READINGS FOR FORMATIVE #6 9 th Grade MYPMonday, November 16, 2015

Reading Snippet (pg. 24)11/16/15 ◦ Nov. 16 th ◦ Using Relevant Evidence: ◦ Identify one piece of evidence that is used in this comparative paragraph. ◦ Label the tag line, the quotation, and parts of the citation (author act scene line). ◦ Is this piece of evidence relevant? Explain.

Grammar Snippet: Underlining vs. Quotationsfrom ◦ Titles of longer texts should be underlined. BooksMovies PlaysTV Series ◦ Titles of shorter texts should be in quotation marks. PoemsShort Stories EssaysTV Episodes One-Act PlaysNewspaper Articles

Grammar Snippet: Underlining vs. Quotationsfrom Directions: Rewrite the following claims with the correct punctuation for the titles. In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare portrays Romeo as a love- sick teenager. The Scarlet Ibis, a short story by James Hurst, demonstrates the force that an internal conflict can have on all the characters in a story. The poem Richard Cory proves that money doesn’t buy happiness. In the film Braveheart, William Wallace is a brave leader, similar to Henry V.

Objective, Agenda, & Homework ◦ Objective: I practice the skills necessary in a comparative paragraph. ◦ Agenda: ◦ Reading Snippet ◦ Grammar Snippet (Make up from Last Week) ◦ Greek Roots Recap ◦ Frankenstein ◦ Homework: Study Greek roots for this week’s quiz.

Greek Roots ◦ 37. therm = heat ◦ 38. hydr = water ◦ 39. phot, phos = light ◦ 40. pyr = fire

Frankenstein Excerpt ◦ Background ◦ Highlight: ◦ Color 1 = Characterization of the Monster ◦ Color 2 = The Monster’s Conflict ◦ Make notes in the right margin what WHY you highlighted the things you highlighted. ◦ Think about: What is the lesson we can learn from the monster’s experience?