9/10/2013
Do Now: Quote Response
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your
courage with others.”
-Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Write down the quote then complete the
following steps:
Step 1: Vocabulary- Write down any words you don’t
know and write a possible definition of each.
Step 2: Interpret-What do you think the quote means;
answer in a few sentences.
Step 3: Example- Come up with an example that
represents the quote.
Step 4: Agree/disagree- Write whether you agree or
disagree with the quote and why.
Grammar Skill: Verbs
• An action verb is transitive if it directs action toward
someone or something named in the same sentence.
• An action verb is intransitive if it does not direct
action toward someone or something named in the
sentence.
• The receiver of the action of a transitive verb is
called the object of the verb.
• Intransitive verbs, however, have no objects.
Grammar Skill: Verbs
• An action verb is a verb that tells what
action someone or something is performing.
• The person or thing that performs the action
is called the subject of the verb.
• Action verbs show mental action as well as
visible action.
Grammar Skill: Verbs
• Most action verbs can be transitive in one
sentence and intransitive in another.
• To determine whether a verb is transitive
or intransitive, ask Whom? or What? after
the verb. If you can find the answer in the
sentence, the verb is transitive. If not, the
verb is intransitive.
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9/10/2013
Vocabulary Unit 3
Vocabulary Unit 3- Suffix
1. Conflict (n)
Suffix
-acy
-al
-ance, -ence
-dom
Meaning
state or quality
act or process of
state or quality of
place or state of being
Example
privacy
refusal
maintenance, eminence
freedom, kingdom
Definition: A continued struggle or battle between opposing
forces.
Sentence: Characters can have both internal and external
conflicts.
2. Author’s purpose (n)
Definition: An author’s reason for writing.
Sentence: The author’s purpose was to persuade the reader to
agree with his point of view.
3. Perspective (n)
Definition: An evaluation of a situation from one person’s point of
view.
Sentence: When you respond to a journal topic you are giving
your perspective on a topic.
SSR Task: Literary Analysis
• Directions: Each day you will choose
one of the tasks to complete.
• Write down the date and the pages
read before you complete the task
• Choose from the following: Questioner,
Illuminator, Connector, Illustrator, &
Word Watcher.
• You will use each task only once.
Mood Words
• Go over the list of positive words and write a
one word synonym for each
• Put a dash next to the ones you don't know
• Go over the list of negative words and write a
one word synonym for each
• Put a dash next to the ones you don't know
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Class Work Part 1
• Set up your paper in Cornell format.
• Title your notes: Mood, Poe & “The Cask of
Amontillado”
• For the Mood activity you will be listening to
four songs.
• For each song list the mood words that fit with
the song.
• Then write a sentence in which you describe
the mood of the song.
Class Work Part 2
• Watch the short biography on Edgar Allan Poe.
• Using the same notes page take notes on the
life of Edgar Allan Poe (10-15 facts).
• Write your notes on the right side of the page.
• Write subtitles/main ideas/or questions about
the life of Poe on the left side of the paper.
Mood Activity
• Song 1:
– List mood words
– Sentence Description
• Song 2:
– List mood words
– Sentence Description
• Song 3:
– List mood words
– Sentence Description
• Song 4:
– List mood words
– Sentence Description
Class Work Part 3
• Read “The Cask of Amontillado” page 6
• Complete the Short Story Analysis worksheet
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Setting:
Venice/Catacombs
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