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Agenda January 6 th -10th. Agenda January 6 th. Bell Ringer Figurative Language Terms: Main Idea, Style, Inference, Briticism, Character (Review) Wordsmith Unit 9 Video and Handout “Survive the Savage Sea” page 444 (Old Textbook) Survivor Teams (if time). Definitions.
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Agenda January 6th • Bell Ringer • Figurative Language Terms: Main Idea, Style, Inference, Briticism, Character (Review) • Wordsmith Unit 9 Video and Handout • “Survive the Savage Sea” page 444 (Old Textbook) • Survivor Teams (if time)
Definitions • Main idea: the central idea of a paragraph or longer text • Inference: a conclusion reached on the basis of logic and reasoning • Briticism: a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to English as it is spoken in Great Britain
Bell Ringer • there was no other like in it in any of the stores and she had turned all of them inside out
Think, Pair, Share • On a piece of paper, answer the following questions: • Come up with problems you would face if you were lost at sea. • In a fight for survival, what kind of person would you want beside you? List the qualities you think would help a person survive a disaster.
Journal • In a fight for survival, what kind of person would you want beside you? List the qualities you think would help a person survive a disaster.
Agenda January 7th • Bell Ringer • Wordsmith Crossword Puzzle • Benchmark practice • Define Words to Own • “He Ate Ants” • Listen to audio of book
Agenda January 8th • Bell Ringer • Main Idea Activity • “Own It” Vocabulary Words • Read “He Ate Ants” on page 449 • Read “Survive the Savage Sea”
Agenda January 9th • English Benchmark • Complete Bell Ringer • Read “Scope” magazine • Survival Clips • Listen to “Survive the Savage Sea”
Agenda January 10th • Finish Benchmark • Students finished with the benchmark: • CompleteBell Ringer (turn in) • Complete Wordsmith sentence sheet (on front table) • Read “He Ate Ants” (old textbook pg. 449) and complete “He Ate Ants” handout (on front table) • Read an issue of Scope Magazine (on front table) • Survival Clips • Finish Reading “Survive the Savage Sea”
Journal • In your opinion, what would be the best survival skill? Explain.