1. January 6 Today’s Agenda Library Vocabulary Grammar Goodies Anyone?
Review Summary
What does it mean to compare? Contrast? – ch 3-4

2. Vocabulary Quiz Mainstay Odyssey Grueling Scour Hierarchy Integral
Required – write the definition and a properly written sentence
Optional – if correct, you will be exempt from the next quiz

3. Vocabulary
Scour(v) – to scrub something in order to clean it. She scoured the dirty pots and pans so she could cook dinner.
Hierarchy(n) – a way of ranking group members based on their importance. The hierarchy of a school is: director, principal, asst. principal, and teachers.
Integral(adj) – to be absolute necessary for something to work. The hard drive is an integral part of a computer.

4. Grammar
1 – simple, 2 – compound, 3 – complex, 4 – compound/complex, 5 – runon My daughter and I spoke last night she was feeding her daughter. Because I enjoy annoying students, I give them lots of homework, and I laugh at them.

5. Goodies Anyone? Following class expectations = goodies
Not doing so = negative consequences

6. Summary Review

7. What does it mean to Compare/Contrast?
To compare is to show what is similar
To contrast is to show what is different

8. What can I compare and contrast?
Basic plot – What did the movie delete, add, change?
Passage of time – Does the movie show the same passage of time? Does it go faster? Slower?
What feelings did you have during particular scenes? Same or different in the movie?

9. What can I compare and contrast?
How did the author create Mood, Suspense? Humor? Dramatic Irony? How does the movie create these same things?
Any other ideas?

10. Freak the Mighty Review chapters 1-2 Read chapters 3-4
Begin watching the movie
Keep track of similarities and differences between the book and the movie.

11. Wrap It Up What does it mean to compare? To contrast?
Homework: Three vocab words – Begin reading your book, summarize as you read, focus on the points given in class.