Do Now: Monday, September 16 th, Take out your homework. 2.Begin making your vocabulary cards. – abhor (v.)- to hate – yield (v.)- to make way for or to make – procure (v.)- to get, to obtain Root: pet = to seek aggressively, to rush – petulant (adj)- irritable or short-tempered – impetuous (adj.)- acting passionately and without forethought – impetus (n.)- the thing/person that drives someone

Vocabulary Sentences 1.Even though Ms. Yarrington loves tomatoes, she abhors ketchup with a passion! 2.Students may procure glittery lanyards from one of the cheerleaders. 3.This recipe yields (makes) twelve cupcakes. Henry was pulled over on Thursday afternoon while driving because he did not yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. 4.Ms. Wrotten’s advisee had a petulant attitude when Ms. Wrotten told her to go to detention. 5.Pyramus acted in an impetuous manner when he killed himself because he thought Thisbe was dead. 6.The tragic accident at the crossroads was the impetus for the meeting on traffic safety.

Turn It In (.com)! 1.Go to: 2.Click: “Sign in” 3.Sign up: Use the class ID below and your Muchin address. – Wrotten: ID Password: cupid [Honors: ID Password: cupid] – Yarrington: ID Password: cupid

Portfolio Directions: Read the yellow sheet, annotating to make clear of what the paper ask you to do.

Objectives: SWBAT identify the key components to a strong, central thesis statement. SWBAT identify the six steps to choosing a topic. SWBAT identify the parts to an introduction paragraph.

Thesis Statements thesis-statement/

six steps for choosing a topic

step 1: choose a topic video games

step 2: be a little more specific video games and learning

step 3: be even a little more specific first person shooter video games and their effect on learning behavior

step 4: change any vague words and make them more specific first person shooter games and their effect on the ability of adolescents to learn how to socialize with their peers

step 5: write a complete sentence The effect of first person shooter games affects the ability of adolescents to learn positive social behaviors.

step 6: write a thesis statement When played in peer groups, first person shooter video games significantly influence the ability of adolescents to develop and enhance positive group social behavior.

Practice Take the next 10 minutes to work on your topic & thesis statement.

Introduction paragraph Attention Grabber Also, known as the hook. Use the handout to see different types of hooks. Synopsis Short summary of the text, which includes the title and the author’s name Thesis Statement (Refer to recent lesson)

Sample Introduction paragraph Read the paragraph, and identify where each of the components of the introduction are.

Do Now: Tuesday, September 18 th, Take out your homework. - Take out a sheet of paper and copy down the following sentences, filling in the blanks with your vocab words from this week. Pay attention to verb tense/prefixes/suffixes! Work independently. 1. When driving, you must always ______ to the pedestrians walking across the street. 2. Justin could tell his mother was in a ______ mood, so he decided to wait until she was happier to tell her he about his demerits. 3. Breaking the chair when she sat on it was the ______ for Joyce to stop eating junk food and ______ stuffing her mouth whenever she felt like it. 4. Jamir ______ the police man who failed him when he took his driving test. 5. It took J.K. Rowling almost 3 years to ______ the publishing rights to the “Harry Potter” books.

Do Now: Wednesday, September 19 st, Take out your homework. 2.Clear your desk except for a pen or a pencil. 3.Study your vocabulary cards.

Do Now: Thursday, September 20 th, Take out your homework. 2.On three separate post-its, write a funny sentence using one vocabulary word. Show that you understand the word by giving it context. Theme: You know you go to Muchin if… **at least one must be POSITIVE!!** Ex: You know you go to Muchin if you abhor the site of an un-tucked shirt and tell your significant other that you are going to stop dating him or her if he or she continues to look so sloppy.

Do Now: Friday, September 21 st, Take out your homework 2.Take out a pencil. 3. Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz.  You may read your SSR book when you are finished.

Do Now: 1)Put your homework on your table 2)Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz.