ENGLISH 1
November 3, 2014
Mechanics Patterns:
◦Capitalize titles and names of
people and titles of works.
◦Italicize book/magazine titles
when typing, underline when
writing
◦Place quotes around story or
article titles.
Root Word:
Dic, Dict: to say, to put into
wordsHere
Sentence Correction:
“The title of the book we will be reading is
to kill a mockingbird,” my teacher
dictated to us.
1st-5th Agenda:
◦ Warm Up
◦ Grammar Worksheet
◦ EOC Practice
◦ Presentations
1st-5th
◦Today you will present and turn in
everything for your project. While you
watch the projects, you will be required to
take notes on every presentation and turn
this sheet in. It will be part of your
participation grade!
Group Celebrity
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
One Fact
About
Celebrity
Group’s
Argument
One piece of
evidence
6th Period: Agenda
◦ Warm Up Quiz
◦ Warm Up
◦ Grammar Sheet
◦ EOC Practice
◦ Work on projects
◦ Special Directions: I will take third of class at a time into media center to go over warm
up, grammar sheet, and EOC practice. Ms. Thomas will monitor rest of class.
ENGLISH I
November 5, 2014
Root Word:
-duc-, -duct-: to lead
Sentence Correction:
The national baseball league
president inducted babe ruth into
the baseball hall of fame.
Root Word:
equ- or ega-: equal, even
Sentence Correction:
In the novel anthem, by ayn
rand, the main character’s
name is equality.
1st-5th: Agenda
◦ Go over warm up, take up grammar sheets
◦ Go over EOC Practice
◦ Students will finish presentations
◦ Students will turn in presentation worksheets
◦ If time permits, go over Primary/Secondary notes and worksheet
6th Period: Agenda
◦ Warm Up
◦ Grammar Sheet Collect
◦ EOC Practice
◦ Work on projects
◦ Special Directions: I will take third of class at a time into media center to go over warm
up, and EOC practice. Ms. Thomas will monitor rest of class.
PRIMARY VS.
SECONDARY
SOURCES
Objective: Students will be able to identify primary and secondary sources.
Primary Sources
◦Primary sources are the original sources of
information recorded at the time an event
occurred. “First-hand”
◦First-hand accounts
of events
◦Data collected for scientific
studies
◦Historical documents
Image found at:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwjc.h
tml
Primary Sources
◦Primary sources can also be written
well after events.
- memoirs
- oral histories
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Division Washington, DC 20540
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Primary Source Examples
◦Diaries
◦Poetry
◦Personal Interviews
◦Government Documents
◦Autobiographies
◦Peer-reviewed Journal
Articles
◦Photographs
◦Artifacts
Image taken from:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/b
ib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html
Secondary Sources
◦Secondary sources of information are
derived from primary sources
◦Summaries of primary sources
◦Analyses or interpretations of primary
sources
◦“Second-hand”
Why use secondary sources?
◦To get expert opinions in order to evaluate what
really happened.
◦To gain insight by examining the same event
from different perspectives.
◦To form your own opinion.
◦To save time by reading information collected
from a number of different sources.
Secondary Source Examples
◦Dictionaries
◦Encyclopedias
◦Articles that review other sources
◦Textbooks
◦Biographies
Image taken from
http://sundown.afro.illinois.edu/liesmy
teachertoldme.php
Image taken from http://www.doriskearnsgoodwin.com/
Examples of Secondary Sources:
•Biographies
•Textbooks
•Encyclopedias
•Historiographies
Primary or Secondary?
I was watching ESPN and one of the reporters
said he had heard good reviews about a new
sports movie. When he talks about the movie,
what is he?
Primary or Secondary?
I found a letter to one of my friends in the
locker room after school the other day. I know it’s
private, but I want to read it! What is the letter?
Primary or Secondary?
My friends and I found an old wedding
dress in our attic. My father said it
belonged to my grandmother. What is
the dress?
Primary or Secondary
At school we use textbooks to learn
about the history of the United States.
When we use textbooks, what are
we using?
ENGLISH I
November 6, 2014
Root Word:
con: with, jointly
Sentence Correction:
In the article voter turnout steady in
guilford, rockingham counties, the author
demonstrates how many citizens
contributed votes in Tuesday’s elections.
1st-5th Agenda
◦ Warm Up
◦ SWRP
◦ Finish primary/secondary notes and work if needed
◦ Give out study guide for Unit 2 Test on Monday and
allow students to work for rest of class on it
6th Period
◦ Warm Up
◦ SWRP
◦ Begin Presentations
ENGLISH I
November 7, 2014
1st-5th Agenda
Warm Up Quiz
Jeopardy Game for test review
6th Period
◦ Continue Presentations
◦ Warm Up Quiz Writing
◦ If finished, begin reviewing primary and secondary sources