Student Objectives Students will determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues. Students will utilize various English ACT strategies to enhance grammar skills. Students will use HOTS such as inferences and generalizations while reading a short story. Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Weekly Agenda Grammar Practice Review: Stop/Go, Go Short Introduction to Look Left Review Test Strategies: QAR, POE, Pick-a-Lane Quick Writes Read “ Cup of Tea” and “The Duchess and the Jeweller” Homework

Warm-up Exercise Finish your sample ACT questions. 10 minutes on the clock.

ACT Format English Assessment 15 questions, 9 minutes Content /Skills Usage/Mechanics: Grammar and usage, punctuation, sentence structure Rhetorical Skills: Strategy, organization, and style Reading Assessment 10 questions, 8 ½ minutes Strategy: POE, Back –to –Front, Pick –a- lane

Before Reading Quick Write Although class distinctions based on wealth are not as pronounced in the United States as they once were, they still exist. Make three lists, noting what seems to you to be (1) typically upper class, (2) typically middle class, and (3) typically lower-class places, events, and institutions. Note: In your response, one of your sentences must reflect Stop/Go and Go Short. Underline or highlight the sentences.

Before Reading Words to Know Arrogance Astute Forge Lissome Obsequiously

ACT Format Reading Test 40 items, 35 minutes Prose Fiction Humanities Social Studies Natural Sciences

Often the key to understanding the story During Reading Character : Often the key to understanding the story Action: pay attention to the character’s feelings, thoughts, and actions Motivation (infer): the driving force behind the character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions.

After Reading Comprehension Questions Vocabulary Activity English grammar practice Summarization