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Daily Agenda. September 2, 2011. Bell Work September 2, 2011. Grab your composition notebooks, and respond to the following imperative sentence : Write your own definition of adolescence. Goals and Objectives. Explore adolescence and the characteristics of this age.

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Daily Agenda

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  1. Daily Agenda September 2, 2011

  2. Bell WorkSeptember 2, 2011 Grab your composition notebooks, and respond to the following imperative sentence: Write your own definition of adolescence.

  3. Goals and Objectives Explore adolescence and the characteristics of this age. Determine reasons for impulsive adolescent behavior. Make connections and identify similes and metaphors.

  4. List-Group-Label • Key Term: Adolescence-the period between childhood and adulthood • Brainstorm all the words you can think of related to this term. • Discuss which words should be eliminated (whole class). • In your groups, cluster the words. Give each cluster a label. • Share some of your clusters. • Read text, and afterwards, revisit cluster and modify.

  5. Other Vocabulary…Write in Literature Section • Bland-dull, unexciting • My mom doesn’t use any spices, so our food is bland. • Peer-to look closely • The lonely old lady peered through her window, closely watching the small children at play. • Abnormality-anything that is not normal or unusual • In science, we read about causes of animal abnormalities. • Craving-a strong desire or longing • The talkative boy had a craving for attention. • Adolescence-the period between adulthood and childhood • Because she was becoming an adolescent, many of Mary’s behaviors began to change.

  6. Skills Preview • Key Reading Skill and Key Literary Element p.842-843 • Connecting • Figurative Language • Similes and metaphors

  7. Making Connections “What Makes Teens Tick” suggests that some of the changes in the way teenagers act are related to physical changes. Have you noticed any changes in the way you think or act? Some scientists think that chemical changes in teenagers’ brains might make them more likely to take risks around their friends. Do you ever take risks around your friends that you wouldn’t take if you were alone?

  8. Figurative Language-Copy in Literature Section Prose writers and poets use similes and metaphors to compare things in fresh ways. A simile compares by using the words like or as. Example: The sheets were as old as ice cubes. A metaphor, on the other hand, compares two things without using like or as. Example: Sheila’s room is a disaster zone.

  9. Purpose for Reading Read the article to find out how processes in the developing teen brain make young people act different ways. In other words, read on to find out why you act the way you do!! p. 844-848

  10. Group Gist Summary Write a 20 word GIST Summary for “What Makes Teens Tick”.

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