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Drill # 73 12/19/11 B - Day Please write the date and drill # on your paper. . Copy the following sentence. Predict the meaning of the underlined word using context clues.
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Drill # 73 12/19/11B-DayPlease write the date and drill # on your paper. • Copy the following sentence. • Predict the meaning of the underlined word using context clues. • Since the Ewells lived in a ramshackle, old cabin down by the dump, Tom Robinson tried to help with repairs around the house.
Objectives SWBAT: • predict word meanings using context clues. • apply the rules of standard English to correctly punctuate sentences with colons, semicolons, and apostrophes. • create a visual representation of a scene in a novel. • analyze and explain plot developments and characterization in a novel.
Homework Vocabulary Unit 14 CTS (pages 160-161) Grammar Quiz TOMORROW
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Work in a group to predict the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences. After you have predicted the meanings of all 10 words, one member of your group should look up and share the definitions with the rest of the group (pages 157-159). Vocab Unit 14
Grammar—Practice Punctuation Practice—The class will work together to determine and explain the best choice for each item.
Transition—What was it like outside the courthouse? Create a sentence about the atmosphere outside the courthouse. Include a semicolon in your sentence.
Literature We will continue to read chapter 16. When we are finished, you will complete the picture and description for the second half of the chapter—inside the courtroom.
Literature Transition: Lady Justice What are the symbols of justice?
Literature The Trial! As we read the testimony of each witness, we will pause to record the evidence on the chart.
Closure What has been the most compelling evidence presented so far?
SWBAT: predict word meanings using context clues. • apply the rules of standard English to correctly punctuate sentences with colons, semicolons, and apostrophes. • create a visual representation of a scene in a novel. • analyze and explain plot developments and characterization in a novel. Revisit the Objectives