Transcript english i 8.25

English I 8/25-29/14
Explicit Text
DBW(Daily Bell Work) for 8/25-26/14
Exercise:
11. Beyoncé were the most nominated artist on Sunday’s Video Music
Awards.
Step One: Find the verb of the sentence and label it.
Step Two: Use the verb to find the subject of the sentence.
Step Four: Is there subject/verb agreement? Why or why not?
Step Five: Infer why Beyoncé chose to allow her daughter to attend the
VMAs and why her family posed with her during awards
presentations.
Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb, whereas a plural subject
takes a plural verb.
Rule: Find the verb first, and then find the subject.
Rule: The word that follows “of” can’t be the subject.
DBW(Daily Bell Work) for 8/27-28/14
Exercise:
11. Miley Cyrus won the MTV VMA for Video of the Year during
Sunday’s Video Music Awards. Instead of accepting the award in
person, Miley directed a young man named Jesse accept the award,
make a speech, and call attention to the problem of homelessness.
Step One: Find the verb of the first sentence and label it.
Step Two: Use the verb to find the subject of the sentence.
Step Four: Is there subject/verb agreement? Why or why not?
Step Five: Infer why Miley chose to allow another person to accept her
award.
Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb, whereas a plural subject
takes a plural verb.
Rule: Find the verb first, and then find the subject.
Rule: The word that follows “of” can’t be the subject.
DBW(Daily Bell Work) for 8/29-9/2/14
Exercise:
11. Blue Ivy and Jay-Z, of the famed Carter family, sat next to
Kelly Rowland during the Video Music Awards.
Step One: Find the verb of the first sentence and label it.
Step Two: Use the verb to find the subject of the sentence.
Step Four: Is there subject/verb agreement? Why or why not?
Step Five: Infer why Mr. Carter and his daughter sat next to
Rowland.
Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb, whereas a plural
subject takes a plural verb.
Rule: Find the verb first, and then find the subject.
Rule: The word that follows “of” can’t be the subject.
DVW (Daily Vocabulary Work) for 8/25-29/14
11. Arid –
12. Assiduous –
13. Asylum –
14. Benevolent –
15. Camaraderie –
Extremely dry.
Hard-working.
Sanctuary.
Friendly, helpful.
Trust among friends.
Use individual whiteboards and markers to write five
original sentences in which vocabulary words are used
correctly. Be prepared to share with whole group.
http://quizlet.com/1022309/college-board-top-100common-satact-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/
EOC English I Pre-Test Data Analysis
8/21 & 22/14
Class
Class Average
 Eng I 2A
69%
 Eng I 3A
66%
 Honors Eng I 4A
82%
 Eng I 4B
67%
Notes Review from
8/19 & 20/14
http://teacherlingo.com/resources/thu
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Infer – To conclude from evidence and
reasoning rather than from explicit
statements; to read between the lines.
Interview with Author
“The Follower,” by Jack Gantos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nMfgJRFAuM
Daily Formative Assessment: Answers to Group
Activity for “The Follower” for 8/25-26/14
 Provide an example of foreshadowing from the story.
 Provide an example of a flashback from the story.
 What narrative point of view is used in the story?
 Infer which character is the protagonist and which
character or force is the antagonist.
 Create a plot diagram which includes all 7 steps. Plot
the story on the diagram. Write summaries of each
step and place on diagram.
 Discuss how characters in the story use free will or
encounter fate.
Mini-Socratic Seminar for 8/25-26/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CibjkFL2yfc
Watch video and read article about “Cool Kids.”
Consider:
1. What details stand out from the story, videos, or
article?
2. What do the video, story, and article have in common?
3. Should there be a difference between how you behave
in middle school and how you behave in high school?
4. If you were assigned as a peer mentor to a character in
the story or video, what advice would you give?
5. Do you see examples of peers acting like characters in
the story, videos, or article?
Group Activity for “How We Met”
for 8/27-28/14
 Provide an example of foreshadowing from the story.
 Provide an example of a flashback from the story.
 What narrative point of view is used in the story?
 Infer which character is the protagonist and which
character or force is the antagonist.
 Create a plot diagram which includes all 7 steps. Plot
the story on the diagram. Write summaries of each
step and place on diagram.
 Discuss how characters in the story use free will or
encounter fate.
WFA 2 on 8/27-28/14
 Take assessment
 Analyze data from WFA 1 and 2
 Log data in tracking sheet
8/29/14
 Bell Work/Review
 Bell Work and Vocabulary Quiz
 Review Data from Quiz
 Use Abby’s Steinbeck Lesson
 Start Chapter 1 of Novel
Steinbeck Bio/Intro to Of Mice and Men
http://ed.ted.com/on/Z5Q
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