1. World Literature 9/18

2. Do Now Because of the rainy __________, the picnic was held indoors.
Choose the word that is spelled correctly and BEST fits the context of the sentence.
A)weather
B)wether
C)wheather
D)whether
Eric's teacher asked Eric's class to write an advertisement using vivid descriptive language. Eric wrote and considered four sentences before turning in his assignment.
Which sentence will Eric turn in because it contains vivid descriptive details that meet the teacher's request?
A) Smith Laundry Soap makes clothes very clean and smells great.
B) Smith Laundry Soap cleans clothes very well and has a good scent.
C) Smith Laundry Soap cleans clothes well and makes them smell really good.
D) Smith Laundry Soap makes clothes spotless and smells like a summer breeze.

3. Announcements This Week: Agenda: HW Packet #4 DUE NEXT FRIDAY
Graphic organizer for paper DUE NEXT FRIDAY
Agenda:
Do Now
Pick paper topic
WoTD
Recap Vocab test
Review Chapter 7
Read Chapter 8 as a class
Exit ticket

4. USA Test Prep
While I’m going around and writing down paper topic selections, SIGN UP FOR USA TEST PREP and get 20 points EC!
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Click “Check Activation Code”, then enter username, password, first name, last name, and address
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Once you’ve created account, go to the bottom left corner of your homepage, click “Join Class”
Search Teacher Name: Betsy Kim, then click “Join Class”

5. WoTD- clarify
To make something less confusing
Part of speech?

6. Review Vocab Test #1 When do we use a semicolon? What is a homophone?
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

7. Prepositional phrases
add detail, description and vividness to writing. The preposition works in conjunction with its object to form the prepositional phrase, as seen below:
Always follows the formula:

8. Prepositions

9. Quiz corrections You may correct X’d questions for HALF CREDIT
Must be written on separate sheet of paper and stapled to the FRONT of your quiz
COMPLETE SENTENCES REQUIRED
For Multiple Choice, you MUST provide a complete sentence explanation of why your new answer is correct, or else you will receive ZERO CREDIT
DUE THURSDAY

10. Review Chapter 7
What happened?

11. Imagery and tone
Imagery- evoking a particular image in a reader’s mind using description
How does the radio commercial use description to create an image in your mind?

12. Imagery and tone in TFA
While Achebe isn’t trying to get you to go to McDonald’s to buy a milkshake, he is trying to use description to paint a picture in your head
Does this mainly through the use of proverbs
The proverbs have a greater message, but they help us understand what Achebe is trying to get across to the reader
Example: Okonkwo describes himself as a “shivering old woman”. Draw what you think of on the BOTTOM of your 7-8 guiding questions

13. Chapter 8 Read as a class Exit Ticket: ELACC9-10RL2
After you turn your ET in, get your GQs stamped by Ms. Rowell or Ms. Kim
Then, read Chapters 9-10 summaries as a group
Chapters and guiding questions in tables