Challenges and Obstacles Unit 3 Week 2 Day 3

Question of the Week: How can our determination affect our ability to succeed?

Generalization A broad statement that applies to many examples Example: Most students bring a lunch to school. Valid or faulty? Clue words: everyone, everybody, most, all, always, never

Which of the following is a generalization? I love the month of December. Most people here enjoyed their Thanksgiving Break. They can’t wait for winter break.

Generalizations Faulty: Everyone in the class loves chocolate. Valid: Most students in the class love chocolate.

Tested Vocabulary application: an official request for dramatic: like a drama; of or about plays something, such as a job, an education, or a loan

Tested Vocabulary enraged: very angry; furious formal: according to set customs or rules; official; orderly

Tested Vocabulary: momentous: very important opera: a play in which music has an essential and prominent part

Tested Vocabulary prejudice: unreasonable dislike of an privileged: having special rights, idea or a group of people advantages, or favor

Tested Vocabulary recital: a musical entertainment, usually given by a single performer

Principle Parts of Irregular Verbs Grammar transparency

Background on “When Marian Sang” Genre: Biography the story of a real person’s life written by another person may cover a person’s whole life, a part of it, or just one incident Marian Anderson African American singer One of the most celebrated voice of the 1900s Participant in the Civil Rights Movement

Class Work: Partner read “When Marion Sang” “When Marion Sang” graphic organizer (due tomorrow) Spelling menu (due Friday) Read choice novel