Directions: Write down tonight’s HW, begin making vocab cards, and put the
following on your right side of your desk: Friday’s homework, highlighter, red pen,
post-its, binder ring, notecards, SSR book.
1. satiate (v.) to satisfy to the fullest, often w/ food
2. implore (v.) to beg someone urgently
3. perceive (v.) to become aware of, know, or identify by
means of the senses
Root: duc/duct- “to lead”
4. conducive (adj.) helping to bring out, helpful,
favorable
5. induce (v.) to lead towards some action
6. deduce (v.) to draw a conclusion from fact, figure out
Vocabulary Example Sentences
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After lunch, I found myself satiated. (satisfied).
I implore (beg) you to come to Egypt with me this summer!
The college counselor perceived (could tell, became aware)
that the student felt uncomfortable going to a large
university.
Having a car is conducive (helpful) to getting around in the
city.
Cecilia induced (led) the freshman girl to join the basketball
team even though she seemed nervous.
My father deduced (figured out) that my sister had broken
the lamp because he found it hidden under her bed.
When you finish, add your hints/connections to your cards.
Think-Pair-Share:
 With a partner, brainstorm at least 2 reasons
why grammar is important.
Reasons Grammar is important
1.
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SWBAT distinguish between
contractions and possessive nouns.
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SWBAT use apostrophes correctly in
regular and irregular plural nouns.
Forming Plural Nouns
Rule
Singular noun ending without
“S” 
add an “S”
Singular nouns ending in “S” 
add “es”
Singular nouns ending in “Y” 
delete “y” + “ies”
Example
girl + s = girls
floor + s = floors
computer + s =
computers
Williams + es =
Williamses
cross + es = crosses
dress + es = dresses
family =families
charity = charities
cherry = cherries
Irregular Plural Nouns Chart
Irregular plural nouns are nouns that becomes plural by changing
its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of
the word.
Man
Singular Calf
Knife
Plural
Men
Calves
Knives
Child
Elf
person
Foot
Goose
tooth
Mouse
Leaf
cactus
Children
Elves
people
Feet
Geese
teeth
Mice
Leaves
cacti
Apostrophes Notes:
Term
Definition/ Rule
Example
Ex: The dog’s eyes are
blue.
-dog is the possessive
noun because the dog
-A noun is a person, place, owns the blue eyes.
thing, or emotion.
Ex: The lady’s purse was
ugly.
-lady is the possessive
-A possessive noun is a
noun because the lady
noun that owns something.
owns the ugly purse.
-Possession is another
word for ownership.
Possessive
Noun 
-An apostrophe is a flying
Apostrophe 
comma.
Ex: The
dog’s
eyes
If the Noun is Singular
Singular Nouns not ending in “s” Ex: Kramer’s hair
Add ’ S
girl + ’ + S = girl’s
Singular Nouns ending in “s”
Add
’S
Ms. Daniels + ’ + S = Ms. Daniels’s
Ex: Daphne’s father
Ex: the car’s engine
Ex: the boy’s
intelligence
Ex: the girl’s sadness
Ex: the desk’s legs
Ex: Dr. Seuss’s sense of
humor
Ex: the bus’s seats
Ex: the class’s desks
Ex: Mr. Williams’s dinner
party
Ex: Ms. Burns’s classroom
If the Noun is Plural
Plural Nouns ending in S
Add only ’
’
girls + = girls’
Plural Nouns not ending in S
Add ’
’
S
men + + S = men’s
Ex: the singers’ voices
Ex: the cousins’ favorite
uncle
Ex: the houses’ fences
Ex: the girls’ hair bows
Ex: the dishes’ cracks
Ex: the dancers’ practice
time
Ex: men’s clothing
Ex: women’s hair
Ex: teeth’s plaque
Ex: children’s room
Ex: people’s hopes
Ex: syllabi’s place on the table
Time to Practice!
1. Together we will do part 1.
2. Part two will be done with your partners
at level 1.
3. Part 3 will be done indpendently.
Clear your desk for your exit
ticket
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You will have five minutes!
Take out your homework.
2. Write a dialogue (conversation) between two or
three real or made up Greek deities (gods).
Include 3 of our vocabulary words and the
following:
1.
2 plural possessive nouns
 ex: rays’
2 contractions (do + not =don’t)
 ex: weren’t
GEN 502: Draw generalizations and conclusions about
people, ideas and so on in more challenging passages
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What is a generalization?
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A generalization is a broad statement
about a subject based on evidence
provided from the text.
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Examples of generalizations
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Dogs are nicer than cats.
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Anyone can learn to cook if they try.
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Most students enjoy when we have
pizza for lunch on Thursday.
Making generalizations about
characters.
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Identifying characters’ actions allows the
reader to make generalizations.
Making generalizations:
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With a partner, make a generalization
about Miley Cyrus. Identify two pieces of
evidence to support your generalization.
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Miley Cyrus is a poor role model.
 She sings about using drugs.
 She did inappropriate dancing on TV.
Purpose for Reading:
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SWBAT create and support 3
generalizations about the characters of
“Cupid and Psyche.”
Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
by Antonio Canova, 1787: Le Louvre, Paris
Take out your homework
(Cupid & Psyche questions).
2. Begin reading your SSR book.
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HW Review
Cupid and Psyche: See if you can get all of the main points!!
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Venus is a super pretty godess!
Psyche shows up and is PRETTIER than Venus. Venus gets mad.
Venus says, “Hey Cupid (my son): go sprinkle ugly water on
Psyche so that no one likes her!”
Cupid accidentally pokes himself with his arrow and falls in LOVE
with Psyche (whoops!)
Psyche goes to meet her husband in the palace and is told not to
look at him.
Psyche does what her sisters say and looks at her husband. He is
actually CUPID, and he’s upset that she looked at him. He
vanishes.
Psyche IMPLORES Venus to help her, and Venus gives her three
jobs to complete.
Psyche completes the jobs, but with the help of Cupid and others.
Venus = not happy. Psyche’s curiosity makes her open the box
and it makes her go to sleep.
Finally, Cupid finds Psyche, revives her, and marries her. They
have a child and live happily ever after 
satiate
implored
perceive
conducive
induce
deduced
Karla woke up Monday morning with a high
fever. Even before Karla told her mother that she
wasn’t feeling well, her mother could _______ from
the pale color on Karla’s face that she was sick.
Karla knew she had a World Lit. quiz that day, so she
_______ her mother to let her go to school. “No,
going to school when you have a fever is not
_______ to your health” said her mother. In order to
_______ her mother, Karla agreed to stay at home
and rest. The next day, Karla was able to _______
her mother to let her go to school because she no
longer had a fever. Karla’s mother _______ that,
since Karla was so insistent on not missing school,
school was important to Karla.
Vocabulary Quiz and
Apostrophes Quiz
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Clear your desk
except for a pencil.
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We will begin with
the Vocabulary Quiz.
After we collect the
Vocab Quiz, we will
begin the
Apostrophe’s Quiz.
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When you have
finished the
Apostrophes Quiz,
begin reading
“Phateon’ in your
Greek Mythology
text.
Purpose for Reading:
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SWBAT create and support 3
generalizations about the characters of
“Phaeton.”