I can correctly use commas with nonessential clauses or phrases.
I can score 80% or higher on my vocabulary quiz.
I can review information for book test.
I can create a first draft of a writing.

 Rule #4b- Use commas with interrupters. Use commas to set off nonessential clauses and nonessential
participial phrases.
 A nonessential clause or participial phrase is one containing information that isn’t needed to understand the main idea of the sentence.

 My cousin, walking home one day , found a large snapping turtle.
 That scarf, which is real silk , was made in India.
 Don’t get these confused with essential phrases or clauses- one that cannot be left out without changing the meaning of the sentence. Essential clauses and phrases are not set off by commas.
 Example: A book written by Maxine Hong Kingston is about growing up as a Chinese American woman.

 Grab your clickers.
 Write your answers on a sheet of paper and then put them into your clickers.
 Record your score on your assessment chart.

Lapse- slip or error
Insistent- earnest, demanding, persistent
Tentative-unsure, uncertain
Abrupt- sudden or unexpected
Tumult-uproar
Portentous-ominous
Irreverent-not respectful
Vicarious-taking the place of another person or thing
Rancor-resentment or ill will
Formidable-great strength

In your groups, answer the questions. You will have 15 minutes to complete.
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At the end of chapter 5, Nick says, “It was the hour of a profound human change, and excitement was generating in the air.” What happens in Chapter 6 to fulfill Nick’s prediction?
How did Gatsby acquire his fortune?
Why does Tom accompany Daisy to Gatsby’s house?
Which of the characters have changed in the first six chapters? How? Give examples.
How does Gatsby want to recreate the past?

 Read chapter 7.
 Complete the vocabulary.
 Come to class Friday with two turning points in the plot of the novel.

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Stay in your seats at all times.
You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss the answer to a question AND
Write ONE response to the question on a sheet of paper.
All teams will hold up their answers.
If you are correct, your team will get the opportunity to shoot the correct response into the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line.
If the shot is made, the team gets extracredit.
Shots will be made after ALL the questions have been answered.

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 Esperanza is named after:

Her great grandmother

Esperanza dreams of having:

House of her own

 Which one of the following would be used as evidence to support the claim that the House on
Mango Street is not what Esperanza wisher for in her dream house?
 A. Esperanza thinks the house is too small
 B. It’s small and red with tight steps and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath
 C. It had real stairs, not hallway stairs
 D. We’d have a basement and at least three washrooms

B. It is small and red with tight steps and window so small you’d think they were holding their breath

In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on high heels and walk around the neighborhood with them. They are having a fun time until what happens?

A bum asks Rachel for a kiss

Which one of the following demonstrates personification?
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We come from Texas
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Nenny and I don’t look like sisters
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As if the wheels were spaghetti
 D. Not the shy …giggles

D. Not the shy…giggles

What type of sandwich does Esperanza bring to lunch the day she gets to eat in the "Canteen" at school?

A rice sandwich

Which one of the following demonstrates a simile?
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Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street
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Five dollars, five dollars
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In
baptize myself under a new name

A. Two girls raggedy as rats live across the street

When the girls are playing double-dutch (jump rope) they begin singing about what?

Hips

Esperanza describes her house as “red and crumbly”.
What literary device is the author using?

Imagery

What is Esperanza's first job?

Developing pictures

 What is the significance of the “Four Skinny Trees” vignette?

 It describes her feelings about overcoming obstacles

 What does Esperanza and Nenny want to buy at the antiques store (what do the girls call it in the book)?

 A Music Box

 What color does Esperanza say her name is like?

 A muddy color

 What is the name of the boy Marin dances with at a club? (He is later killed by a hit-and-run accident.)

 Geraldo

 How would you descirbe Esperanza's great grandmother?

 Wild and independent

 “Until then I am a red balloon tied to an anchor." This figure of speech is an example of:

 A Metaphor

 Which character is related to French royalty, and also likes cats?

 Cathy

 What two things are Alicia afraid of?

 Mice and Fathers

 What family has too many kids and no dad?

 The Vargas family

 What does Darius say one of the clouds looks like?
 Remember this was something that impressed the others, since Darius is usually not insightful

 God

 Louie, who steals a car, is whose cousin?

 Marin

 Esperanza has several interactions with nuns in the story. How do the nuns generally make Esperanza feel?

 Ashamed

 Why is Esperanza embarrassed at the baptism party?

 Her shoes are old

 What does Elenita, the fortune teller, see in
Esperanza'a future?

 A home in the heart

 In the vignette “A Good Day”, what makes it a good day?

 Esperanza makes 2 new friends and buys a bike with them

 What is the theme (the idea of the whole thing) of the novel?

 Identity

 Make a connection: Relate the novel to important ideas of the place in which it is set.

 Answers will vary. Mrs. Bromagen will decide if your team will shoot.

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Take the rest of class, to put finishing touches on your book.
1-no literary terms assigned
2-3 pieces of imagery, 1 of choice
3-tone, allusion, idiom
4- 3 of your choice
5- metaphor, allusion, idiom
6-Repetition, hyperbole
7 - symbol
8 - metaphor, simile
9 - imagery
10 - repetition
If you are finished, go back and highlight or underline your literary devices.