1. Major Concepts: Main Idea, Theme and Topic Sentences and more…
Unit 3-
Major Concepts:
Main Idea, Theme and Topic Sentences and more…

2. Announcements and More
Retesting for Unit 2 will take place on January 15th -17th in class.
Grades Close on January 21st – last day to turn in all work Friday!
There is No School January 20th -21st
You will have a VCR-Lesson 7 quiz Friday January 17th (including a spelling quiz) and a diagram review quiz on January 17th
HOMEWORK
Reading log with 5 parent signature
VCR Lesson 7- Review the terms and create 10 sentences using each word in a sentence.

3. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014
Diagramming and Parts of Speech Review
Parts of Speech we have learned:
Please define the following parts of speech in your own words on a sheet of notebook paper:
Noun, Helping Verb, Action Verb, Pronoun, Article, Adjective and Adverb
Now lets see how much you can remember diagram the following sentences:
1. The quiet boy slept I will walk.
2. She will read Paul is singing.
3. They are running The angry kitten jumped quickly.

4. VCR- Lesson 7 Lowering (with Prefixes)
Prefix de-as in decline means “down”
Prefix sub-as in submarine means “under” or “below”

5. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7
Using Prefix Clues- Page 31 1.___subheading A. to push under water. 2.___descend B. feeling downhearted 3.____submerge C. below the main heading. 4._____ dejected D. to go down

6. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7
1. Decrease[ also derived from Latin crescere meaning “to grow”]
V. To make less, to become smaller.
2. Dejected [also derived from Latin jacere meaning “to throw”]
Adj. Downhearted, in low spirits, unhappy.
3. Demote (demotion) [also derived from movere meaning “to move”]
V. To lower in rank or position, to move down or back.

7. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7
4. Denominator
N. The numeral below the line, or the right of the line, in a fraction.
5. Descend [Also derived from Latin scandere meaning “to climb”]
V. To come down, to go from a higher to a lower place.
6. Subdue
V. To bring under control, to quiet down; to conquer.

8. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7
Subheading
N. The title or heading for one section of an outline or paper.
Submerge [ also derived from Latin mergere meaning ‘to plunge’]
V. To move, or be pushed, under water.
Subside [also derived from Latin sidere meaning “to sit; sink down”]
V. To go down, recede, settle, sink, to a lower level.
Subsistence [also derived from Latin sistere meaning ‘to stand’]
N. The minimum amount to sustain life.

9. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7
Independent Practice with a partner:
With a partner please create two frayer model vocabulary worksheets each. You will have 5 minutes.
Once you have completed two frayer model worksheets with your partner please complete the vocabulary exercises in your VCR book for Lesson 7 pages

10. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 13th-14th 2014 Pre-test
Unit 3- Pre-test
Lets see what you know about the following concepts; main idea, theme and topic sentence by reading and answering the following questions for the reading you have in front of you:
1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
3. What is the main idea of the entire passage?
4. What is another good title for the passage?
Define the following terms: Topic sentence, main idea and theme in your notebook under these questions.

11. Unit 3- Entry #1 January 15th 2014 VCR- Lesson 7 and Pretest
Warm Up:
Gabriel, Erin, Kaiah, please go to the back board and complete a Frayer Model vocabulary review square.
Everyone else diagram the following sentences:
1. The boy slept.
2. She will run.
3. The rambunctious kitten leapt.
We will now go over the exercises from VCR- Lesson 7 after reviewing the Frayer review cards on the back board

12. Unit 3- Entry #2 January 16th 2014 Topic and Topic Sentences
Warm Up: Please diagram the following sentences:
The crazy girl left suddenly. (Mariatou)
The rambunctious child giggled. (Tristan)
We will run. (Elijah)
Please go to the back board and complete a Frayer Model Worksheet
Zach, Kayla B. and Jasmine

13. Unit 3- Entry #2 January 16th 2014 Topic and Topic Sentence
Topic and Topic Sentences
Note taking Activity: Complete the handout in front of you with a partner on a separate sheet of paper. You will have 15 minutes.
During the completion of worksheet take notes and answer the following questions:
What is a topic ? How do you find the topic in a sentence?

14. Unit 3- Entry #2 January 17th 2014 Main Idea- Mini Workshop
Note taking Activity: Complete the handout in front of you with a partner on a separate sheet of paper. You will have 15 minutes.
During the completion of worksheet take notes and answer the following question: What is the main idea and how do you find it in a paragraph ?

15. Unit 3- Entry #2 January 22nd 2014 Do the Write Thing Essay Workshop 1
APPLICATION OF LEARNED SKILLS
Clear your desk and prepare for the essay writing for Do the Write Thing Contest.

16. Do the Write thing Essay Contest

17. Contest Rules
“Students may use any form of written expression (e.g. essays, poems, plays or songs) as long as the language is positive and not derogatory. Students may submit only one entry per year. All entries must be the work of only one student.”
“Student entries, at minimum, should address three questions:
How has violence affected my life?
What are the causes of youth violence?
What can I do about youth violence?
Writings that do not address these questions will not be advanced in the judging process.”
“Entries should be approximately 500 to 1000 words in length. Written forms of expression, such as poetry that, by their nature, may be shorter, may contain fewer than 500 words.”

18. Contest Rules Entries must be in English.
If an entry is fiction, it must be identified as so.
If the student participant uses a quotation or another person's material in his or her entry, the entry must identify whose work is being used by citing the person's name or citing the source of the material. Writings based upon plagiarism will not be advanced in the selection process.
Entries must have a "Cover Sheet" with the consent statement signed by the participating student and a parent or guardian. No personal information should appear on the body of the written entry. Entries without a signed Cover Sheet will not be advanced in the selection process. (See the attached Cover Sheet.doc with the Student and Parent/Guardian Consent Statement.)
Entries must be submitted in the form that they are received from the student writer. Editing for content, grammar or spelling by someone other than the student is not permitted.

19. Contest Rules- Submission Deadlines
All entries with a Cover Sheet attached must be collected by y January 24th
Selection Criteria
“Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by your jurisdiction’s Do the Write Thing Committee, the coalition of business, community and governmental leaders that oversees and administers the Challenge in your area. Entries will be judged on the basis of content, originality and responsiveness to the three questions: How has violence affected my life? What are the causes of youth violence? What can I do about youth violence? Grammar and spelling will not be used as criteria for judging the entries.”

20. What your entry will be judged on
Entries will be judged on the basis of content, originality and responsiveness to the three questions:
“How has violence affected my life?”
“What are the causes of youth violence?”
“What can I do about youth violence?”
Grammar and spelling will not be used as criteria for judging the entries.”
Essay information came from the following cite :

21. Topic For our Essay
Based on the essay questions here are three topics you may write about in your essay or poem:
Youth Violence
Causes of Youth Violence
Drug abuse
Effects of Drugs and Violence

22. Once you have chosen your topic its time to write the essay
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