach. I drove my car to the beach, __________. I drove my car to the beach, praying the waves would be good. In your INs, add your own front, middle, & end branches (write the sentence 3 times).

My Branches Throughout the grading period, examine your own writing for instances of simple sentences essays journals HW assignments reflections Write them down on pg58 in their original form, then re-write a branching you can use to improve it. A=10; B=7; C=5; D=3 due Thursday, 9/27

Finish notes from yesterday (INp103) As you read p34-37: Record 5 things Cabeza de Vaca and his team learned about the land or its people Record 3 things you infer about Cabeza de Vaca through his writing style. Include reasoning why you infer Like you did for Columbus’ journal

Give One, Get One Turn to your elbow partner and “exchange observations” S/he copies down one observation & one inference you have that s/he doesn’t You do the same

Rate the Explorer: Cabeza de Vaca
On p102 of the IN: How would you rate Cabeza de Vaca’s value as an explorer? Use specific examples from the text to support. ½ page

DOL Warm-Up

Agenda: 9/6/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Flashcards
Exploration Narratives: Boulders Taller than the Tower of Seville

Reminders today tomorrow Vocabulary Definitions
AoW 3 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 3 Friday

Vocabulary Flashcards
Share w/ elbow partner your definition Decide which of you has the best definition On the red line: Write your assigned word (on the left) Write your names (on the right) On the lined side of the index card: LABEL & write the dictionary definition LABEL & write your definition (paraphrased) On the unlined side Create a graphic or symbol to represent your word Words/letters can be no more than 25% of total

Exploration Narratives: Boulders Taller than the Great Tower of Seville
IN p105, textbook p38 While reading, or after reading, answer the 2 “Check Your Comprehension” questions & Critical Thinking #1 in reframed sentences. With your elbow partner, complete the 2 questions on the gold worksheet and staple to the top of p105

Rate the Explorer: Cardenas
On p104 of the IN: How would you rate Cardenas’ value as an explorer? Use specific examples from the text to support. ½ page

DOL Warmup

Agenda: 9/7/12 DOL Warmup ABC Review Paragraph Structure

Reminders today next class next week AoW 3 Reflection Friday
Reading Journal 3 Friday next class DOL 2 Reflection Reading Journal 3 Analysis next week Vocabulary Sentences Tuesday AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday

Vocabulary Sentences 1 sentence for each word
Underline word in sentence Must demonstrate understanding of the word Must relate to a short story or novel you have read in English 1 or 2 Must include name of story or novel Ex: Romeo made a very impetuous decision to kill himself when he thought Juliet was dead. (Romeo and Juliet)

ABC Review Copy the following to IN p71
Write an essay discussing the relative strengths and weaknesses of one particular source for news. Develop your ideas so vividly that a reader will have a clear understanding of the benefits and shortcomings of a particular source of news.

ABC Review On IN p71 Attack the prompt On IN p70 Brainstorm Choose the order Work with your elbow partner, but write your answers in your own INs

Paragraph Structure Open INs to p61 Attach handout to p61
On p60, reflect which of the three colors would be most important. What do YOU think the percentage of each should be in your paragraphs? 1/4p-1/2p

DOL Warmup (SMART Notebook)

Agenda: 9/10/12 DOL Warmup Grammar: Adjective & Adverb Clauses
Slave Narratives

Reminders today tomorrow next week DOL 2 Reflection
Reading Journal 3 Analysis tomorrow Vocabulary Sentences BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT next week AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday

Grammar: Adjective & Adverb Clauses
(take notes on IN p21) subordinate clause: contains subject & verb but does not express complete thought and cannot stand alone

adjective clause: s.c. used as adjective starts with relative pronoun that, who, whom, whose, which or relative adverb where, when, why Examples: (do not copy) Willy Higinbotham is the scientist who invented the first computer game. It was he who developed computer tennis. Have you seen the computer that Higinbotham used? Have you seen the desk where Higinbotham sat?

essential/restrictive clauses provide information necessary to identify noun/pronoun not set off with commas nonessential/nonrestrictive clauses add extra info about noun/pronoun whose meaning is already clear is set off with commas Examples: (do not copy) Tourists can visit the laboratory that employed Higinbotham. Brookhaven National Laboratory, which employed Higinbotham, is in Upton, New York.

adverb clause: s.c. used as adverb when, because, than, where, after, before, although Examples: (do not copy) Charles Babbage paved the way for the computer when he devised his “analytical engine.” Babbage’s invention was important because it proved machines’ ability to perform mathematical operations. Computers can solve complicated math problems faster than people can.

Slave Narratives On INp106, reflect on the following in a reframed sentence How would you feel if you were sent to another country against your will? Read through “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” p p44-47 Now that you have finished reading about another’s experiences, write a paragraph on INp106 comparing/contrasting your feelings with Equiano’s

Agenda: 9/11/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Review Slave Narratives, cont

Reminders today this week Vocabulary Sentences BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday

Vocabulary Review Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech
Column 2: Your best recollection of the definition Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with the word now Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart or dictionary (for HW) abundance (n) exquisite (adj) affliction (n) protrude (v) entreat (v) mortality (n) subsist (v) traverse (v) dispatch (v) feign (v)

Slave Narratives IN p107; TB p44-47
Complete gold worksheet with elbow partner & staple to INp107 For #4, use smart phones or do for HW On the bottom of the gold worksheet, write at least 5 significant words or phrases to describe Equiano (character traits)

Agenda: 9/12/12 DOL Warmup Writing Tips: Revising

Reminders tomorrow this week
Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Quiz this week AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday Be finished “catching up” your INs with anything you’ve missed by Monday; I will start collecting them then!

Writing Tips: Revising
(Open IN to p63 and take notes) revising: to alter something already written or printed, in order to make corrections, improve, or update

Two Levels of Revision: Surface Changing a word phrase sentence Deep Changing the focus of the piece purpose of the piece sequence of the piece discourse point of view

Revise like a STAR Substitute overused words weak verbs with strong verbs weak adjectives with strong adjectives common nouns with proper nouns “dead” words

Take Things Out unnecessary repetitions unimportant or irrelevant information parts that might belong in another piece

Add detail description new information figurative language development clarification of meanings expanded ideas

Rearrange the sequence to produce a desired effect the order for a more logical flow

Revising Set-Up On p62 of IN, write about something that bothers you.
Don’t think too hard about this; I want a first-draft with no revision whatsoever! “First draft sneeze” 10-15mins only

Agenda: 9/13/12 DOL Warmup Quiz: Vocabulary Breaking Down Sentences

Reminders today tomorrow
Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday Be finished “catching up” your INs with anything you’ve missed by Monday; I will start collecting them then!

Vocabulary Quiz Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank Points will be deducted if word is misspelled Turn test over on desk when finished Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once test is completed Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time is up

Breaking Down Sentences
(Open IN to p109 and take notes) Writers in past centuries wrote in long, complicated sentences To break down sentences: Underline vital information (who, what) Bracket unessential material

Agenda: 9/14/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Quiz Review ABC Practice
Color-Coding Review

Reminders today next class next week
AoW 4 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 4 Friday next class DOL 3 Reflection RJ 4 Analysis next week AoW 5 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 5 Friday Be finished “catching up” your INs with anything you’ve missed by Monday; I will start collecting them then!

Vocabulary Quiz Reflection
Staple or glue your returned/graded quiz to the upper half of INp29 Complete the following sentences on the bottom half of the paper On this quiz I scored a _____. I expected to score a _____. The reason(s) why I did/not meet my expectation is/are ___________________. Copy the words you missed (with their correct definitions) to INp37 (Word Wall)

ABC Review Copy the following to IN p73
Write an essay in which you identify a serious problem facing today’s teenagers. Discuss the elements that make it a problem and suggest possible solutions. Knowing that your audience will be adults, so be sure to contrast how this problem is different (more serious, more difficult) than when they were teenagers.

ABC Review On IN p73 Attack the prompt On IN p72 Brainstorm Choose the order Work with your elbow partner, but write your answers in your own INs

Color-Coding Review Open INs to p61 (where you should have stapled your “Traffic Lights” notes sheet from last week) In your group of 4, use the colored clips to “map out” the sentences of your paragraph

Agenda: 9/17/12 DOL Warmup from The General History of Virginia

Reminders today this week DOL 3 Reflection RJ 4 Analysis
1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you) Wednesday Vocabulary Charts Thursday AoW 5 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 5 Friday

Historical Narratives: Virginia
Open textbooks to p64 & INs to p111 (copy to p111) historical narrative: story of real-life events that records significant historical events firsthand: written by people who lived it secondhand/secondary: written by people who researched it perspective: how an event or scene is viewed/experienced objective: based on facts; unbiased subjective: influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice

Historical Narratives: Virginia
As you read: Write down 3 phrases or sentences that illustrate Smith’s subjectivity When finished, answer the following in reframed sentences: What impression of Smith do you get from this account? Do you think that Smith’s account is accurate down to the last detail? Why or why not?

An Early Settler’s Life
On p110 in your IN, write down your thoughts (in paragraph form) about what you imagine it was like to be an early settler. Feel free to reference specific examples from the text if you like. A=1p, B=3/4p, C=1/2p, D=1/4p

Agenda: 9/18/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Definitions
from Of Plymouth Plantation

Reminders tomorrow this week 1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you)
Vocabulary Charts Thursday AoW 5 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 5 Friday

Vocabulary Definitions
Teacher reads word Class repeats word Teacher reads sentence Students individually guess word’s meaning Repeat 1-4 to end Students get definitions for HW Do NOT use word as part of definition Definitions must be 3 words or more long Definition must match both part of speech and way word is used in sample sentence

Historical Narratives: Of Plymouth Plantation
Open TB to p71 & IN to p113 This selection is a firsthand account, as was the one read yesterday. Yet you might find it rather different in some ways. As you read, write down significant 1 way it is similar to The General History of Virginia and 2 significant ways it is different (aside from “written by different people”) Do golden worksheet with elbow partner and staple to top of p113

An Early Settler’s Life…For Me?
IN p112 Building on your HW from last night, write a critical analysis about how YOU would do as an early settler. In what areas would you excel? In what areas would you struggle? Would you want to colonize somewhere uncolonized now? Why or why not? A=1p, B=3/4p, C=1/2p, D=1/4p

Agenda: 9/19/12 DOL Warmup STAR Revising

Reminders today tomorrow this week next week
1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you) tomorrow Vocabulary Charts Triggering Words this week AoW 5 Reflection Friday Reading Journal 5 Friday next week Unit Test Thursday Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

STAR Revising Open INs to p62
Re-read your first-draft sneeze. Find 4 places to revise: S T A R Indicate on the index card (by letter) which you are doing, write original, and write the revision. Staple to top of p62 when done

Agenda: 9/20/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Flashcards Puritan Plain Style

Reminders today tomorrow next week Vocabulary Charts Triggering Words
AoW 5 Reflection Reading Journal 5 next week Unit Test Thursday Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

Vocabulary Flashcards
Share w/ elbow partner your definition Decide which of you has the best definition On the red line: Write your assigned word (on the left) Write your names (on the right) On the lined side of the index card: LABEL & write the dictionary definition LABEL & write your definition (paraphrased) On the unlined side Create a graphic or symbol to represent your word Words/letters can be no more than 25% of total

Puritan Plain Style (take notes on IN p115) Puritans
came to America to escape religious persecution strict moral code strong work ethic values have remained part of American ID importance of hard work strong faith in adversity

Puritan Plain Style (take notes on IN p115)
Puritan literature=moral instruction “moved heart to righteousness” Puritan Plain Style short words direct statements references to ordinary, everyday objects religious ideas/references NOT written appealing to senses

Puritan Plain Style Open TB to p91
Complete gold worksheet with elbow partner and staple to top of p115

What’s YOUR Style IN p114 Historians get much of their information about the Puritans by the style of their writing (poetry, nonfiction accounts, sermons). If future historians were to learn of you the same way, what would YOUR writing look like? What sort of things would you write? What subjects? What words? What would give them clues to your style? A=1p; C=1/2p

Agenda: 9/21/12 DOL Warmup ABC Review Topic Sentences

Reminders today next week AoW 5 Reflection Reading Journal 5
Vocabulary Sentences Tuesday Unit Test Thursday Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

ABC Review Glue/staple the quarter-sheet to IN p75

ABC Review On IN p75 Attack the prompt On IN p74 Brainstorm Choose the order Work with your elbow partner, but write your answers in your own Ins 8 minutes!

Thesis Statements (take notes on IN p65)
thesis: a single, clear sentence, which expresses the central argument or idea the paper will develop. main idea topic sentence

Thesis Statements A good thesis:
makes a claim and chooses a side and gives reason(s) uses forceful language (must, should, is, will, does) What you’re writing is NOT up for discussion as brief as possible, without losing information not too detailed or narrow You need room to grow your ideas sometimes previews main points The scientist Galileo is an important figure who should be studied due to his influence in both science and mathematics.

Thesis Statements Samples (do not copy) Which one is better?
Smoking should only be allowed outdoors. Smoking should only be allowed outdoors because of how disgusting smoke is. Racism is different in 2011 than it was in the Seventies. Racism is different in 2011 than it was when Rosa Parks was sent to the back of the bus.

Thesis Statement Practice
IN p64 For the following six issues/topics, write a sample thesis statement legalizing abortion lowering drinking age to 18 legalizing drugs dress codes at school legalizing gay marriage shorter work-week, longer hours (4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour) Make three of them “pro” and three “con”

Thesis Statement Practice
What’s pro vs. con? Example: Issue: increasing class sizes. Pro – Class sizes should be increased to maximum capacity in order for schools to use their available funds in more needed areas. Con – Class sizes should not be increased because putting more students in a classroom will have adverse effects on education.

Agenda: 9/24/12 DOL Warmup Puritan Sermons

Reminders tomorrow this week Vocabulary Sentences
Vocabulary Review Wednesday Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday Unit Test Thursday Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

Puritan Sermons (take notes on INp117)
sermon: a speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship Puritan beliefs literal Bible interpretation model for rest of humanity God was all-powerful and the final authority humans were all depraved sinners few people, chosen by God, get salvation everyone else was doomed no one knew if s/he was one of the chosen constant search for signs of God’s favor or wrath.

Puritan Sermons Open TB to p98
IN p117, answer Check Your Comprehension questions 1-3 in reframed sentences Do gold worksheet with elbow partner and staple on top of p117

Heaven or Hell? INp116 By Puritan thinking, do you believe you would be one of the elect, or would you be one of the damned? Be detailed in your analysis. A=1/2p; C=1/4p

Agenda: 9/25/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Review Thesis Statements

Reminders today tomorrow this week Vocabulary Sentences
Thesis Statement Practice tomorrow Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Quiz this week Unit Test Thursday Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

Vocabulary Review Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech
Column 2: Your best recollection of the definition Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with the word now Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart or dictionary (for HW) avarice (n) peril (n) mollify (v) persevere (v) pilfer (v) recompense (v) copious (adj) dolorous (adj) ineffable (adj) omnipotent (adj)

Thesis Statements Review
Does it: state a strong position use forceful language express position/reasoning concisely (without unneeded words) preview reasoning without being too detailed

Thesis Statement Variety
(take notes on INp67) Action Verb Topic Sentences also known as IVF (Identify-Verb-Finish) choose action verb first fill in subject and predicate around it

Identify Verb Finish your Thought Hurricane Katrina destroyed parts of the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast. The attack by Japanese war planes on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii sparked United States involvement in World War II. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, banned junk food in schools because of his campaign for healthy living. A study from Stanford University identified major problems later in life for teenagers who smoke. Add one of your own, for any one of the 4 ABC Review topics

When/Where + What’s Happening choose the where or when first add a “what’s happening” What could happen? What will happen? What should happen? What did happen? What might happen? What could have happened?

Where/When What’s Happening Each day at lunch, too many high school students make poor choices about what to eat. In some parts of the country, citizens conserve energy in creative and interesting ways. When an underdeveloped country is in trouble, every single country who has the means to help should send what aid it can. Every day, in state and federal capitals across the country, decisions are being made in the form of laws that could affect every person, and citizens need to know. Add one of your own, for any one of the 4 ABC Review topics

Agenda: 9/25/12 DOL Warmup Vocabulary Quiz

Reminders today tomorrow this week Vocabulary Review Vocabulary Quiz
Unit Test this week Book Review Friday Interactive Notebooks Friday

Vocabulary Quiz Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank Points will be deducted if word is misspelled Turn test over on desk when finished Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once test is completed Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time is up

Vocabulary Quiz Reflection
Staple or glue your returned/graded quiz to the upper half of INp33 Complete the following sentences on the bottom half of the paper On this quiz I scored a _____. I expected to score a _____. The reason(s) why I did/not meet my expectation is/are ___________________. Copy the words you missed (with their correct definitions) to INp37 (Word Wall)

Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750.

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750."— Presentation transcript:

Similar presentations

About project

Feedback

Log in

Auth with social network:

Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750.

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Ms. Oing English 3 Unit 1: Beginnings to 1750."— Presentation transcript:

Similar presentations

About project

Feedback