1. September 10 1A I can correctly use commas with nonessential clauses or phrases. I can score 80% or higher on my vocabulary quiz. I can review information for book test. I can create a first draft of a writing.

2. Grammar Rule #4b- Use commas with interrupters. Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential participial phrases. A nonessential clause or participial phrase is one containing information that isn’t needed to understand the main idea of the sentence.

3. Examples My cousin, walking home on day, found a large snapping turtle. That scarf, which is real silk, was made in India. Don’t get these confused with essential phrases or clauses- one that cannot be left out without changing the meaning of the sentence. Essential clauses and phrases are not set off by commas. – Example: A book written by Maxine Hong Kingston is about growing up as a Chinese American woman.

4. Vocabulary Grab your clickers. Write your answers on a sheet of paper and then put them into your clickers. Record your score on your assessment chart.

5. House on Mango Street Trashketball

6. Rules of Trashketball 1.Stay in your seats at all times. 2.You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss the answer to a question AND 3.Write ONE response to the question on a sheet of paper. 4.All teams will hold up their answers. 5.If you are correct, your team will get the opportunity to shoot the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line. 6.If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit. 7.Shots will be made after ALL the questions have been answered.

7. 1 Q.1) Esperanza is named after:

8. Answer Her great grandmother

9. 2 Esperanza dreams of having:

10. Answer House of her own

11. 3 Which one of the following would be used as evidence to support the claim that the House on Mango Street is not what Esperanza wisher for in her dream house? A.Esperanza thinks the house is too small B.It’s small and red with tight steps and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath C.It had real stairs, not hallway stairs D.We’d have a basement and at least three washrooms

12. Answer B. It is small and red with tight steps and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath

13. 4 In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on high heels and walk around the neighborhood with them. They are having a fun time until what happens?

14. Answer A bum asks Rachel for a kiss

15. 5 Which one of the following demonstrates personification? A.We come from Texas B.Nenny and I don’t look like sisters C.As if the wheels were spaghetti D.Not the shy …giggles

16. Answer D. Not the shy…giggles

17. 6 What type of sandwich does Esperanza bring to lunch the day she gets to eat in the "Canteen" at school?

18. Answer A rice sandwich

19. 7 Which one of the following demonstrates a simile? A.Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street B.Five dollars, five dollars C.In English my names means hope D.I would like to baptize myself under a new name

20. Answer A. Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street

21. 8 When the girls are playing double-dutch (jump rope) they begin singing about what?

22. Answer Hips

23. 9 Esperanza describes her house as “red and crumbly”. What literary device is the author using?

24. Answer Imagery

25. 10 What is Esperanza's first job?

26. Answer Developing pictures

27. 11 What is the significance of the “Four Skinny Trees” vignette?

28. Answer It describes her feelings about overcoming obstacles

29. 12 What does Esperanza and Nenny want to buy at the antiques store (what do the girls call it in the book)?

30. Answer A Music Box

31. 13 What color does Esperanza say her name is like?

32. Answer A muddy color

33. 14 What is the name of the boy Marin dances with at a club? (He is later killed by a hit-and- run accident.)

34. Answer Geraldo

35. 15 How would you descirbe Esperanza's great grandmother?

36. Answer Wild and independent

37. 16 “Until then I am a red balloon tied to an anchor." This figure of speech is an example of:

38. Answer A Metaphor

39. 17 Which character is related to French royalty, and also likes cats?

40. Answer Cathy

41. 18 What two things are Alicia afraid of?

42. Answer Mice and Fathers

43. 19 What family has too many kids and no dad?

44. Answer The Vargas family

45. 20 What does Darius say one of the clouds looks like? – Remember this was something that impressed the others, since Darius is usually not insightful

46. Answer God

47. 21 Louie, who steals a car, is whose cousin?

48. Answer Marin

49. 22 Esperanza has several interactions with nuns in the story. How do the nuns generally make Esperanza feel?

50. Answer Ashamed

51. 23 Why is Esperanza embarrassed at the baptism party?

52. Answer Her shoes are old

53. 24 What does Elenita, the fortune teller, see in Esperanza'a future?

54. Answer A home in the heart

55. 25 In the vignette “A Good Day”, what makes it a good day?

56. Answer Esperanza makes 2 new friends and buys a bike with them

57. 26 What is the theme of the novel?

58. Answer Identity

59. 27 Make a connection: Relate the novel to important ideas of the place in which it is set.

60. Answer Answers will vary. Ms. Faulkner will decide if your team will shoot.

61. Writing Project Put finishing touches on your writing project.