Monday/ Tuesday

Quick News… 4 weeks to review for the CST!!! 53/52 days until the end of the school year 39/38 school days 24 more times that you have to go to each class We will continue with our Root Mondays/ Tuesdays today with three roots. Mini-CST Quiz #2 this next Thursday/Friday Vocab Quiz #7 this next Thursday/Friday

Objectives: What you will be able to do after today’s lesson… To diagram root words and expand your vocabulary. To read and comprehend the plot, characterization, and themes within our class novel, The Giver.

But WHY???? We’re getting ready for the war (CST). Remember, you may have lost some of the battles (benchmarks), but you will win the war (CST)!!!! Learning root words can help you expand your vocabulary without really having to learn 100’s of words. You can break down the roots within a word and make an educated guess on its meaning. Breaking down the plot, characterization, and themes within a story will help you understand and comprehend what you are reading while also making you a better reader.

Do Now (page 31L) Superlatives and Comparatives You need to create a comparative or superlative for the following adjectives based on our class novel, The Giver. You can compare people or things from the story. The first one is done for you below… 1.Jonas is the most honest person in Sameness. or 1.Jonas is more honest than his father. 1.Honest 2.Curious 3.Quiet 4.Pretty 5.Happy 6.Hard 7.Confusing 8.Comfortable 9.Beautiful 10.Serious

Mini-CST Quiz #1 (Weeks 1 and 2) -Mark wrong answers incorrect, and leave correct answers alone. Use your best judgment on each of the questions, and if you cannot read it, mark it wrong. After we go over each section, you need to put the number they got correct for that particular section. If they do not have the all parts of the question correct, then it is wrong.

Roots 1.Bio- means life. 2.AUDI- means sound or hear. 3.CHRON- means time. 4.BENE- means good. # correct / 4 (for this section)

Vocabulary Use your best judgment. If it’s something close, then give it to them 5. Astonishing means amazing or surprising. 6. Middle means equally distant from the outer limits or central. 7. Courage is a noun. 8. Gasp is a verb. # correct over/ 4 (for this section)

Informational Text #9- Must have two of the following: – Discomfort in the center of the chest – Discomfort in other areas of the upper body – Shortness of breath – Breaking out in cold sweat, nausea, or lightheadedness #10- Yes you can die from a heart attack. It is the most common cause of death in the US. Every minute of the day, someone dies from a heart attack.

#11- Call 911 #12- begin CPR #13- A heart attack occurs when the heart muscle does not get the blood it needs for its nourishment. # correct / 5= 0-1= 1 2=2 3=2.5 4=3 5=4

Outlining and Note Taking 14. The purpose of outlining and taking notes is to organize information and summarize what you have read. 15. Specific details are indented. 16.I. Heart Attack II. Signs of a Heart Attack III. Emergency Plan *This question is worth 2 points. They must have all three correct to get the two points. If they have 2 correct, give them 1 point. # correct / 4

#17- They must have at least 4 of the following steps: (If the wording is different or it’s another step that you know is correct, mark it correct.)

#18-Must be similar to the following: Broad is a general or large topic (like the name of a culture). Narrow is a specific or small topic (like the types of religion practiced by your culture).

#19- Some variation of one of the following: When you look some info up You need facts/quotes To give credit where credit is needed You use sources to find information To learn new information To inform readers about your topic To answer a central question To focus your ideas about a subject To discover information/ new details Background information To back up your opinions Collect info about a particular subject Examine or discover new knowledge

#20-To give credit to the original author or to avoid plagiarism. #21- A.edu is an educational website. #22- Yahoo, Google, Bing, any other common search engines. (they must have 2) #23- (Must have 3 of the following) – author’s name-publisher – Title-city of publication – Website-year of publication, – day/month/year that you viewed the website – Page number-edition

Research Process # correct / 7 = 0-1= 1 2 = = 2 4 = = 3 6 = = 4

MLA In-Text Citations and Bibliography 24. The bibliography should go in alphabetical order (ABC order). 25. In-text citations go at the end of paragraphs within the actual essay that you are writing. You need an in-text citation after information that you got from one of your sources. 26. “I like cats” (Harris 46). **They must have the period in the correct place.

27.Harris, Denise. Exploring the United States. Portland: Penguin Publisher, (2 points-everything must be exact) 28. “I like cats” (People of Chezlette). 29. People of Chezlette. 15 January (2 points-everything must be exact) # correct/ 8 = 0-1= 12=1.53=24=2.5 5=36-7=3.58=4

The Giver Make sure you are following along as we read chapters 20 and 21. Open your books to page 152

Page 32R -Root Diagrams Root: GEO- Meaning: earth Examples: geography, geology Root: ANTI- Meaning: not or against Examples: antibiotic, antifreeze Root: RE- Meaning: again Examples: repeat, recycle

32R-L – Root Diagram--Assignment: Working with a partner you will have 20 minutes to chart out the roots GEO-, RE- and ANTI- --Use a dictionary to help you find words that contain your root. Root: Meaning: Word #1 with definition Word #2 with definition Word #3 with definition Word #4 with definition

Wednesday Genre Purposes and characteristics POVs Omniscient

Thursday/ Friday 1.Do Now  Revision 2.Vocabulary Practice 3.The Giver  chapters Evidence (bias/ stereotyping)

Do Now (page 33R) Rewrite and revise the following sentences. Each sentence contains 4 errors. 1.Bob and Sue tryed to clean there house, before every one came over. 2.Jenny though she didn’t need to study for the cst; She got a bad score and wishing that she had studied. 3.The dog new he had done something wrong when Billys homework was riped up. 4.Please rase you’re hand if you did not recieve the asinment. 5.Student’s must advocate for themselfs when it comes to geting a fare and equal education.

Do Now (page 33R) Corrected Sentences 1.Bob and Sue tried to clean their house before everyone came over. 2.Jenny thought she didn’t need to study for the CST; she got a bad score and wished that she had studied. 3.The dog knew it had done something wrong when Billy’s homework was ripped up. 4.Please raise your hand if you did not receive the assignment. 5.Students must advocate for themselves when it comes to getting a fair and equal education.

New Words (page 31R) WordPOSDefinition 1. OccasionallyAdverbat times; from time to time; now and then. 2. HarshlyAdverbAn ungentle or unpleasant way of doing something 3. EnthusiasticAdjectivefull of or characterized by enthusiasm; eager 4. TransferredVerbto pass or remove from one place or person to another 5. LonelinessNounIsolation without companions 6. CheerfulAdjectiveFull of cheer; in good spirits 7. AwfulAdjectiveextremely bad; unpleasant; ugly 8. SeldomAdverbon only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often 9. ShruggedVerbto raise and contract the shoulders, expressing indifference 10. SquirmingVerbTo wiggle or writhe

Vocabulary Practice Work on your word search to practice your spelling skills. You will write a sentence for each of the vocabulary words on the back of the word search paper in preparation for next week’s quiz. Tape this sheet on top of your words on page 31R.

Evidence (page 35R) What is evidence? Proof; something that backs up your statements/claims What are different types of evidence? Quotes, facts, testimony, opinions, statistics, charts Why do author’s use evidence? to make people believe or convince  persuade readers Bias  leaning towards a specific side based on opinions or likes/dislikes – Example: saying “cats are better than dogs” when you are a cat owner and have never even had a dog Stereotyping  a broad generalization about a specific group of people based on 1 or few people within that group – Example: People that wear glasses are smart.

Evidence (page 35R) What is evidence? What are different types of evidence? Why do author’s use evidence? Bias  – Example: Stereotyping  – Example:

Evidence (page 35R) What is evidence? What are different types of evidence? Why do author’s use evidence? Bias  – Example: Stereotyping  – Example:

Evidence Practice (page 35L) Read over the book reviews for The Giver. Part 1  Did the writer enjoy reading The Giver? What score (1-5) (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest) do you think the writer of this review gave the book? Part 2  Pull out two pieces of evidence (quotes) to support your answer in part 1.