1. English I 9/8-12/14

2. DBW(Daily Bell Work) for 9/5 &8/14 Focus on Sentence Fragments Exercise: Step One: Choose the sentence that is not a fragment. Step Two: Label the dependent and independent clauses in the sentence: 4. To apply for a job a the new store in the mall. 5. Asking the interviewer how often he would have to work on weekends. 6. Shaking his new boss’s hand, Tony knew he would like working there. Rule: A sentence fragment fails to be a sentence because it cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one independent clause.

3. DBW(Daily Bell Work) for 9/9 &10/14 Focus on Sentence Fragments Exercise: Step One: Choose the sentence that is not a fragment. Step Two: Label the dependent and independent clauses in the sentence. Label the subject and verb. 7. By the time Frances found out how expensive the wallpapering job would be. 8. After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work herself. 9. Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her furniture. Rule: Every sentence must have: a subject, an action, a complete thought. Rule: A sentence fragment fails to be a sentence because it: does not express a complete thought; is lacking a subject; is lacking an action; is a dependent clause.

4. DVW (Daily Vocabulary Work) for 9/9-12/14 21. Compromise – To settle differences. 22. Condescending – Patronizing. 23. Conditional – Provisional, contingent. 24. Conformist – Follower of customs. 25. Congregation – Crowd of people. Use individual whiteboards and markers to create illustrations/graphic representations/social commentary showing you understand the definitions of each word. http://quizlet.com/1022309/college-board-top-100- common-satact-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/

5. Draw an Inference from the Visual Text Describe the Person Who Lives Here

7. Notes Flashback – Occurs in literature when a character is in the present, but a past incident recurs or is remembered. Flash-forward – Occurs in literature when a character is in the present, but a future incident occurs. Foreshadowing – Hinting at a possible outcome in the future. Chronological Order – A plot arranged in the order of time.

8. Start “The Fight” There are 18 major events in the story that move the plot forward. Create a story chain with 18 links As we read the story, use a pencil to mark summaries of the 18 events within the links. Your quiz score on the story and your completed story chain will create an entrance slip into a Socratic Seminar about the story. Your class will select :  Question Moderator  Participation Maximizer/Encourager  Participation Minimizer

9. Library Tours Scheduled on 9/11-12/14 No class on Thursday, 9/11/14 or Friday, 9/12/14. Students went to MCHS Library for full class period tour of library resources. Students completed a Library Scavenger Hunt Worksheet for 20 Points. If Student missed class, he/she must visit library during another class period for tour or stop by before/after school for private tour.