1. It’s a marvelous Monday! Pick one of the following journal entries and write about it! You drank a suspicious drink from Dr. Gru and now you’ve turned into a minion. Create a story! If you could be any of these super heroes, who would you be and why? Trick-o-treat! Imagine that everyone on Halloween gave out condiment packages of ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, ranch, etc. Write about how that’d make you feel!

2.  Have 1 person from your table turn in your review sheet from last week. Put it in your class bin. OPPORTUNITY FOR 5 PTS.

3. Reading  Driving Question:  How does a reader understand an author’s intended message?  Guiding Question:  What turns a crowd into a mob? Writing  Driving Question:  How can I apply persuasive techniques to communicate effectively, personally and analytically?  Guiding Question:  What film added to the tone of the written piece? PERSUASION AND PURPOSE

4. Questions/Key Ideas: -What does “multi-” mean? -What does “morph-” mean? -What does “neo” mean? Notes: -”Multi-” is a prefix that means “more than one”. -”Morph-” is a prefix that means “shape” or “form”. -”Neo” means “new”. E.Q: WHAT DO THE PREFIXES MULTI-, MORPH- AND NEO- MEAN?

5.  If “multi-” means “more than one”…  What does multicultural mean? DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: IF…THEN…

6.  If “morph-” means “shape” or form”…  What does morphing mean? DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: IF…THEN…

7.  If “neo” means “new”…  What does neonatal mean? DRAWING CONCLUSIONS: IF…THEN…

8. Go to the Subordinating Conjunctions PowerPoint! Then go over the CBA results! DID WE LEARN THE FANBOYS? DID WE GO OVER OUR CBA?

9. It’s a terrific Tuesday! Pick one of the following journal entries and write about it! Something must be terribly wrong. Every corner you turn, you see this ugly gnome. You can’t escape it. You shake your head to wake up from some nightmare, but he is still there. Finish this piece… You wake up to find out that you are not in your own body…you’ve been switched with (you pick) your mom /dad. Today’s going to be in interesting day. Write about what your day would look like.

10. Grammar Notes!!!

14. MONSTER’S ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET Reading Focus: Analysis of Drama vs. Visual Text and Persuasive Analysis

15.  Turn and discuss this with a partner. Be prepared to share out. WHAT TURNS A CROWD INTO A MOB?

16. 1.hopeful; confident=optimistic 2.hostility=antagonism 3.something made known=revelation 4.agreement=assent 5.to cause to appear=incriminate 6.twisted or pulled out of shape=contorted 7.moving toward one point=converging http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/nsmedia/ebook_gr7/vocab_ga mes/g7_wordscramble/7_Monster.html Interactive Vocab Game

17. PONDER THIS AS WE READ…(PG. 140)  How and why might a group behave differently from an individual when faced with a problem?  What function might the narrator perform in this drama?  By analyzing the title, “Monster’s are Due on Maple Street”, what can we infer?  By analyzing the list of characters, what can we infer the author is showing? http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_ gr7/audio/bookpages/0140.mp3

18.  Listen along:  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/audio/b ookpages/0142.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/audio/b ookpages/0142.mp3  If you were watching this teleplay on TV, what would the image of the night sky make you think of?  What effect do the stage directions have?  What might this opening shot foreshadow about the “monsters” on Maple Street?  What problem are the people on Maple Street experiencing in lines 64-72? ACT I

19.  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0143.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0143.mp3  Why do you think people are converging on the sidewalk (line 90)?  Don thinks the power outage is due to an electrical storm. How is this idea an idiosyncrasy?  It's still early in the teleplay. From what you've read so far, how do you think the humans will react to having their normal world disturbed?  Why do you think everyone is staring at Steve? Who do you think feels most intimidated at this point? ACT I

20.  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/audio/boo kpages/0144.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/audio/boo kpages/0144.mp3 ACT I

21.  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0145.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0145.mp3  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0146.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0146.mp3  http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0147.mp3 http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/student/ebook_gr7/au dio/bookpages/0147.mp3 ACT I

22. Graded Journal Entry for Wednesday Do a quick write answering all 3 bullets: What unusual elements do you notice in the painting? What overall effect does the painting create? Look at the contrast of the sky being blue and sunlit vs. the area around the house being dark. Write about the mood that is created.

23. Key Ideas/Questions:  What is persuasive text?  What’s the purpose of a persuasive text? Notes:  A form of writing that tries to persuade a reader to a point of view, opinion or idea about an issue.  It can be a formal letter, speech, debate, informal letter or advertisement.  It has specific structures and language features.  It can entertain or inform E.Q. WHAT LANGUAGE FEATURES ARE USED IN PERSUASIVE TEXT?

24. Key ideas/questions:  What’s in the introduction?  What’s in the main body?  What’s in the conclusion? Notes:  An opening statement is given, presenting the issue or argument and the writer’s point of view.  A paragraph stating each argument is given. The most important argument is given in the first paragraph. Less important arguments follow in order. Supporting evidence, reasons or facts are given for each argument.  The issue is repeated with a short summary of the arguments stated in the main body. A concluding statement is given. E.Q. HOW IS PERSUASIVE TEXT STRUCTURED?

25. Questions I have: Notes:  Present tense (e.g. are)  Paragraphs  Conjunctions  Powerful verbs (e.g. urge)  Single exclamation marks  Strong adjectives (e.g. disgraceful)  Strong diction(e.g. disgusted)  Repeated words  Rhetorical questions  Exaggeration(e.g. as dumb as an ox)  Facts and statistics  Personal pronouns (e.g. I,you,they,we) E.Q. WHAT ARE THE LANGUAGE FEATURES OF A PERSUASIVE TEXT?

26. Questions I have:Notes:  Reviews  Arguments  Discussions  Slogans  Speeches  Advertisements  Debates  Essays  Brochures  Expositions  Letters  Articles E.Q. WHAT TYPES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT ARE THERE?

27. MONSTER’S ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET Let’s continue to read and see what happens… keeping in mind various persuasive techniques!