English Finish

1. SAT Question of the Day #2 2. Finish Activity Grammar  OBJECTIVE:  Generate and objective summary, selecting key textual details.  Analyze the use of definition strategies in order to apply those strategies to new writing.

 What do you do when you encounter difficult texts?

SAT QUESTION OF THE DAY #2  (A)After hours of futile debate, the committee has decided (B)to postpone further discussion (C)of the resolution until (D)their next meeting. (E) No Error.

Defining an American

 Group Assignments:  Group 1=Lexa, Madison, Herbie, Sarah Jaylen, Ashley, Aidrey  Group 2 = Glenn, Isabel, Amber, Kendra, Evan, John C.  Group 3 = Gordon, Maddi, Claudia, Trey, Brian  Group 4 = T.J., Brandi, Ben  Group 5 = Kayla, Laura, Rachel

 Perfect your paraphrase and summary!  You will be reading this aloud to the class!

 On your own paper create a T-Chart and add to it as they read their section.

Classification  What groups belong to or have access to being an American? I. For example, when the author writes “…here they rank as citizens.” (sentence 7)  Write this down in the first box as your first example! Function  What does an American do? I. For example: “…they have taken root and flourished!”  Write this down in your first box as your first example.

 REMEMBER:  This will be a part of your EA1 ESSAY!

GRAMMAR: USING DIRECT QUOTES