1. Q3 DAY 6 JANUARY 25-26 IDENTITY POETRY

2. SMART START PACKET COMPLETE USING LINKING VERBS

3. LINKING VERBS : DESCRIBE OR RE-NAME THE SUBJECT. The Cyclone is a roller coaster. Its name sounds dangerous. : Forms of linking Verbs (Write on your paper) Forms of be Be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being Verbs that express condition Appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, smell, sound, taste.

4. GK: THEN VS. THAN CONFUSING WORDS Proofs: Then = When Than = More Than When? Now or later E xamples: (when) ( more than ) We left right then. She is taller than I am.

5. WORD OF THE DAY CONCUR : (VERB) 1.TO AGREE WITH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING 2. TO APPROVE EX. I CONCUR WITH YOUR OPINION ABOUT PEYTON MANNING. SYNONYMS : AGREE; APPROVE

6. JOURNAL Would you like growing up in the public eye as celebrity or child of someone famous? Why or Why not? Requirements: 1. Write 5 complete sentences 2.Use Then 2x’s with proof 3.Use Than 2 x’s with proof 4.Use concur 1 time

7. JOURNAL CHECK. DateGK/ -Word of the DayJournal Prompt 1/6 or 1/11It’s /ItsIf I were Oprah/Gift 1/12 &13You’re/ Your - ConfideAdvice to a Scholar 1/14 & 15(None)/ -PresumeI am Poem/Free Verse 1/19 & 20Who/Whom- DenoteWho would you honor? 1/21 & 22Who’s/Whose - Connotation Who’s the Greatest 1/25 & 26Then/ Than - ConcurLife in the Public Eye 1/27 &28Lie/LayAdventure Tale

8. NON FICTION PRE-TEST Directions: 1.Pull out a sheet of notebook paper. 2.Number you paper from 1-10 3.Read the article 4.Answer the questions.

9. NON FICTION PRE-TEST 1.What is the title? 2.How does the title help when reading non- fiction? 3.Describe the photographs. 4.How can photographs help when reading non fiction? 5.Write down the captions in this article. 6.Why are captions important? 7.What person, place, idea or event is this article about? 8.What KEY WORDS are really stressed?. 9.List three supporting details. 10.Overall what did you learn reading this passage. 11.What type of non fiction article is this?