English Hon 9a, Day 9 * Wed/Thurs Bell Ringer: In yer notebook: 8) The Necklace Review: Engaging writers (or storytellers) establish themes and plant big ideas by highlighting (or documenting) changes in a character's beliefs or values in the course of the story. Explain how the core values or beliefs of Mr. or Mrs. Loisel were put to the test and changed or re-prioritized as a result. 50 words Do BR, then . . . open your self-selected book and read!!!!

Independent Reading Do you “have time” to read???? Do you like to read?????

Upcoming Due Dates A = 12 B A typed current event exploration due 3 p.m. Vocab #2 due & quiz B = 19 ** with Works Cited entry **

Upcoming Dates A = 12 B A B = 19

Your work = Your grade!! Someone else’s work = not your grade!!

New Rules for CECE “current event connection & exploration” 1. Turn in by NOON in my room (no more office - sigh). 2. Include title w/ # of event: “CECE #4” – can be in header, or centered below header 3. Include works cited entry at end of paragraph.

New Rules for CECE Prob. will be on p. 2 – don’t make sep. page header CECE #4 Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Paragraph. Works Cited Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Publication. Day Month Year, pages. “current event connection & exploration” Last name, First name. “Title of article.” Title of Publication. Day Month Year, pages. Prob. will be on p. 2 – don’t make sep. page

In yer Notebook Flip to the back of the notebook . . .

Vocabulary 2 = quiz Fri/Mon LITERARY TERMS 1. active voice 2. protagonist 3. antagonist 4. atmosphere (think English, not science) OTHER WORDS 5. precipitous 6. interlopers 7. sniper 8. parapet 9. gaudy 10. prejudiced

Vocabulary 2 = quiz Fri/Mon FRONT BACK WORD 1. 2. 3. Etc. 10. DEFINITION EXAMPLE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. USE IN A SENTENCE 6. 7. 8. ETC.

First vocab quiz = quiz Fri/Mon We will “practice” on Wed/Thurs ** there will also be sentence diagramming on each vocab quiz!!!

Sample test Yours will be in this format (but diff words).

In yer Notebook Table of Contents: 1) Library Book Possibilities 2) Know yer neighbors 3) Portable Paradise 3B 4) Grammar Notes 5) Diagramming Sentences 6) Grade Check 7) Diagramming Sentences part 2 8) The Necklace Review 9) Diagramming Sentences part 3

Suddenly the booming thunder echoed hollowly. Diagram these sentences. Be sure to find all helping verbs, and be careful that each modifier is attached to the word it modifies. Suddenly the booming thunder echoed hollowly. The big bad wolf huffed importantly.

3. That child might be crying inconsolably now. Diagram these sentences. Be sure to find all helping verbs, and be careful that each modifier is attached to the word it modifies. 3. That child might be crying inconsolably now. 4. Gaspingly, they were laughing!

6. My sister may happily play here. Diagram these sentences. Be sure to find all helping verbs, and be careful that each modifier is attached to the word it modifies. 5. Away flew the silly geese. (Careful! What IS the verb? What or who DID the verb?) 6. My sister may happily play here.

And Now: Diagramming Prepositional Phrases Review: what is a prepositional phrase? What part(s) of speech are associated with a prepositional phrase? Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence: The squirrel ran up the tree, down the tree, behind the tree, through the tree, under the tree, around the tree and into the tree.

Notice: The squirrel ran up the tree, down the tree, behind the tree, through the tree, under the tree, around the tree and into the tree. All the underlined words connect a noun, “tree,” with the rest of the sentence, in this case through the verb “ran.” Notice that each propositional phrase (“phrase” means the preposition, its object (the noun it connects) and any modifiers of the object)) answers the questions “where” or possibly “how.” These are our old friends, the ADVERB QUESTIONS, and since the phrase answers where and how the verb was carried out, we know these phrases are acting as ADVERBS modifying the verb.

How to diagram a prepositional phrase: up tree the Notice that the preposition goes on a slanting line just below the word the phrase modified, the object goes on a horizontal line connected to the preposition line, and any modifier of the noun object goes under it. In these phrases the word “the” is an adjective telling “which tree.” Even though our word order goes: preposition, adjective, noun object, we diagram it: preposition, noun object, adjective, because we are showing the importance of words.

The squirrel ran up the tree.

The squirrel ran up the tree, down the tree, behind the tree, through the tree, under the tree, around the tree and into the tree. squirrel ran tree tree tree tree the up down through into the the the the

Let’s diagram these prepositional phrases used as ADVERBS: The boy went to the store. In the portable was my class.

Let’s diagram these prepositional phrases used as ADJECTIVES: The boy with the red hat was singing. A basket of food appeared.

A final example to study: The horse with the star on its forehead galloped through the pasture with angry snortings at its pursuers.

The horse with the star on its forehead galloped through the pasture with angry snortings at its pursuers. horse galloped with with snortings the star through pastures at pursuers on angry the forehead the its its Study the placement of all phrases. Notice “on its forehead” modifies the noun “star.” (“On its forehead” does NOT describe this horse!) Nor did it “gallop” “at its pursuers.” that tells about its “snortings.” Any noun, not just the sujbect noun, may be modified by a prepositional phrase.

If you were absent today, pick one of these stories, find it online, and read it before returning to class. Short Stories The narrator of “The Scarlet Ibis” is a kid who is never named. We only know that he lives in the country, near a swamp and the ocean, and that he's six when his little brother is born. The kid brother, William Armstrong, is born with some disabilities, which our narrator will help to sort out. The characters in “The Interlopers,” Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, have been enemies since birth. Their grandfathers feuded over a piece of forestland. While the courts ruled in the Gradwitz family's favor, the Znaeym family has never accepted this ruling. “The Fan Club” is an excellent example of high school students’ behavior and the changes of that behavior due to different situations and encounters with bullying and peer pressure. Laura (the protagonist) believes she is being made fun of by Diane Goddard (the antagonist) and her friends. They whisper and laugh which makes her feel uncomfortable. Are they really bullying her? Misconceptions have a terrible impact. “The Sniper” indirectly addresses the way in which the Irish civil war led to the disunity of Irish society. There are two snipers. One is on one roof while the other is across the street on another. They are trying to get each other with no success. One sniper gets shot by the other. He is wounded . . . but then. . . .

HOMEWORK Next class (and always): BYOB Wed: typed Current Event Exploration #4 due by 12 p.m. – to my room (no office) Fri/Mon: Vocab #2 (def & ex/sent) & Vocab quiz Extra class time? Use it to work on any of the above. Phones may be out for googling vocab, or working on article for next CECE . . . Use with integrity!!!