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Greetings. Is your ID on and visible? Pencil Sharpened? Uniform on?. Today’s Objectives. Students will be able to write a total of 5 lines in response to a prompt. Students will complete a vocabulary assessment covering the first 10 words of the Sadlier vocabulary unit #5
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Greetings. Is your ID on and visible? Pencil Sharpened? Uniform on?
Today’s Objectives Students will be able to write a total of 5 lines in response to a prompt. Students will complete a vocabulary assessment covering the first 10 words of the Sadlier vocabulary unit #5 Students will write two new vocabulary words in their word study guide and will be able to complete 4 exercises. Students will work in a small group to read two vignette selections from HOMS and will answer associated comprehension questions.
Do Now On this day in 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor, was born. What kind of obstacles do you think she had to face in order to become the first woman doctor?
Information Final day on Personal Narratives - House On Mango Street Journals and Do Nows due today No after school hours on Tuesdays - must be in Harrisburg by 5:00pm The research paper is coming - this is the big one…
Today’s Objectives Students will be able to write a total of 5 lines in response to a prompt. Students will complete a vocabulary assessment covering the first 10 words of the Sadlier vocabulary unit #5 Students will write two new vocabulary words in their word study guide and will be able to complete 4 exercises. Students will work in a small group to read two vignette selections from HOMS and will answer associated comprehension questions.
Vocabulary Quiz Clear your desk of everything except a pencil you will have 10 minutes to complete the quiz Remain quiet Work on Journals after completing the test
Paramount – (adj.) chief in importance, above all others Synonyms – supreme, dominant, primary Antonyms – secondary, subordinate
Prattle – (v.) to talk in an aimless or foolish way, babble (n.) baby talk Synonyms – (v.) Chatter, (n.) gibberish Antonyms – “terse speech”
Today’s Objectives Students will be able to write a total of 5 lines in response to a prompt. Students will complete a vocabulary assessment covering the first 10 words of the Sadlier vocabulary unit #5 Students will write two new vocabulary words in their word study guide and will be able to complete 4 exercises. Students will work in a small group to read two vignette selections from HOMS and will answer associated comprehension questions.
Vignette • Short impressionistic story • A snapshot of time or of an event • Personal Narrative form • Loosely related stories • Historical writings - ideas and concepts • May not have typical “story elements” - plot, themes, character sketches, climax
Vignette Activity • Read the sample vignette - read it once without doing anything - read it a second time, look for details • Discuss the details with your group - be ready to share out… • Think about the characteristics talked about in class
Sandra Cisneros • Born in 1954, Chicago • Only daughter out of 7 kids • Latin experience in the U.S. • Poetry • House on Mango Street - vignettes
House on Mango Street • Collection of Vignettes • Coming of age story - growing up Latino • Each vignette uses vivid imagery • A vignette is….
Vignette Activity • Choose 3 selections from House on Mango Street • Answer the questions for each Vignette - focus on imagery, sensory details, and figurative language. • Complete the 3-2-1 quiz
Today’s Objectives Students will be able to write a total of 5 lines in response to a prompt. Students will complete a vocabulary assessment covering the first 10 words of the Sadlier vocabulary unit #5 Students will write two new vocabulary words in their word study guide and will be able to complete 4 exercises. Students will work in a small group to read two vignette selections from HOMS and will answer associated comprehension questions.