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Today’s Agenda

Today’s Agenda. Sentence Variety: using relative pronouns and prepositional phrases Discussion over p. 53-75 [pairs class] Read and discuss “No Speak English,” “Rafaela,” “Sally,” & “Minerva” p. 76-85 If time: Work on literary portfolio

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Sentence Variety: using relative pronouns and prepositional phrases • Discussion over p. 53-75 [pairsclass] • Read and discuss “No Speak English,” “Rafaela,” “Sally,” & “Minerva” p. 76-85 • If time: Work on literary portfolio [should have 3 of the 10 pieces drafted and several ideas generated prior to this] • HOMEWORK: • Finish reading Mango St. • Vocab Unit 7 due Thursday! • Quote journal due Thursday!

  2. Sentence VarietyReview: Joining Independent Clauses COMBINE THESE SIMPLE SENTENCES IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS: They are both good students. They study in very different ways. He ordered a double cheeseburger. She ordered a salad. Peyton Hillis played through an injury but still was able to be productive. Jake Delhomme played through an injury and looked awful.

  3. Sentence VarietyRelative Pronouns • Embed one sentence inside the other using a clause starting with one of the relative pronouns listed below. • which, who, whoever, whom, that, whose • Example: Indiana used to be mainly an agricultural state. It has recently attracted more industry. • Revision: Indiana, which used to be mainly an agricultural state, has recently attracted more industry. • Example: The experiment failed because of Murphy's Law. This law states that if something can go wrong, it will. • Revision: The experiment failed because of Murphy's Law, which states that if something can go wrong, it will.

  4. DESCRIBE THE MOVEMENT OF THE MEATBALL SUB IN RELATION TO THE TABLE AND BAG: Sentence VarietyPrepositional Phrases: What are prepositions?

  5. Sentence VarietyPrepositional Phrases • Turn a sentence into a prepositional phrase using one of the words below: • about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, near, next to, of, off, on, out, over, past, to, under, until, up, with • Example:The university has been facing pressure to cut its budget. It has eliminated funding for important programs. • Revision:Under pressure to cut its budget, the university has eliminated funding for important programs. (prepositional phrase, independent clause) • Example:Billy snuck a cookie from the desert table. This was against his mother's wishes. • Revision:Against his mother's wishes, Billy snuck a cookie from the desert table.

  6. Sentence VarietyRelative Pronouns & Prepositional Phrases Practice • Use relative pronouns to combine the following: • which, who, whoever, whom, that, whose • Jake Delhomme is being paid $7 million for this season. I blame him for Sunday’s lost. • I was only going 3 miles over the speed limit, but I got a ticket anyway. It was a 35 miles per hour zone. • Use prepositional phrases to combine these following: • Jared passed out. He was near dehydration. • It was his second favorite sport. Baseball was number one.

  7. The House on Mango StreetDiscussion [p. 53-75] • Which quality of Esperanza's personality shows up while she is at her first job?Why do you think she may act this way? [p. 53-55] • What phrase does Esperanza use that indicates she feels more an American than a Mexican? [p. 56-57] • This is the first story to indicate the path of escape for Esperanza. What is it? Who encouraged her? [p. 58-61] • The narrator does not know what is wrong with Ruthie. Any answer about her problem would be speculation, but good readers have good speculations. What do you think? [p. 67-69] • What description do we get of the four skinny trees? How are the trees like Esperanza? [p. 74-75]

  8. The House on Mango StreetDiscussion [p. 76-85] • “No Speak English” • What is the sorrow of the woman across the street? Why does she get upset when the baby boy begins to sing the Pepsi commercial? • "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays" • Why does Rafaela get locked in doors? What does this tell you about the role of women in this culture? What does this tell you about some of the pitfalls and dangers that Esperanza must avoid? • “Minerva Writes Poems” • Why does Minerva write poems? How is she like Esperanza? How is she different? 

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