Transcript Part I: Identify and write down the coordinating - mshamfeldt

CATALYST #61
11/25/13
Part I: Identify and write down the coordinating and
correlating conjunctions in each sentence. Underline the
coordinating conjunctions once; underline the correlating
twice.
1.The store isn’t busy yet, but I know it will be soon.
2.Please help yourself to the chips and salsa, or, if you have
a sweet tooth, enjoy some homemade ice cream.
3.Not only do I not want to clean my apartment but also the
idea of studying for exams sounds terrible.
4.Our puppy is smart yet goofy; he picks apples from the
tree and eats everything but the seeds.
5.When their enemies were at the gates, the Romans would
suspend democracy and appoint one man to protect the city.
It wasn’t considered an honor; it was considered a public
service. You either die a hero or you live long enough to see
CATALYST #62
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11/26/13
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word
in each sentence. (Preposition, conjunction, verb
or adverb)
– They had been known to win games for a long time.
– Example: to- verb; for- preposition
1. Like her brother, she loved to play basketball.
2. She hasn’t seen the new movie yet because
she is waiting to see it with her cousin.
3. For Thanksgiving, we are having turkey and
stuffing.
4. We will also have either mashed potatoes or
sweet potato pie.
CATALYST #63
12/2/13
• Explain what you did over the Thanksgiving
break!
• Be sure that your response is at least 5
sentences.
• In your sentences, label the following:
–2 prepositions: Label “PREP”
–2 conjunctions: Label “CONJ”
–2 adjectives: Label “ADJ”
–4 nouns: Label “N”
–4 verbs: Label “V”
CATALYST #64
12/3/13
• Choose 5 of your vocabulary words
• For each word, create one or more of the
following:
–A picture that demonstrates what the
word means
–A sentence that uses the word and
provides a clue to indicate the word’s
meaning
–An idea or a place or person that you
connect to the word
CATALYST #65
12/4/13
Some questions to review before the test—
use your theme chart, textbook and
returned quizzes to help you!
1. Who is Oedipus and how is he related to
this play?
2. What happens in the prologue of
Antigone?
3. What does the sentry do in Scene 1?
4. What does he do in Scene 2?
5. What happens between Creon and
Haemon in Scene 3?
CATALYST #66
12/5/13
• Choose 5 of your vocabulary words
• For each word, create one or more of the
following:
–A picture that demonstrates what the
word means
–A sentence that uses the word and
provides a clue to indicate the word’s
meaning
–An idea or a place or person that you
CATALYST #68
12/9/13
• Choose the last 5 of your vocabulary
words
• For each word, create one or more of the
following:
–A picture that demonstrates what the
word means
–A sentence that uses the word and
provides a clue to indicate the word’s
meaning
–An idea or a place or person that you
CATALYST #69
12/10/13
1. Which vocab word would you use to tell
someone that they have given in to your
argument?
2. Which vocab word would you use to describe
the Black Plague: a widespread disease that
killed one third of Europeans?
3. If someone was reading all of your texts on your
phone, what word would you use to describe
him or her?
4. If your younger sibling was screaming and
crying all afternoon, you would probably want
some of what vocab word afterward?
CATALYST #70
12/11/13
1. Based on what you read yesterday, how
would you describe Moche the Beadle?
2. How would you describe Elie’s feelings
toward Moche the Beadle?
3. Based on what you read yesterday, how
would you describe Elie’s father?
4. How would you describe Elie’s feelings
toward his father
5. Based on what you read yesterday, how
would you describe Elie?
CATALYST #71
12/12/13
1. What did Moche the Beadle tell Elie and
his community had happened to him
while he was at the camp?
2. Why do they not believe him?
3. Would you have believed him? Why or
why not?
4. How would you react if you were told that
you could no longer go to any
restaurants, stores, or places of worship?
Why would you react this way?
5. How would you react if barbed wire was
CATALYST #72
12/13/13
• In at least 5 sentences, summarize what
has been happening in Night so far.
• After you write your 5 sentences (or more),
label the verb in each of you sentences.
• Then, label the subject that is attached to
that verb (Who is doing the action or being
described?)
• Finally, check that each sentence has a
complete thought. If it does, write ‘CT’
above the last word of the sentence.
CATALYST #73
12/16/13
1. Would you consider yourself to be an
optimistic/positive person? Why are you or
why are you not this way?
2. Do you believe that people are naturally
good or naturally evil? What makes you
think this?
3. Do you think Elie believes people are
naturally good or evil? Why do you think
this?
4. Do you believe that good always wins over
evil? Why or why not?
CATALYST #74
12/17/13
• Turn to p. 46 and re-read from “The night
was gone.” to “Surely it was a dream.”
• 1- What is the ‘morning star’ Elie refers to
in this passage?
• 2- How has Elie changed since the
beginning of the book?
• 3- Why do you think Elie says the flame in
his soul is a dark flame? Rather than a
bright one?
• 4- What has happened to Elie’s idea of
CATALYST #75
12/18/13
Yesterday, we read about the sign at
Auschwitz: “Work is liberty” Or “Work
makes you free.”
1- In what situations would this statement be
considered true?
2- Why is it not true at the camps?
3- Do you agree with Elie’s decision to lie to
Stein about his family being well? Why or
why not?
Akiba Drumer says “God is testing us. He
wants us to find out whether we can