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August 29. Warm-up : MUG Sentence1 (Week 1) Vocabulary – clamor n. a loud, continuous noise; uproar Introduce autobiography/biography - Discuss difference between autobiography and biography - t-chart notes Read samples of each in textbook pgs. 778-783
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August 29 • Warm-up: MUG Sentence1 (Week 1) Vocabulary – clamor n. a loud, continuous noise; uproar • Introduce autobiography/biography - Discuss difference between autobiography and biography - t-chart notes • Read samples of each in textbook pgs. 778-783 - Christopher Reeve/Living Without Fear – pp. 781 • Compare POV • Answer questions • SOAPSTone
August 30 • Library Orientation 4th period 12:05-12:30/5th period 1:10-1:35 • Warm-up: MUG Sentence 2 (Week 1) Vocabulary – appalling adj. shocking, horrifying • Grammar Review - coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) - Simple & Compound sentences HOMEWORK: - Identify Simple & Compound sentences
August 31 • Warm-up: MUG Sentence 3 (Week 1) Vocabulary – memoir n. Written work that deals with one certain moment that is stretched out to show emphasis.Memoirs may be less encompassing than a formal autobiography as they are usually about part of a life rather than the chronological telling of a life from childhood through adulthood. • Check homework • Review Literary Elements: memoir, imagery, allusion, figurative language, conflict, theme • Read “Fish Cheeks” by Amy Tan – independently - circle unfamiliar vocabulary - discuss POV and different viewpoints • Annotate using literary terms
September 1 Open House tonight! • Warm-up: MUG Sentence 4 (Week 1) • Vocabulary – innate n. something that is inborn or central to a person or thing • Independent Reading – AR
September 2 • Warm-up: MUG Sentence 5 (Week 1) Vocabulary – grimace v. to twist the face, as in pain or displeasure • Continue “Fish Cheeks” - Annotate using literary terms - Complete imagery chart – identify & explain purpose/effect - HOMEWORK: Our Story of the Human Experiencesee PowerPoint