1. Unit 3 Day 6– Vocab 8, Compare/contrast Lennie/George and Candy
English III
Unit 3 Day 6– Vocab 8, Compare/contrast Lennie/George and Candy

2. Leader: Good afternoon, Pumas
Leader: Good afternoon, Pumas.  Please compose yourselves for prayer by taking a comfortable position in your chairs.       Leader: Ad Majorem  . . . All: Dei Gloriam.  Leader: We study, work and play All: for the greater glory of God minute reflection   Leader: We close by saying, “Glory to the Father, and to Jesus the Son, and to the Holy Spirit All: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen! ”

3. WELCOME BACK!  Do-now: Have out HW (think-alouds)
Comma rule #3: Dependent, independent
E.g. During Christmas break, I ate a lot of excellent food.
E.g. After I ate too much, I usually would fall asleep.
Try two. Where does the comma go?
Once in awhile I like to have pizza.
Once in awhile, I like to have pizza.
Every time I do I feel sick afterwards.
Every time I do, I feel sick afterwards.
Independent
Dependent
Dependent
Independent

4. Mandy had an excellent break and was so happy that she got some rest.
Try some: *Remember: two independents = comma. Independent then dependent = no comma. Dependent then independent = comma.
Mandy had an excellent break and was so happy that she got some rest.
NO COMMA (need two independent clauses– this has a dependent clause after the conjunction)
When she was at home she did all of her homework.
When she was at home, she did all of her homework (dependent then independent)
She knew that Ms. Stitt would be so proud of her so she worked extra hard.
She knew that Ms. Stitt would be so proud of her, so she worked extra hard (two independents)

5. Prayer Period 2: Kathy C. Tues: Luz Maria, Wed: Diana, Fri: Gisele
Period 4: Mark
Tues: Marcos, Wed: Amy, Fri: Guillermo
Period 6: David
Tues: Mario, Wed: Graciela, Fri: Linda
Period 7: Ogo
Tues: Tanner, Wed: Stephanie, Fri: Noah
Prayer

6. Announcements:
Wednesday: Quiz over first 3 chapters of Of Mice and Men
Bring The Crucible books to check in
Outside reading journal entry #1 due TOMORROW!

7. Tip of the Day:
TIP #16: When you have two subjects, and one is a pronoun, pretend that the other subject is not there to determine which pronoun to use.
(She/her) and Mary went to the Mall of America.
She went to the mall of America
She and Mary went to the mall of America.
I wanted to go to the mall with (he/him) and Jerry.
I wanted to go to the mall with him.
I wanted to go to the mall with him and Jerry.
They can come to the mall with John and (me/I).
They can come to the mall with me.
They can come to the mall with John and me.

8. SWBAT: Use context clues to determine the meaning of a word
Review Of Mice and Men

9. A few notes about the survey:
Continue the tip of the day
More grammar and ACT practice
Mixed emotions about poetry

10. Vocab 8 entranced (adj) disarming (adj) sullen (adj)
I was entranced by the incredible view at the top of the Upper Falls hike in Yosemite; it was the most awe-striking view I have ever seen and I wanted to soak it all in.
disarming (adj)
Though she was standoffish and did not trust him at first, his disarming manner soon had her laughing and giggling at everything he said.
sullen (adj)
After her mom told her she couldn’t go to the party, Aria became sullen and stomped around the house, slamming doors and not speaking with anyone.

11. impetuous (adj) appraise (v) writhe (v) reciprocity (n)
Teachers can tell when a student is impetuous in their writing, as many words are spelled wrong and there are many mistakes that could’ve easily been taken care of if they took more time with it.
appraise (v)
He appraised the diamond carefully, making sure there were no cracks and that it was pure all the way through, as he wanted it to be perfect for the proposal.
writhe (v)
Abby and the girls pretended to writhe in pain whenever they acted as if someone was possessing them, contorting themselves so much that people had to restrain them.
reciprocity (n)
When Joe gave Jenny a present, she wanted to show reciprocity so she went out and bought him a present too.

12. Vocab 8 Cont’d retort (v) incredulous (adj) conscientious (adj)
After Stephanie told Larry that he was ugly, Larry retorted by saying that at least he was smart, unlike her.
incredulous (adj)
When Mike told me that he saw a UFO over the weekend, I couldn’t help but be incredulous and ask him for proof.
conscientious (adj)
Because he was so conscientious, John Proctor did what he believed in and decided to stand up for what he believed in.

13. Questions about OMM: Talk to your partner, then be ready for me to call on you.
How did George treat Lennie when they were younger?
Describe Slim.
What does Carlson do in this chapter? Why? (Hint– how does this relate to something that Candy owns?)
Why is Candy so upset about Carlson’s actions?
Why does Candy want to join Lennie and George in their dream?
Do George and Lennie want Candy to join them?
What happens at the end of the chapter with Lennie and Curley? Why does this happen?

14. OMM:
Open your books to p. 63 (in yellow books) and 66 (in orange/black books)

15. HW: Read the packet with five think-alouds
Outside reading journal #1 due tomorrow
EXIT:
Write two sentences with correct comma usage using the rules that you’ve learned.

16. Exit:
Look at the paper I returned to you. On a separate sheet of paper that you will turn in, do the following:
1) Respond to my commentary
E.g. I agree with what you said about my explanations but didn’t know how to make them better.
E.g. I’m not sure how I can fix my topic sentences– can you help?
2) Tell me a specific day when you will have revisions finished and turned back in to me.
If you didn’t turn in a paper…
1) Tell me why
2) Tell me what I can do to support you in the future.

17. Tomorrow: Comparing and contrasting in a paragraph
Prep for quiz on Wed