Do Now : Monday, September 9 th , 2013

1. Do Now: Monday, September 9th, 2013 Take out your homework. Create your Vocabulary cards. omnipotent(adj): someone who has infinite power or authority inhabit (v): to live or dwell in (a place) distinct (adj): describes something that is different than the norm; dissimilar; separate tract: to pull, to draw in protracted (adj): Lasting for a long time. Extended. intractable (adj): Hard to control. Difficult, stubborn. retract (v): To pull back (an object) or withdraw (a statement).

2. Vocabulary Sentences 1. The man felt omnipotent when his townsmen worshipped him. 2. John’s brother in-law was no longer able to inhabit the extra room: the couple were now expecting a baby. 3. These titles must be distinct from any other section titles. 4. The protracted heat had the effect of driving away every one nearly from the city yesterday. 5. Within a few hours he was forced to retracthis statement because he had offended people. 6. Problems have a habit of becoming more intractablethe longer they are left.

3. SST 601: Use sentence combining techniques effectively avoiding problematic comma splices, run-on sentences, and sentence fragments, especially in sentences containing compound subjects or verbs. • OBJECTIVE: SWBAT combine independent clauses and dependent clauses using FANBOYS and AAAWWUUUBBISET

4. INDEPENDENT CLAUSES • An ____________________________ contains a subject and a verb. An independent clause expresses a complete thought. • An independent clause is a ________________________ • Example)_____________________________________

5. To join two ____________________________ You need a FANBOYS F A N B O Y S

6. Example) Example)

7. Comma Splices • The use of a comma between two independent clauses. • Example) I like this, it is very interesting • Fixes)

8. Dependent Clauses • A ____________________________ is a group of words that contains a subject and verb, but DOES NOT express a complete thought. • A dependent clause is a ____________________________ • Example)

9. Dependent Marker Words

10. Joining Ind. Clause + Dep. Clause • INDEPENDENT + DEPENDENT • When the ______________________ clause comes FIRST, you DO NOT need a __________________to join the clauses. • Example)

11. Joining Ind. Clause + Dep. Clause • DEPENDENT + INDEPENDENT • When the ______________________ clause comes FIRST, you DO need a __________________to join the clauses. • Example)

12. Introductory Clauses • INTRODUCTORY CLAUSES Dependent clauses that provide background information or “set the stage.” • Example) • Example)

13. Part I: Directions: Add another ind. Clause to the existing sentence using a comma FANBOYS. Then, cicrcle the FANBOYS. • 1. Ms. Rouse went home to Wisconsin this summer 2. Ms. Pietrus and Ms. Vanden Branden went to the same college 3. Mr. Copser is friends with a doctor

14. Part II: Directions: Write your own sentence using a FANBOYS. Then, circle the FANBOYS.

15. Part III: Direction: Correct the AAAWWUUBBISET sentences below. Then, circle the AAAWWUBBISET word and underline the independent clause. • Because Mr. Church traveled to Thailand this past summer he had a chance to practice speaking Thai. 2. While Ms. Fortner was in Tennessee she danced at many concerts. 3. If Mr. Martinez had not injured his knee he would have been able to run for the past month.

16. Part IV: Directions: Write your own sentences using an AAWWUUBBISET. Then, circle the AAWWUUBISET.

17. Exit Ticket

18. Part V: (Homework) 14. Jim read a book he really enjoyed he brought it to his teacher on Monday. a) really enjoyed, he brought it to his teacher b) really enjoyed so he brought it to his teacher c) really enjoyed, so he brought it to his teacher d) NO CHANGE

19. 15. After all that we’ve been through, we’re still friends. • been through we’re still friends. • been through. We’re still friends. • been through, and we’re still friends. • NO CHANGE

20. 16. Rihanna knew she needed to have a hit single, before she was considered a star. • have a hit single before she was considered a star. • have a hit single. Before she was considered a star. • have a hit single she was considered a star. • NO CHANGE

21. 17. It was a beautiful day and the trees were in bloom. a) beautiful day. And the trees were in bloom. b) beautiful day, and the trees were in bloom. c)beautiful day the trees were in bloom. d) NO CHANGE

22. Do Now: Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 Take out your homework. Take out your AAAWWUBBIS&,FANBOY packet. Continue working on your packet independently (level 0). Read SSR if you finish early.

23. SSR Journal Format for World Lit Text Title: Text Type (Genre): Journaling Notes: Start Page: End Page:

24. SSR Journals • SUMMARIZE: “This book is about___” “The main character in the story___” • PREDICT: “Based on___, I predict that___” “Later in the story, I think that___” • CONNECT: “This story is like my life because___” “This story is similar to the book___ because__” • EVALUATE: “I think the author is a good/bad writer because___” “I like/do not like this story because…” • QUESTION: “When I read the part about ____, it made me wonder___” “I wonder why the author chose to___? I think it might be because___” • VISUALIZE: “When I read the part about ____, I pictured___” “I think the main character looks like___”

25. SSR Journal Format Text Title: Room Text Type (Genre): Fiction Start Page: 101 End Page:110 Summarize: The main character, Alyssa, has had her 2nd child by old Nick. In this chapter, he has made the decision to allow Alissa to go out shopping with his wife. Alissa has been locked up for so long that she is not comfortable being exposed to the outside world. She also feels like everyone’s eyes are on her because she does not look like a healthy person.

27. The conjunction ‘And’ • ‘And’ can be used as a ________________________ to join two ________________________________ • Example) The football team practiced every night, and their hard work paid off. • However, ‘and’ can also be used to create ____________________________________________________ • SUBJECT:__________________________________________________ • VERB:______________________________________________________Example) The cow jumped over the moon.

28. Compound subject: Two or more subjects • Example) The cow and the dog jumped over the moon. • Compound verb: Two or more actions • Example) The cow jumped and soared over the moon.

29. 1. The cow and dog jumped over the moon, so the people below them cheered. 2. Before the battle began, the warriors sharpened their spears and polished their shields. 3. The warriors sharpened their spears and polished their shields before the battle began.

30. Guided PracticePart VI: Directions: Create an example for each kind of sentence structure. Annotate your sentences. 1. Independent Clause + Comma, FANBOYS + Independent Clause 2. Independent Clause + Dependent Clause 3. Dependent Clause (AAAWWUUUBISET) + Comma + Independent Clause

31. Guided PracticePart VI: Directions: Create an example for each kind of sentence structure. Annotate your sentences. 4. Introductory Clause + Comma + Independent Clause 5. Independent Clause with Compound Subject + Comma, FANBOYS + Independent Clause 6. Dependent Clause + Independent Clause with Compound Verb

32. Guided PracticePart VI: Directions: Create an example for each kind of sentence structure. Annotate your sentences. 7. Independent Clause with Compound Verb + Independent Clause 8. Independent Clause + Dependent Clause 9. Dependent Clause + Independent Clause

33. Exit Ticket • Homework is Independent Practice Part VI

34. Do Now: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 1. On a sheet of loose-leaf paper, write a paragraph explaining what this picture represents. Think deeply about this. If you are done, explain the difference between the words subtle & minor.

35. CRS: SUP 502: Locate and interpret minor or subtly stated details in uncomplicated passages. Objectives: SWBAT identify subtle details in Nisus & Scylla. SWBAT interpret subtle details within the Nisus & Scylla.

36. Minor/Subtle What are minor details? Minor details are details in a text that are surface level. This means that it is easy to identify. What are subtle details? Subtle details are below the surface details that are not easy to identify. It causes for deeper analysis.

37. Examples in Phaeton Generalization: Apollo does not want Phaeton to utilize the chariot because of how dangerous it is. Surface Level/Minor Apollo states, “It is not a safe boon, nor one, my Phaeton, suited to your youth and strength”(Bulfinch 41). Below the surface/Subtle Apollo states, “None but myself may drive the flaming car of day. Not even Jupiter, whose terrible right arm hurls the thunderbolts”(Bulfinch 42). With partners: Come up with one thing that makes these details minor and subtle. Be prepared to share out.

38. Practice time! With your partner, go back to one of the text we have read, and make a generalization about a character or idea from the text. Find two pieces of evidence that supports your generalization. One must be surface level and the other below the surface. Make sure they connect back to your generalization.

39. Purpose for reading • To make generalizations about characters within Nisus & Scylla and to identify surface level and below the surface details.

40. Do Now: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 • Take out your homework (Nisus & Scylla questions). • SSR for 15 minutes.

41. Objectives SWBAT express unstated feelings and motivations of characters and support them using textual evidence. SWBAT correctly use MLA citations.

42. MLA: Integrating literary quotations and citations • Take out your A Pocket Style Manuel text. • Turn to page 118. Read section 32a with a partner. Ex: Cupid is filled with rage when Apollo demoralizes him , he states, "Your arrows may strike all things else, Apollo, but mine shall strike you" (Bulfinch 22).

43. MLA in-text citations • Turn to page 123. Read sections 1 and 2 with a partner. • Signal phrase/ with author (1): Ex: In the myth Apollo and Daphne, Thomas Bulfinch explains the strong feelings Apollo has for Daphne: “Apollo loved her, and longed to obtain her; and he who gives oracles to all the world was not wise enough to look into his own fortunes”(23). • Signal phrase/ without author(2): Ex: “Apollo loved her, and longed to obtain her; and he who gives oracles to all the world was not wise enough to look into his own fortunes” (Bulfinch 23).

44. Do Now: Friday, September 13th, 2013 Take out your homework. Answer the following questions. • Why might it be a dangerous thing for a ruler to be omnipotent? Be specific. • Visualize what kind of place dream of one day inhabiting. Draw a quick sketch of this place. • Give 2 examples of things that make MCP distinct from other high schools? • What might make a class period seem more protracted than usual? • Write about a time you had an intractable problem and how you ultimately solved it. • Give a specific example in which you wish you could have retracted a comment you had made and explain why.

45. Literary analysis terms • Diction: (word choice) • The author’s intentional choice of words used to evoke certain feelings and images related to the meaning. • Words in a text should not be ignored or passed over. • Diction creates ‘voice.’

46. Diction • Consider: Potts rattled in the kitchen where Momma was frying corn cakes to go with vegetable soup for supper, and the homey sounds and scents cushioned me as I read of Jane Eyre in the cold English mansion of a colder English gentleman. - Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • 1. By using the word cushioned, what does Angelou imply about her life and Jane Eyre’s life? • 2. How would replacing cushioned with surrounded change the author’s meaning? • 3. What is the difference between the cold of the English mansion and the cold of the English gentleman? What does Angelou’s diction convey about her attitude toward Jane Eyre’s life?