16 August – Bell Work Green Dot person, please get the folders for your group. Take out your Composition Book, Home Folder with Password page, and a piece of loose-leaf paper. Put an MLA heading on the piece of paper (we will use it later).

Technology helps What is on the website Website’s “Live Calendar” Google Classroom – how to navigate

First Day by Edward P. Jones Is there another side to the narrator’s mother that these quotes and adjectives don’t capture? Underline lines or phrases that reveal another side of the narrator’s mother – time when she would probably not be described as strict, proud, etc. First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones Beginning sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions (e.g., although, even though, while) will signal to readers that ere will be contrasting or contradictory information coming up later in the sentence (after the comma). Example: “Even though the narrator is young, she is wise beyond her years.” First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones On the blank page after the story, use this sentence frame to capture the contradictory traits of the mother: “While the narrator’s mother appears to be …(negative characteristic) when she … (what she does), she is revealed to be … (positive characteristic) when she ... (what she does). First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones Distinguishing between Independent and Dependent Clauses: Which of these sentence parts are independent and which are dependent? Independent (they can be complete sentences by themselves) Dependent (need more sentence parts to be a sentence). down New Jersey Avenue she takes my hand to begin my very first day of school long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother and we set off on an otherwise unremarkable September morning First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones The Independent Clauses: She takes my hand We set off Both have a someone doing something. We are going to call these “Who does what?” sentence parts. First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones The Dependent Phrases on an otherwise unremarkable September morning long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother down New Jersey Avenue to begin my very first day of school These parts give more information and answer the following three questions. Why? Where? When? Going one at a time, which question does each of the sentence parts answer? First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones The Dependent Phrases on an otherwise unremarkable September morning (when?) long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother (when?) down New Jersey Avenue (where?) to begin my very first day of school (why?) First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones Write the sentence parts into an order that makes the most sense, thereby writing a complex sentence. Perhaps you want to begin by answering “when”? down New Jersey Avenue she takes my hand to begin my very first day of school long before I learned to be ashamed of my mother and we set off on an otherwise unremarkable September morning First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones Think of a time you were embarrassed by a family member. Answer these questions on page 7. When? Who did what? Where? Why? First Day by Edward P. Jones

First Day by Edward P. Jones The first sentence of “The First Day” follows this sequence: WHEN WHO DOES WHAT WHERE WHY Write an original complex sentence following that same pattern and label each clause and phrase accordingly. First Day by Edward P. Jones

16 August – Assessment Today’s work is a graded assessment of the type of work we have been doing this week as well as a reflection on what you have learned. You will do some prewriting in your Composition Book, and will then write your final answers on the piece of paper to be turned in.

Review of concepts learned Telling details help us to understand what an author is trying to do and why they are using specific words. Complex sentences can be created by starting with a kernel sentence and adding information about who/what, when/where, and why/how. Quotations from the text will help support your complex sentences. Adding to a frame sentence can be the beginning of an analysis sentence. (Ex: Based on the narrator’s comments, she views her mother as strict, proud, determined and persistent.) This kind of a complex, analytical sentence about character traits can become a Thesis Statement.

Compose an analytical complex sentence Kernal: a woman is drinking Coca-Cola When? Where? Why? Compose your complex sentence.

Compose an analytical complex sentence Kernal: a sailor is kissing a nurse When? Where? Why? You may use the computer to look up information about this picture. Compose your complex sentence.

Reflection Questions What was most interesting about your work in this learning cycle? How did slowing down to observe closely change what you noticed in the stories and images?