1. Terrific Tuesday! Welcome back! I hope you had a great break. 1. Fill out your planner. 2. Have your Reading Log open. 3. Clear off your desk. ***Important dates to remember: 9/03, Tuesday- DEA Testing 9/06, Friday- Summaries over chapters 4-6 due (3 Paragraphs) 9/13, Friday- Library visit

2. Today’s EQs! How can you determine the meaning of new vocabulary words within the text of the story? How will using comprehension skills that you have learned help you understand the story?

3. Lesson 3 Spelling Pre-Test Please make sure your name, first and last, date, and period are on the top. *There are 15 misspelled words. Circle the misspelled words and rewrite them correctly on the lines below. There are exactly 15.

4. How can you determine the meaning of new vocabulary words within the text of the story? Textbook pages 80 and 81 debate prodded gradually decorated beckoned scanned inflated stalled shaken hesitated Teacher read, echo, student read in context, discuss meaning as group

5. How can you determine the meaning of new vocabulary words within the text of the story? Let’s look at pages 82 and 83. Now, read the story on pages 84-97, “Off and Running.” Make sure you focus on your vocabulary words. Use context clues to determine the meaning of each. When you finish, please work on vocabulary sheet, front and back.

6. How will using comprehension skills that you have learned help you understand the story? Comprehension Questions from the story

7. What details does the author provide to show that Miata is nervous? What can you tell about Rudy based on the way he speaks to Carlos and Jamie? What do most of the ideas in Miata’s speech reveal about her motives in running for office?

8. Would you describe Maita’s language in her speech as more formal or informal? Quote examples from the text to support your answer. Why does Maita feel exhausted when she sits down?

9. Would you describe Maita’s language in her speech as more formal or informal? Quote examples from the text to support your answer. Why does Maita feel exhausted when she sits down?

10. How are Rudy and Miata alike and how are they different after their speech? What does the idiom, “to put on a good face” tell us about Miata?

11. Why does the author use the words slam, trudge, and groan? Use story details to infer what Miata’s relationship with her father is like. Does the author feel that it is better to be well liked or “help people to get things done”? What clues tell you this?

12. Vocabulary Quiz How can you determine the meaning of new vocabulary words within the text of the story?