12/3-12/7 Reading Logs OBOS

12/3 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. Vocabulary words 4. Finish speech analysis project (45 minutes) 5. CREATE word art Bellringer: current grammar and grammar review Students will read their AR books for 10 minutes. The teacher will guide students in defining their vocabulary words. Students will work on finishing their speech analysis project. Students will create word art to represent their vocabulary words.

Speech Analysis Speech Analysis Assignment

Pun, idiom, and word in another language Idiom: dark horse Explanation: A dark horse is usually someone who is a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. Pun: Two blood cells met and fell in love, but alas it was all in vein. Explanation: It is a twist on vein and vain. Normally, something would be all in vain, meaning that it did not matter. It all takes place inside the vein instead. Word in another language: caveat empor Explanation: let the buyer beware in Latin

Vocabulary •Quarrel-n.; v. an angry dispute •Ubiquitous-adj. being present everywhere at once •Tome-n. a (usually) large and scholarly book •Undulate-v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion •Taciturn-adj. habitually reserved and uncommunicative •Reticent-adj. temperamentally disinclined to talk •Quaint-adj. attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) •Quandary-n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options •Usurp-v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession •Scathing-adj. marked by harshly abusive criticism

12/4 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. PRACTICE using commas 4. READ short passages and PRACTICE IDENTIFYING central ideas 5. READ Night and practice SUMMARIZING and IDENTIFYING the central idea 6. READ articles about the Holocaust and IDENTIFY the central idea and SUMMARIZE Bellringer: analogy and spelling practice Students will read AR books for 10 minutes. The teacher will guide students in reviewing and practicing the various ways to use commas. Students will practice identifying the central ideas of short passages. The teacher will guide students in reading Night. Students will work with their groups to summarize Night and identify the central idea. Students will work individually to read an article about the Holocaust, identify the central idea, and summarize the article.

Short Passages/Practice Questions Central Idea Questions What is central idea? What a text is mainly about Usually the point the author is trying to make about the subject Short Passages/Practice Questions Central Idea Questions

How to find the central idea What is being said about the person, thing, or idea (the topic)? Usually, the main idea will be stated somewhere in the first paragraph of an article or the last paragraph of an article. Also look at the title to see if it provides you with any hints. Look for repeated words, phrases, ideas, or information. Author's use evidence to support their central idea. Think of a central idea like a thesis statement.

What to look for when looking for the central idea? ___Does the title tell me anything about the central idea? ___Does the 1st paragraph tell me anything about the central idea? ___Does the last paragraph tell me anything about the central idea? ___Is there something the author keeps mentioning? Does it relate back to the central idea?

How can I write a summary for non-fiction texts? Look for information that you see repeated in the passage. This information belows in the summary. Find your what, who, when, where, why, and how. Answering these questions will help you to write your summary.

Central Idea/Summary How to

What is a summary? A brief statement explaining the main points of a passage. Does not contain specific details.

Articles What was the Holocaust? 1. What is the central idea? 2. What is an objective summary of the passage?

Commas Practice Introductory Elements Comma Rules

12/5 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. WRITE sentences using vocabulary words 4. READ Night and CREATE summaries for the chapters using summarizing techniques and IDENTIFY the central idea 5. READ about the Nuremberg laws, IDENTIFY the central idea, and SUMMARIZE the article 6. READ America's Response to the Holocaust and IDENTIFY the central idea and WRITE a summary 4. Finish presenting presentations 5 READ the article about the Death Marches on Commonlit and identify the central idea, and summarize the article 6. PRACTICE identifying central idea and summaries Bellringer: Reading section and vocabulary square Students will read their AR books for 10 minutes. The teacher will guide students in practicing writing sentences with their vocabulary words. The teacher will guide students in reading Night. Students will write summaries for the chapters and identify the central idea.

Nuremberg Article 1. What is the central idea? 2. What is an objective summary of the selection? 3. What details does the author include ao support the central idea?

12/6 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. READ Night and IDENTIFY the central ideas and WRITE summaries for each of the chapters 4. PRACTICE presentation techniques 5. I-Ready Bellringer: figurative language and prefix & suffix Students will read their AR books for 10 minutes. The teacher will guide students in reading Night. Students will identify the central idea of that day's reading and write a summary for the chapter. Students will practice presentation techniques and prepare to present. Students will complete I-Ready. The teacher will conference with students and work on skills during I-Ready.

When presenting what should you do? 7 Presentation Skills

Articles American's Response to the Holocaust Write an explanation of what the central idea is of the passage and how the author supports the central idea.

12/7 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. REVIEW for vocabulary quiz 4. COMPLETE vocabulary quiz 5. UPLOAD work 6. START PRESENTING presentations Bellringer: idiom, literary terminology, and everyday edit Students will read their AR books for 10 minutes. Students will review for their vocabulary quiz. Students will complete their vocabulary quiz. Students will upload their work. Groups will start presenting their speech analysis project.

After your quiz 1. Go to Seesaw. 2. Upload the answers from your quiz. 3. Upload your bellringer 12. 4. Bonus: 5. Read and prepare to present.

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