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Daily Bellringer s. 9 th Grade Composition and Literature. Week 1. Freshman Academy. Bellringer : Unit 1 Freshman Academy Unit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed?. Monday, January 13, 2014 EQ: What is the difference between connotation and denotation?
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Daily Bellringers 9th Grade Composition and Literature
Week 1 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Monday, January 13, 2014 • EQ: What is the difference between connotation and denotation? • Standard: L3:Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, • Homework: TKAM ch. 1 • Analogy • Tired: exhausted:: ____furious • A. calm, b. unhappy, c. angry, d. amused • Work Session: Dailies 1
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, January 14, 2014 • EQ: How is language powerful? • Standard: L3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts • Homework: TKAM ch. 1 w/KWL • Analogy • Brake: _________:: motor : run • A. stop, b. increase, c. roll, d. ride • Work Session: Dailies 1 (finish)
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Wednesday, January 15, 2014 • EQ: How do I analyze the development of complex characters? • StandardRL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. • Homework: TKAM ch. 2 w/character chart • Analogy • Mallard: duck :: ______ : tree • Work Session: Dailies 2
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Thursday, January 16, 2014 • EQ: How is theme developed? • Standard 10RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. • Homework: study vocab, TKAM ch. 1-3 • Analogy • Summon : dismiss :: _________ : __________ • A. call : reply, b. intend : try, c. intervene : meddle, d. gather: disperse • Work Session: Vocab Application • Would a billowing dress be moving? • What would you use to solder something? • Where would you find someone’s military rank? • What color is this?
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Friday, January 17, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6 Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: TKAM ch. 4 • Analogy • Chide : scold :: __________ : _____________ • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 2 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, January 21, 2014 • EQ: How does Lady Bird unfold the events of JFK’s assassination? • Standard: RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events • Homework: TKAM ch. 6-7; vocab worksheet • Analogy • Pacify : calm :: __________ : ________ • A. identify: mysterious, b. fortify: strong, c. testify: suspicious, d. mortify: happy • Work Session: Dailies 3
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Wednesday, January 22, 2014 • EQ: How do I determine what skills I need to work on? • Standard: RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence • Homework: TKAM ch. 8-9 • Analogy • Concur: disagree :: comprehend: __________ • A. forget, b. learn, c. misunderstand, d. envision • Work Session: Dailies 4
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Thursday, January 23, 2014 • EQ: How can subject verb agreement be confusing? • Standard: L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage • Homework: study vocab • Analogy • Chef: food :: ________: clay Sculptor painter athlete dancer • Work Session:Vocab Application • Would a tumultuous event be quiet? • Would an enigma be easy to solve? • Would a sufficient breakfast be enough to eat? • Would you want someone to feel rancor towards you?
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Friday, January 24, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6 Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Liar: untruthful :: ____________ : _____________ • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 3 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Monday, January 27, 2014 • EQ: How do I construct a persuasive essay? • Standard: W1: Write arguments to support claims • Homework: Read TKAM; Finish Criterion (due Friday); independent novel check-up • Analogy • Skater: rink :: _________ : ____________ • A. climber : gear, b. explorer : adventure, c. runner : track, d. walker : shoe • Work Session: Vocabulary 3A • 1. Indignantly • 2. Myopic • 3. Succinct • 4. Garish • 5. Curtness • 6. Futility • 7. Preoccupation • 8. Carnal • 9. Elucidate • 10. Pensive • 11. Impassive • 12. Fortitude
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, January 28, 2014 • EQ: How does Didion’s work compare to McPhee’s and Johnson’s? • Standard: RI3: Analyze how the author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events • Homework: Read TKAM; Humanities WKST • Analogy • Nudge: shove :: glance : _____________ • Work Session: Dailies 4
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Wednesday, January 29, 2014 • EQ: What is the difference between objective and subjective in narrative writing? • Standard: W3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events • Homework: Read TKAM • Analogy • Guardian : watch :: _________ : _________ • A. firefighter : ignite, b. scribe : write, c. scout : follow, d. actor: imply • Work Session: Dailies 5
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Thursday, January 30, 2014 • EQ: How does an author’s purpose change their style? • Standard: W10: Write routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a range of purposes and audiences. • Homework: study vocab; Read TKAM; Community Connection WKST • Analogy • Hungry : __________ :: annoyed: outraged • A. satiated, b. prepared, c. uncomfortable, d. ravenous • Work Session: Vocab Application • Would a succinct essay ramble on and on? • Would an impassive person be angry? • If you quit the baseball team, would you be showing fortitude? • Name something you are currently preoccupied with?
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Friday, January 31, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6: Aquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Carelessness: mistakes :: _________ : __________ • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 4 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Monday, February 3, 2014 • EQ: What is a strong persuasive thesis? • Standard: W1: Write arguments to support claims • Homework: Read TKAM/novel; Finish Criterion (due Friday) • Analogy • Sentences: paragraph :: __________:___________ • A. notes:melody B. books:scholar C. questions:inquiry D. flowers:menagerie • Work Session: Vocabulary 4A • 1. Indignantly • 2. Myopic • 3. Succinct • 4. Garish • 5. Curtness • 6. Futility • 7. Preoccupation • 8. Carnal • 9. Elucidate • 10. Pensive • 11. Impassive • 12. Fortitude
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, February 4, 2014 • EQ: How do I edit? • Standard: W5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting • Homework: Read TKAM/novel; “On Summer” with citations/ annotations • Analogy • ________: vision :: sage : wisdom • A. chief, B. oracle, C. Rogue, D. Vagrant • Work Session: Dailies 6
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • EQ: How do essayists develop and refine their claims? • Standard: RI5: Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined • Homework: Read TKAM/novel • Analogy • Awl : tool :: _________: ___________ • A. garden: plant B. tributary : desert C. mast : warning D. automobile : vehicle • Work Session: Dailies 7
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Thursday, February 6, 2014 • EQ: Why use MLA citations instead of answering questions in your own words? • Standard: RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence • Homework: study vocab; Read TKAM/novel • Analogy • Doctrine : credo :: _________ : glee • Work Session: Vocab Application • Would detritus contain dirt? • Would a myriad of bookbags only have black bookbags? • What is the difference between insidious and invidious? • What do you feel encouraged to do today?
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Friday, February 7, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6: Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Pig : sty :: ____________ : ___________ • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 5 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Monday, February 10, 2014 • EQ: How do I publish my autobiography? • Standard: W6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing • Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Architect : blueprint :: ___________:_________ • A. gardener : fertilizer, B. watchdog : leash C. Navigator : map, D. detective : culprit • Work Session: • What is theme? • What is a source? • What is annotating?
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, February 11, 2014 • EQ: How do I cite evidence in an in-class essay? • Standard: RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis • Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Trickle: gush :: _________ ; ____________ • Work Session: Quiet Study
Week 6 Freshman Academy
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Tuesday, February 18, 2014 • EQ: How do I cite evidence in an in-class essay? • Standard: RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Desert : arid :: rainforest : ____________ • Work Session: Vocab 5A • Allusion • Conflict • Digression • Epic • Omen • Parable • Paradox. • Detained • Enchantress • Surpass • Sustain • Marrow
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Wednesday, February 19, 2014 • EQ: How do playwrights order their plays to create suspense? • Standard: RI5: Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined • Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Spark : ignite :: ____________ : change A. Catalyst, B. Experiment, C. Reaction, D. Exertion • Work Session: Dailies 9
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Thursday, February 20, 2014 • EQ: How does TPCASTT help me to determine theme in a poem? • Standard: RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop the theme. • Homework: Happy Long Weekend! • Analogy • Cease : __________ :: chase : pursue Halt impair converge claim • Work Session: Dailies 10
Bellringer: Unit 1 Freshman AcademyUnit EQ: What skills do I need to succeed? • Friday, February 7, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6: Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Complainer : __________ :: climber : ascend • A. gripe B. solve C. annoy D. assert • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 7 The Hero’s Journey
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Monday, February 24, 2014 • EQ: How do I define an archetype? • Standard: W1: Write arguments to support claims • Homework: Read novel; Finish Criterion (due Friday); archetype WKST • Analogy • _________: Rain :: drifts : snow • A. sun, B. puddles, C. plows, D. umbrellas • Work Session: Vocabulary 6A • Graze • Squall • Siege • Defrauded • Brute • Plead • Courtesy • Bliss • Dismembered • Perish • Willow • Embarked
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Tuesday, February 25, 2014 • EQ: What is the theme of “If I forget thee”? • Standard: RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. • Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Actor : cast :: singer : ____________ • Work Session: Dailies 11
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Wednesday, February 26, 2014 • EQ: How do I analyze Greek Mythology? • Standard: RL6: Analyze a particular point of view/cultural experience reflected in literature from outside the US. • Homework: Read novel • Analogy • Surprise : shock :: ________: _________ • A. stone : brick, B. miser : spendthrift C. Fear : terror, D. Happiness : sadness • Work Session: Dailies 11
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Thursday, February 27, 2014 • EQ: How do I choose what to cite from the Odyssey? • Standard: RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis • Homework: Read Novel; Research Topic Due • Analogy • Embellish: decorate :: ___________ : ____________ • Work Session: • Name an animal that grazes. • Name something you have pleaded for. • What is the noun form of embarked? • What is this type of tree?
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Friday, February 28, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6: Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Sharpener: ____:: megaphone : amplify • A. glean, B. emphasize, C. point, D. hone • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 8 The Hero’s Journey
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Monday, March 3, 2014 • EQ: How do I write in parallel structure? • Standard: W1: Write arguments to support claims • Homework: Finish Criterion (due Friday); Cyclops Cartoon; Novel Test (Tues) • Analogy • Biologist : laboratory :: __________ : ___________ • A. painter : studio, B. baker : oven • C. engraver : metal, D. forecaster : weather • Work Session: Vocabulary 7A • Sage • Contrive • Bemusing • Haughty • Irony • Almanac • Anecdote • Extraneous • Exposition • Denouement • Cognate • Oxymoron
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Tuesday, March 4, 2014 • EQ: What is the theme of The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson? • Standard: RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop the theme. • Homework: Read novel, Read “The Sirens” • Analogy • Trumpet : brass :: clarinet : _________ • A. violin, B. orchestra • C. woodwind, D. music • Work Session: Dailies 13
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Wednesday, March 5, 2014 • EQ: What is the difference between film and text versions of the Odyssey? • Standard: RL7: Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums • Homework: Read novel; WKST: Epic Simile; Read “Scylla and Charybdis” • Analogy • Launch : lift :: thwart : ________ • A. incur, B. fail • C. douse, D. remain • Work Session: Dailies 14
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Thursday, March 6, 2014 • EQ: What kind of character is Penelope? • Standard: RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot • Homework: Read Novel; Research Project Thesis Due; Study Vocab • Analogy • Supervisor : ________ :: interpreter : translate • A. Oversee, B. Impair, • C. Participate, D. Unite • Work Session: • Would a wise person be a sage? • Would you like to be around a haughty person? • What kind of information might you see in an almanac? • Tell an interesting anecdote.
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Friday, March 7, 2014 • EQ: How do I use the vocab I have gained? • Standard: L6: Acquire and use new vocabulary • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Enigma : mysterious :: comedy : _________ • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph
Week 9 The Hero’s Journey
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Monday, March 10, 2014 • EQ: What are the elements of a well-developed in-class essay? Standard: • W1: Write arguments to support claims • Homework: Finish Criterion (due Friday); Study for Summative • Analogy • Grain : silo :: ________ : ____________ • A. glass : jar, B. tire: automobile • C. gasoline : tank, D. air : atmosphere • Work Session: Fresh Read Passage
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Tuesday, March 11, 2014 • EQ: Is the journey more fulfilling than the quest? • Standard: RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis • Homework: Read novel, Study for Summative (4th) • Analogy • Botanist : plants :: ______ : rocks • A. meteorologist, B. geologist • C. astronomer, D. anthropologist • Work Session: Quiet Study; Dailies 16 (4th)
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Wednesday, March 12, 2014 • EQ: Is the journey more fulfilling than the quest? • Standard: RL1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis • Homework: Read novel; Mythology Game • Analogy • ________ : congress :: player : team • Work Session: Dailies 16 (3rd); Quiet study (4th)
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Thursday, March 13, 2014 • EQ: How does my mythology game demonstrate that I understand Greek mythology? • Standard: RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot • Homework: Read Novel • Analogy • Exploration : discovery :: inquiry : ________ • A. understanding, B. frustration • C. implication, D. perfection • Work Session:Fresh Read Passage
Bellringer: Unit 2 The Hero’s JourneyUnit EQ: Is the journey more important than fulfilling the quest? • Friday, March 14, 2014 • EQ: How does O Henry create suspense? • Standard: RL5: Analyze how an author structures a textto create mystery, tension, or surprise. • Homework: Happy Weekend! • Analogy • Movie : cinema :: __________ : _________ • A. match : arena, B. concert : orchestra • C. rally : cause, D. course : obstacle • Work Session: Answer 1 EQ from the week in a paragraph