1. December 7, 2015 GRAMMAR TEST CLOSE READING WRITING PRACTICE Absent last class? See the class website for the lesson you missed on theme – very important!

2. GRAMMAR TEST While You Test:  Your cell phone should not be on you.  You should be focused on your test and doing your best. After You Test:  Double check your answers.  Place your test on the front desk.  Pick up the reading selection on the front table.  Begin reading

3. USE YOUR RESOURCES!  Look carefully at the question/prompt  Understand what it is asking you to do  Use words from the prompt to start your answer  Answer ONLY what you are being asked to answer…stay focused!  Annotate the provided text/passage while you are reading.  Identify important quotes  Highlight passages that might be used as support  Use symbols ?, !, !!, !!!,, ,*

4.  Topic + Insight = Theme  With the topics we just came up with, what does the novel say about each of those topics? What does Harper Lee have to say about them?  In your group, come up with a theme statement for at least 3 of the 6 topics we listed. These will be written on a sheet of notebook paper and turned in at the end of class.  Example (follow this structure)  In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the author shows that topic + insight/claim about topic. REMEMBER CREATING A THEME STATEMENT?

5. WHEN STARTING YOUR RESPONSE: ELIMINATE “I,” “I think,” “I believe” from ALL formal writing. WRONG: I think Mrs. Dubose shows courage by weaning herself from painkillers. RIGHT: Mrs. Dubose shows tremendous courage by weaning herself from painkillers.

6.  What action did Uncle Jack take in response to Scout’s use of inappropriate language? Support your answer with evidence from the selection.  Use the linked passage to respond.linked passage PROMPT

7.  In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Uncle Jack took action against Scout's use of inappropriate language by spanking her. After Scout gets home from her and Uncle Jack's interaction she surveys "the damage of seven or eight red marks" on her body. Also when Uncle Jack tries to talk to Scout and she tells him to go away, he responds "he would lick" Scout "again," which implies he spanked her earlier. EXAMPLE RESPONSE TO PROMPT

8.  Title of the novel  The author’s name  Words from the prompt  Solid evidence embedded in your own sentences  Context or background for the chosen evidence  A fully explained claim EXCELLENT RESPONSES WILL

9.  Study for any outstanding missing tests or tests you will be correcting.  You MUST see me to schedule a retest day and time  After Friday, December 11 th, you will be unable to do either.  This is for your personal benefit. Midterms are coming; we don’t want you overworked! HOMEWORK: