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Drummer Boy and Noun
Clauses
March 31-April 4, 2014
+ Monday, March 31, 2014 – Welcome Back! –
Tomorrow is Explorer Exam 2-5th periods.
Practice Prior Skills
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Label and punctuate the
following sentence.
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After the students have
enjoyed Spring Break the
students who are solicitous
will be ready for learning.
Learning Goals
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Word of the Week - amenable
(adj) willing or compliant.
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I am amenable to being
promoted by my boss.
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Determine a theme or central
idea of a text and analyze its
development over the course
of the text.
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Drummer Boy Exam
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Determining the Theme
The theme is the lesson to be learned.
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The Theme is not the subject
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The subject is just the topic (which can be stated in a single word,
such as love).
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The theme is the lesson about the subject. A theme should be
expressed in a statement. Does the main character change?
Think about how the Protagonist changes
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Does the main character realize something that he did not know
before?
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Example: How does Ebenezer Scrooge change in A Christmas
Carol?
+ Determining the Theme Continued
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How is the conflict resolved?
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The way a conflict is resolved often gives hints or clues about the theme.
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Example: How is the conflict resolved in The Tortoise and the Hare?
Think about the Title
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Is there a clue in the title of the story?
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Example: What is a possible theme in The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Test your statement of the theme
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Does your statement of the theme apply to the whole work and not just
one part of it?
Remember that there are different ways to state a theme.
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Different people often express the same theme in different words.
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People might have different opinions about the main theme.
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The best literary works often have more than one theme.
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Guided Practice 
What is the theme in the following stories?
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Goldie Locks and the three Bears
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The 3 Little Pigs
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The Hunger Games
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All of the Above
Independent Practice
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What is a possible theme in “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh?”
Explain your answer.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Learning Goals
What Types figure of speech are the
following sentences.
1.
“Similarly strewn steel bones of
their rifles” (comparing the rifles to
skeletons)
2.
“its great lunar face” (comparing
the shape and color of the drum
skin to the moon)
3.
“waves rolling in like a wellordered cavalry charge to the
sand” (comparing march to wave) p
4.
“put steel armor on the
men…blood moving fast… as if
they’d put on steel” (comparing the
adrenaline rush of their organized,
energetic march to steel armor) p7
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Assess comprehension and
understanding of The
Drummer Boy of Shiloh
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Practice Prior Skills
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Fill in the blank with the correct Word of the
Week.
1.
The teacher ________ to allow students to listen
to their headphones while working on their
assignment.
2.
The students were ________ about not talking
during the exam.
3.
Having an “A” average in class does not
__________ you from taking the final exam.
4.
It was _________ of the students to think they
could eat in class even though it was not Friday.
5.
The students tried to ____________ an excuse for
not completing their assignment.
Learning Goals
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To define and apply noun
clauses.
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Access Prior Knowledge
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A phrase does not contain a _________ and a _________, while
a clause does.
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Two types of clauses are _____________ and _____________.
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An _______________ clause modifies nouns, while an
____________ clause modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
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__________ clauses and __________ clauses are both
dependent clauses.
+ Noun Clauses
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A noun clause is a clause that plays the role of a _________
in the sentence.
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The subject, _______, ________, ________, and ________ all
can be a noun in the sentence.
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In a sentence, a noun clause will be a ________ clause. In
other words a noun clause does not stand alone as a
complete thought.
Examples of nouns
Examples of noun clauses
1. I like cakes.
2. I know London.
3. The onion rings gave me
heartburn.
1. I like what I see.
2. I know that the tide is
turning.
3. What I ate for lunch gave
me heartburn.
What role do the above nouns play in each sentence?
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Guided Practice
Underline the noun clause in the following
sentences. Then label the role that the clause is
playing in the sentence (subject, direct object, etc.)
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What the English teacher said was downright inspiring.
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The wonderful thing about English teachers is that they all
get along so well.
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I must decide which English course to take.
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English teachers dispense wisdom to whoever will listen.
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Diagramming Noun Clauses
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Diagramming Noun Clauses
Whatever you want is fine with me.
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Guided Practice
Diagram the following:
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What the English teacher said was downright inspiring.
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The wonderful thing about English teachers is that they all
get along so well
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following:
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practice: Diagram the
English teachers dispense wisdom to whoever will listen.
 Closing:
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What is a noun clause?
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What role can a noun clause play in a sentence?