Find the Student Information Sheet with
your name on it.
 In the top right-hand corner is a letter
and number that will correspond to your
assigned desk.
 Have a seat and begin filling out the
information sheet.
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Welcome
2 Truths & A Lie
On a scrap sheet of paper, write
down three things about yourself.
 Two true things and one false
thing.
 When you have finished, share
with your elbow partner and see if
they can catch your lie and you
can catch theirs!
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Choice #1: Write a paragraph detailing your
inference of where the sidewalk ends; what are the
children seeing?
Choice#2: Draw a full page detailed picture of your
inference of where the sidewalks ends? What are
they seeing?
 Please place all cell phones and electronic
devices in the cell phone babysitting center.
 Take your seat and take out something to write
with; you may use pen or pencil on the
scantron, however remember that pen does
not erase.
 You may have a sheet of scrap paper if needed;
you will need a sheet of paper for the short
answer question.
 This is a class copy, so please do not mark on
the exam packet.
 There should be absolutely no talking until
everyone has completed the assessment!
Assessment Day
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On your blue paper write a statement that
finishes one of these stems…
◦ Excellence is…
◦ Excellence looks like…
You can cut your paper into a shape, use
bright colors, be creative!
 You may sign it or leave it anonymous,
they will be displayed.
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What is Excellence?
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Bequeath
Tentative
Vindictive
Eccentric
Estranged
Hierarchy
Colloquial
Lineage
Matriarch
Patriarch
Piety
Altruistic
Vocab List 1
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Choose the correct verb:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer.
The man with all the birds (live, lives) on
my street.
Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
To vs. Too vs. Two
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Traveling down this treacherous road takes
______ long and the _____ signs that we
passed did not say where ____ go.
The _____ artists decided ____ collaborate
____ make their job easier.
While listening ____ the ____ speakers, I
noticed they had ____ many long pauses.
How often do we find that ____ many
students have their cell phones out?
I have never believed there can be ____
much of a good thing, especially things that
come in ____.
Warm-up Section
There vs. Their vs. They’re
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Well, _____ is a sight for sore eyes, a
student who is wearing _____ ID card!
If ____ going to McDonald’s, they should
really use the cross-walk.
If ____ idea of fun is throwing rocks at that
building ____, then ____ really bored.
How can they say to give Florida a chance if
_____ not even going?
The Hulk decided that ____ were too many
villains to fight and insisted that ____ not
worth the risk.
Warm-up Section
In your warm-up section, reflect on the following
statements and write whether you disagree, slightly
disagree, slightly agree, or agree with each statement
(you do not need to write statement) and why…
 Your fate is predestined and any attempt to change it
is futile.
 A successful relationship is more reliant on
compromise than love.
 Women wear the trousers in most modern
relationships.
 Big companies like McDonalds embody all the evils of
capitalism.
 There should be a gun in every home.
4-Corner Debate
Choose 3 of the following topics and write
a declaration with three premises for the
3 that you chose…
1. Taking photos with a selfie stick
2. Teen pregnancy
3. Curfews
4. Basketball
5. The movie rating system
6. Censorship
7. Sex-offender registry
8. Explicit lyrics in music
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Defend the Ridiculous
Turn
in ALL cellular and
electronic devices!
Please take 5 minutes to
study for your
vocabulary words for
your quiz.
Vocaulary Quiz Day
Fan Fiction
Choose your favorite fictional
(book/TV/Movie/Comic Book) character and
write a scene for them.
Write 1 page and use at least 8 vocabulary
words.
Vocab Quiz
Euphemism
 Repugnant
 Nomenclature
 Jargon
 Nuptial
 Recluse
 Tutelage
 Commiserate
 Urbane
 Belittle
 Vicarious
 Devoid
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Vocab List 2
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
One Paragraph Reflection (in your
warm-up section)
One Paragraph Reflection (in your
warm-up section)
One Paragraph Reflection (in your
warm-up section)
In Victoria, Texas.
Pray for Maria who is 12
year old disabled child . She
got arrested yesterday for
not wanting to go with her
Mother who is still with the
Man who molested her.
C.P.S CLOSED the case
because there wasn't
enough evidence . Now the
2 little one's are left to
defend themselves since
Maria is no longer THERE to
protect them ... Well
yesterday, nothing
mattered, Maria simply
pulled away from her
Mother and that was an
ASSAULT.
Reflection Writing (in your warmup section of your binder)
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Affect expresses an action with the
meaning have an influence or cause
change (sway, modify, alter, touch, stir).
Fashion images affect / sway our desires.
Effect expresses a state, a result (outcome
issue, consequence). It is a noun with a
determiner (article) before it.
The effect / result is that we spend money
foolishly.
A young girl said, "Yes, it ___________ me too.“
The ___________ on us was profound sadness.
Affect vs. Effect
Accept is a verb that means take or
receive something with approval, or agree
to something.
 They accept American Express cards.
 Except is a verb that means to exclude
(not include) something or someone.
 They except American Express cards from the
ones they will take.
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They don't _________ checks.
 They took ___________ to what I said.
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Accept v. Except
Place ALL cellular and electronic devices
in the box, or in your bag at the front of
the room.
 Take your seat quickly and quietly.
 All you need is something to write with
(pen or pencil) but remember pen does
not erase.
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Fiction CUA
 Turn
in ALL cellular and
electronic devices!!!
 You have 5 minutes to study for
your quiz!
Vocab Quiz
Take a moment to consider the future…
 George Orwell wrote his novel 1984 in
1948 on his ponderance of an alternate
future.
 For your story, create an original
character of the future and write a story
titled 2051.
 Write at least one page and use at least 8
of the vocab words.
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Vocab Quiz
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Marred
Nonchalance
Obscure
Painstaking
Abstract
Platitude
Decadence
Efface
Fastidious
Garner
Unobtrusive
Writhe
Vocab List 3
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Farther is used with the meaning of
comparative distance.
 The shop is farther down the street.
 Further is used for figurative distance, for
example, "further from the truth.”
 Stop! Don't go any further.
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I can't walk any __________.
 We're getting _________ away from the
main square.
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Farther v. Further—physical and
figurative
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Like ("same form, appearance, kind, character") is
a preposition which takes a noun or noun phrase as
its complement. The verb is often static (be, seems,
looks, acts).
My friend is like me.
As ("in the manner") is a preposition which takes a
clause as its complement. The clause may be
shortened to just the auxiliary verb or just the
subject.
My friend thinks as I do.
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He acts more _________ a brother than a friend.
He acts more _________ a brother would.
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Like vs. As
 Turn
to page 626-627, and take a
moment to read over those pages.
 Answer the following questions:
◦ How can an outline aid in the
structuring of an essay?
◦ Why do you feel that having an
outline can ‘free’ you to focus on a
good rough draft?
Warm-up Section
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
Book.
 Complete the “Try-It!” section under
“Narrowing a Subject”
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Specify your topic
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
book.
 Complete the second “Try It” under
Writing your topic sentence.
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Topic sentences
Turn to page 628-629 in your Write
Source text book.
 Look over the list of transitional words…
 There are 8 reasons for transitions…
 Choose 4 reasons, and one transitional
word from each of the 4, and then write 4
transitional sentences from those words.
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Transitions Warm-up
Turn to page 633 in your Write Source
Textbook and read through the notes on
integrating quotes.
 Do not forget to read “Common Quotation
Problems to Avoid”
 Use the following quotes and integrate
them accordingly…
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◦ “If you fail a plan, you plan to fail.” –Unknown
◦ “This thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling
down but the staying down.” –Mary Pickford
◦ “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.”
–Victor Hugo
Integrating Quotes Warm-up
Turn
in ALL Cellular and
electronic devices!
Take 5 minutes to study
for your vocabulary
quiz.
Vocab Quiz
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
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B
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B
Cache
 Esoteric
 Ebb
 Facilitate
 Galvanize
 Utopian
 Kindle
 Labyrinth
 Malicious
 Bizarre
 Enigma
 Scrupulous
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Vocab List 4
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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“Women make rash decisions
emotionally.”
“Women are not consistent enough in
their decision-making to lead America.”
“[Women] ain't gonna be able to
negotiate the right kind of foreign policy.”
“A make believe creature could get to the
White House before a woman.”
"My comments about women running for
president were unequivocally insensitive
and wrong. I sincerely apologize to
everyone I offended.“
-Clifford Harris AKA T.I.
4-Corner Debate
 Write
a one paragraph quick write on
your initial response to this poem:
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong
it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
Poetry Quick Write
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Write a haiku poem: first line – 5 syllables,
second line – 7 syllables, third line – 5
syllables
Example:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
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Write a one paragraph reflective quick
write on this…
Ring-a-round the rosies,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
Poetry Quick Write (Warm-up)
I Cry
Sometimes when I'm alone
I Cry,
Cause I am on my own.
The tears I cry are bitter and warm.
They flow with life but take no form
I Cry because my heart is torn.
I find it difficult to carry on.
If I had an ear to confiding,
I would cry among my treasured friend,
but who do you know that stops that long,
to help another carry on.
The world moves fast and it would rather pass by.
Then to stop and see what makes one cry,
so painful and sad.
And sometimes...
I Cry
and no one cares about why.
Poetry Quick Write (Warm-up)
Write a one paragraph response to the
following poem:
Dreams
Langston Hughes, 1902 - 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
 Please
deposit
your cell
phone into the box…
 Quietly take your seat.
You have 5 minutes to quietly study
for your vocab quiz.
 Clear your desk of everything except
something to write with.
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Obliterate
Abstinence
Debilitate
Eclectic
Fallacy
Garbled
Haphazard
Immaterial
Judicious
Lackluster
Circumspect
Incorrigible
Vocab List 5
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
A Poison Tree by William Blake
I
I
I
I
was
told
was
told
angry with my friend;
my wrath, my wrath did end.
angry with my foe:
it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
Write a oneparagraph,
reflective
quick write
on the poem.
Tyger Tyger by William Blake
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful
symmetry?
What the hammer? what the
chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the
fire?
When the stars threw down their
spears
And water'd heaven with their
tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make
thee?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy
heart?
And when thy heart began to
beat,
What dread hand? & what dread
feet?
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
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http://www.paulcarl.com/teaching-poetrythrough-rap/
Hip Hop or Shakespeare?
Excuse Me Miss
Gary Ross
Sam asked a question of his teacher
He asked it of the stern Miss Meacher
You wouldn’t punish me, would you?
For something that I did not do
Of course not boy, answered Miss
Spitting the reply out with a hiss
That’s a relief he began to explain
As I didn't do my homewo…
Quick Write
 Deposit
ALL cellular and
electronic devices into the box!
(no phone, no test)
 Quietly take your seat!
Poetry CUA
The Man In The Jar
Irwin Mercer
I once knew a man who lived in a jar,
for a stranger sight you'd have to go far.
I asked him once, why he lived in a jar,
he grimaced and said, how bizarre you are.
My jar's so cozy, warm and bright,
even in the full moonlight.
The only drawback is you see,
is getting out quickly, when I have to pee.
Quick Write
The Roses Were Red
By Jeniffer McCauley
The roses were red,
They filled me with dread.
As their tint changed,
I felt the pangs.
That distant dread,
Longing in the back of my head,
Made me long for him;
Made me care for him.
I heard his steps reaching the landing,
The taste of the wine not withstanding.
As I turned to take it in,
The chills crept up my skin.
This love is dangerous,
This love is only for us.
Those feelings swirl in my head,
That the roses were red.
As his shadow filled the room,
One got the sensation of impending
doom.
For as his craving grew,
The roses did change their hue.
Quick Write
reflection)
(one paragraph
Be sure that you have placed your cellular
device in the box! You will lose both your
phone and credit!
 Fill the front of the room first! Do not sit
in, move, or take the chairs from the
back!
 Take your seat quietly and politely.
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 If your parent/guardian has come in, please
invite them in and let them know where they
may sit (next to you preferably or in the back)
Presentation Days
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
Remember, remember!
For King James's sake!
The fifth of November,
If you won't give me one,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I'll take two,
I know of no reason
The better for me,
Why the Gunpowder treason
And the worse for you.
Should ever be forgot!
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
Guy Fawkes and his companions
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
Did the scheme contrive,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
To blow the King and Parliament
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
All up alive.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow. ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!
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The Fifth of November
Quick Write (one paragraph reflection)
 Deposit
ALL cellular and
electronic devices into the
box!
 You have 5 minutes to study
for your vocabulary quiz…
 All you need is something to
write with.
Vocabulary Quiz
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Write a one page (top to bottom) story about
your own hero (super, everyday, personal).
You must use at least 8 of the vocab words
and start your story with one of the following
tag line…
We smelled the smoke before we saw the
flames.
Low battery. Exactly the two words I didn’t
want to see right now.
I always liked the number 24.
Why was her floor covered in broken glass?
I’d had a lot of experience with death, but
this time …
On the back of your quiz, you are going to
create a shape poem.
 It can be any shape that you want,
however you must use at least 1 literary
device and 6 of the vocab words.
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Shape Poetry
Interview your new partner, ask them the
following questions and record your
answers.
 What did you enjoy most in this class last
nine weeks? Why?
 What did you enjoy the least? Why?
 What is your favorite thing to do in your
free time?
 Would you like to exchange numbers in
case one of us is absent?
New Partner Interview
Hedonist
 Imminent
 Pompous
 Meager
 Obsolete
 Pariah
 Quandary
 Insipid
 Austere
 Pragmatic
 Prolific
 Exigent
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Vocab List 6
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
Write a 3-5 sentence A.P.E. response to the
following question:
Why do you believe that Coleridge chose to
use so many allusions to God and
Christianity?
Quick Write-Authorial Intent
What is the one part of the poem, thus
far, have you found to be the most
relevant? Why?
 How do Coleridge’s choices on literary
devices affect the reading of the poem?
Why?
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Take
7 minutes to study
for your vocabulary
quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz
Write a 6-8 stanza poem about for
favorite thing to do (school appropriate of
course)
 Use any rhyme scheme
 You must use at least 6 of the vocabulary
words
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Callous
 Deference
 Effervescent
 Fervor
 Besmirch
 Heretic
 Immutable
 Lampoon
 Meandering
 Officious
 Impromptu
 Fraternize
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Vocab List 7
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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Copy the following:
Appositives are noun phrases that identify adjacent nouns or
pronouns. They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb
splits, or sentence closers.
Sentence Opener:
One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody
willful child.
Subject-Verb Split:
Poppa, a good quiet man, spent the last hours before our
parting moving aimlessly about the yard.
Sentence Closer:
The boy looked at them, big black ugly insects.
Appositive Phrases
Each scrambled sentence has one or more appositives.
Identify them and unscramble the sentence parts into a
complete sentence with proper punctuation.
1. a. struggled as usual
b. she
c. to maintain her calm, composed, friendly bearing
d. a sort of mask she wore all over her body
2. a. an old, bowlegged fellow in a pale-blue sweater
b. the judge
c. had stopped examining the animals
d. on the back of a dirty envelope
3. a. the tyrannosaur
b. with huge flaring nostrils
c. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs
d. gave Baselton a smell
Appositive Phrases Practice
Unscramble; use correct punctuation.
4. a. went over to Tom Willy’s saloon
b. in the late afternoon
c. Will Henderson
d. and editor of the Eagle
e. owner
5. a. and the jingle of trace chains
b. was louder
c. drag of brakes
d. the sound of the approaching grain teams
e. thud of big hooves on hard ground
Appositive Phrase Practice
Women dress and act a certain way in
order to attract attention.
2. Men are the dominant sex in society.
3. Women can do anything that a man can
do, sometimes better.
4. The wealthy should not be held to the
same standards as everyone else.
1.
Debate Topics
Think about our debate from yesterday,
what was the one thing that stuck out in
your mind?
 What would be one thing that you have
added?
 What would have been one topic that you
would have changed and why?
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Reflection
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Unscrambled—write the complete
sentence—then write your own sentence
to mimic each example.
1. a. president and valedictorian of the
senior class
b. by the podium
c. intelligent and composed and smiling
d. scholarly Henrietta stood
2. a. beaming and affectionate and happy
b. bride and groom in their finery
c. they danced
d. under the canopy
Appositive Phrase Practice
 You
have 7 minutes to study for
your vocabulary quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz

Write a short (one page) dialogue (play)
about your most “dramatic” Thanksgiving.

Use at least 6 of the vocabulary words
and at least one of the following phrases
coined by Shakespeare…
Vocabulary Quiz
Parsimonious
 Rancor
 Acquiesce
 Bombastic
 Capitulate
 Deflate
 Egregious
 Fitful
 Gratuitous
 Impartial
 Hoax
 Uncouth
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Vocab List 8
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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Based on our reading so far, which
character would you say is the archetype?
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What in the text do you base that
assumption on?
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Why do you believe that Shakespeare
chose to make that character the
archetype?
One Paragraph Reflection
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Participles describe nouns or pronouns. Present participles
always end in ing. Past participles usually end in ed. In the
following example, the nouns or pronouns are underlined,
the participles are capitalized, and the rest of the participial
phrases are boldfaced.
1. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, HANGING in a
fine tangled web-work from the eves.
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”
2. Professor Kazan, WEARING a spotlessly white tropical
suit and a wide-brimmed hat, was the first ashore.
Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
3. ENCHANTED and ENTHRALLED, I stopped her constantly
for details.
Richard Wright, Black Boy
Participial Phrases
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Participles can occur as sentence openers,
subject-verb splits, and sentence closers.
1. Whistling, he let the escalator waft him
into the still night air.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
2. My father, cautioning me not to work
a horse till he had fed fully, said I had
plenty of time to eat myself.
Lincoln Steffens, “A Boy on Horseback”
3. She called to him, excited.
Daphne du Maurier, “The Birds”
Participial Phrases Continued

Unscramble the following into a complete
sentence:
1. a. was waiting on the landing outside
b. Bernard
c. wearing a black turtleneck sweater,
dirty flannels, and slippers
2. a. lost his grip
b. dropping helplessly straight down
toward the far end of the trailer
c. and fell free
d. Malcolm
Participial Phrase Practice
Meticulous
 Opportunist
 Partisan
 Raze
 Admonish
 Buffoon
 Elucidate
 Flagrant
 Guile
 Homogenous
 Transient
 Stigma
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Vocab List 9
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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Why do you believe that the
director/writer of “She’s the Man” decided
to use profanity in the language? Why not
stay true to the original language?
Quick Write
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The movie “She’s the Man” gives the
characters of Viola and Sebastian more
depth by giving them a
boyfriend/girlfriend as well as parents,
why do you believe this choice was made?
Why would the movie makers deviate that
far from the original play?
Quick Write
Both films use the modern concept of the
musical montage when Viola changes into
men’s clothing, but use very different
musical genres.
 What tone did the music in “Twelfth Night”
create during that scene?
 What tone did the music in “She’s the
Man” create during that scene?
 Why is creating tone with music appealing
to the audience?
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Quick Write
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Shakespeare created a very strong female
character, Viola. However, she spends the
majority of the play as a man. Not
thinking literally, why must she become a
man in order to achieve what she desires?
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Why did the director/writer of She’s the
Man give her more time as a woman?
Quick Write
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Copy in warm-up section as notes:
Here are some sentences, written by professional
writers, but with some parts deleted.
1. She returned to her bench.
2. The boy watched.
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 Compare them
1. She returned
2.
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with the originals.
to her bench, her face showing
all the unhappiness that had suddenly
overtaken her.
The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the
dark.
The boldface phrases are absolute phrases, one
of the sentence parts that differentiates
professional writing from student writing.
Absolute Phrases
Copy as notes in your warm-up section:
 Absolutes are sentence parts that describe
the rest of the sentence in which they appear.
Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As
a test, you can make any absolute a
sentence by adding was or were. Here are
the two absolutes from the previous
examples, changed into sentences:
1. Her face was showing all the unhappiness
that had suddenly overtaken her.
2. His eyes were bulging in the dark.
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Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
More notes for warm-up section:
Another way to identify an absolute is that
many absolutes begin with the words my,
his, her, its, our, their (possessive
pronouns). Absolutes can occur as
sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or
sentence closers.
 Examples:
1. His hands raw, he reached a flat place
at the top.
2. Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly
listened to these words.
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Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
Unscramble into complete sentences:
1.
a. while Buck struggled in fury
b. then the rope tightened mercilessly
c. and his great chest panting
d. his tongue lolling out of his mouth
2.
a. to light the cigarette
b. his sore throat
c. he forgot
d. his head aching
3.
a. I
b. each set upon a carved wooden base
c. looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design
d. which held delicate-looking statues
e. of horses and birds, small vases and bowls
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Absolute Phrase Practice
Impassive
 Latent
 Mitigate
 Opulent
 Rebuff
 Advocate
 Carping
 Demeanor
 Elusive
 Fledging
 Spurn
 Assuage
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Vocab List 10
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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In your warm-up section, write whether
you agree, slightly agree, slightly
disagree, or disagree and why or why not:
In “They Should Have Been There” it is
the woman’s own fault that she is poor.
In “Black Men and Public Space” it is the
young man’s own fault because of how he
dressed that the woman avoided him.
Women are particularly vulnerable to
street violence.
It is our moral responsibility to help those
less fortunate than us.
4-Corner Debate
Why do you believe that the author chose
to use satire as his medium for expressing
his concerns?
 Why use a jeremiad to express a point
that became completely opposite at the
end?
 Why wait until the end to change voice?
 Now, write 3 “why” questions of your own
for the Socratic Seminar…
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Socratic Seminar
Have you prepared a working thesis
statement?
 You have 4 minutes to prepare that and a
working outline…
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EOC Writing
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She was sick last night.
She vomited in the bathroom for three hours
last night.
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I am working on my homework today.
I finished all of my homework today.
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Driving is more dangerous at night.
(You change)
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School is more fun on Fridays than Mondays.
(You Change)
To Be Verbs
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Teaching is the best profession to choose.
Teaching students rewards your effort
everyday.
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I enjoy being at the park.
(You change)
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My family and I are going to the store.
(You change)
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My brother was making fun of me today.
(You change)
To Be Verbs
 You
have 7 minutes to
study for your vocab quiz…
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Write a one-page, persuasive essay that has
one controlling example that is developed
well with evidence. You must use at least 6 of
the vocabulary words.
Choose one of the following…
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So many tragic vehicle accidents in involve
teenagers. Should the legal driving age be
changed to the age of 21?
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Fast food drives our economy but is creating
a fatter America. Should fast food options be
offered in high school cafeterias?
Vocabulary Quiz Writing
Gullible
 Hyperbole
 Imperturbable
 Laudable
 Morose
 Overt
 Peerless
 Salutary
 Taciturn
 Aesthetic
 Debunk
 Expunge
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Vocab List 11
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
Turn in all cell phones to the box.
Absolutely NO cell phones or ear phones
allowed!
 Leave all belongings at the front of the
classroom.
 Quietly take your seat and clear your desk
of everything except something to write
with (pen or pencil)
 Absolutely NO talking during the test!
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Informational CUA
 Turn
to page 196 in your
Write Source textbook…
 Read through the information
and then complete the Try It!
Persuasive Writing
 Turn
to page 219 in your Write
Source textbook…
 Read “Do I treat my reader with
respect?” and then complete the
Grammar Exercise.
Do I Treat My Reader With Respect?
 Turn
to page 222 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page
and then complete the grammar
exercise.
Subjunctive Mood
 Turn
to page 223 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page
and then complete the Grammar
Exercise.
Verbals
 Turn
to page 225 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page and
complete numbers 1-3 in the
Grammar Exercise.
Punctuation
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On the back of your handout create this
chart…
Picture #
Picture #
Picture #
Ethos
Ethos
Ethos
Pathos
Pathos
Pathos
Logos
Logos
Logos
O.P.T.I.C.
 You
have 7 minutes to study
for the quiz!
 Have your rough draft ready!
Vocab Quiz
Catalyst
 Denunciation
 Embellish
 Forlorn
 Hypocritical
 Implausible
 Lethargic
 Perceptive
 Recluse
 Sanction
 Insurgent
 Juxtapose
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Vocab List 12
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so that
you may fill in the
definitions later.
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How to identify passive voice…
If you can insert “by zombies” after the
verb, you have passive voice…
Examples:
The angry mailman was chased (by
zombies) on a Thursday afternoon.
The form was processed and returned (by
zombies).
Twenty-seven boxes of files were filed in
record time (by zombies).
Passive Voice
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Choose one of the following prompts and
write a thesis statement…
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Should student’s textbooks be replaced by
notebook computers?
Should the death penalty be used to punish
violent criminals?
Should boys and girls be in separate classes?
Should students have to pass a basic skills
test to graduate high school?
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 You
have 7 minutes to study for
your vocab quiz…
 Write a one-page persuasive piece
convincing someone to start
watching your favorite TV show or
movie.
 Use 6 vocab words
 No 1st or 2nd person
 No contractions
 NO TALKING
 NO CELL PHONES
Vocab Quiz
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Tactless
Unassailable
Vacillate
Waive
Affinity
Catharsis
Depreciate
Embroil
Formidable
Hypothetical
Vocab List 13
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Write a one paragraph response…
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Thought for the Day: How much does
grammar and the conventions of grammar
impact our daily lives? Why is it important
to have a sound foundation of these
skills?
Quick Write
 Your
essay is due today!
 Staple in this order:
◦Final Draft
◦Rough Draft
◦Outline
 Students
should be held legally
responsible for bullying in
schools.
 Tax payers money should go to
college degrees for inmates.
4-Corner Debate
Write a one paragraph response…
 Public service announcements inform the
public of some need. Why do you feel that
it is necessary to give this information?
Shouldn’t everyone know what is or is not
good for them? Whose responsibility is it
to delve out this information?
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Quick Write
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Inadvertent
Levity
Perfidy
Redundant
Saturate
Talon
Undermine
Validate
Wanton
Caustic
Vocab List 14
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Green Peace's strategies aren't effective
because they are all dirty, lazy hippies.
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The level of mercury in seafood may be
unsafe, but what will fishers do to support
their families?
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Those people say that these plans are too
ambitious.
Identify the Fallacy
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Homework is necessary to be successful
in school.
High School students should start learning
a second language before Middle School.
Batman would win in a fight against
Spiderman.
Abortion is completely a woman’s choice.
It is only rape if a man does it.
Racism is only between black and white.
Girls are better students than boys.
4-Corner Debate
You have 7 minutes to study!
 You have just reanimated as a zombie,
once you reanimate, you still have
conscious thought. You are completely
aware of everything that is going on
around you. What is your first day as a
zombie like?
 Use at least 6 of the vocab words!
 Write one full page (top of page to bottom
of page)
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Vocab Quiz
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Derogatory
Emulate
Fortuitous
Listless
Peripheral
Refurbish
Savory
Unequivocal
Venerate
Whet
Vocab List 15
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
“We waited impatiently to be fetched.” Page 15
Elie spoke of his little sister’s red coat, do you
believe that Steven Spielberg took inspiration
from this? Why?
 “Who would have thought we were so strong?”
page 15
 Knowing that there was nothing there, why did
the people in the train car keep believing
Madame Schachter about the fire?
 “Humanity is not concerned with us. Today
anything is allowed.” page 21
 Discuss the ‘in processing’ of Auschwitz, why?
 Was there a single place where you were not in
danger of death?” page 26
 “I became A-7713” page 28
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Socratic Seminar
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ALERT:
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Your EOC Writing Portfolios are due Today!
April 10!
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You should have ALL 5 essays:
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Gandhi/idea of revenge
Allowances
Good Habits
College v. Life Experience
Searches at school
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Have a seat quietly!
No
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cell phones!
Get out your book, two sheets of paper,
and something to write with.

On page 45, in Chapter 4, Juliek
whispered, “They fear trouble.” They are
the German guards, why, if they have
guns, do they fear the prisoners? Don’t
they have all of the power?
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Write a two page essay reflecting on the
implications that this scene has for the
prisoners and for the guards.
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REMEMBER to have and strong thesis
statement and to edit and revise!
Reflection Writing
◦ Total war is good in some
situations.
◦ Hitler committing suicide was the
ultimate form of denial.
◦ Leaders during the Holocaust were
allowed to commit genocide.
◦ The United States should have
been involved earlier.
4-Corner Debate
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Eliezer constantly wrestles with God and
the idea that he would allow such
atrocities to happen. Does he truly believe
that God is dead?
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Explain your answer in one paragraph in
the warm-up section of your binder.
Quick Write
Song for the Music in the Warsaw Ghetto
By Jacqueline Osherow
Pity the tune bereft of singers
Pity the tone bereft of chords
Where shall we weep? By which waters?
Pity the song bereft of words
Pity the harps hung on rifles
The unsuspected cunning in each hand
Pity the shrill, bewildered nightingales
How could they sing in that strange land?
Pity the string that has no bow
Pity the flute that has no breath
Pity the rifle’s muted solo
Pity its soundless aftermath
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Write a one paragraph reflection on the poem…
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You have 7 minutes to study…
Clark Kent has Superman…
Bruce Wayne has Batman…
But who do you have? Who is your alter
ego? Who are you when no one is
looking?
Write about one experience as your alter
ego…you may write a narrative or draw it
as a comic strip with dialogue.
Remember to use 6 of the vocab words
Vocab Quiz
Write a one paragraph reflection…
 What is your favorite time in history?
Why? Is there anyone famous from that
time which influences your bias toward
that time?
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Quick Write
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Do you have your notecards?
Write a one paragraph reflection…
 How and why do historical events impact
our lives? Shouldn’t we just leave the past
in the past?
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Quick Write
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Write a one paragraph reflection…
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Was there ever a time in your past when
you felt you would never recover? Has
there been any trial or tribulation you had
to survive? How did you survive? Why is it
important to remember that time?
Quick Write
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Zany
Alienate
Celestial
Desecrate
Incisive
Lucid
Peruse
Rejuvenate
Scapegoat
Tawdry
Vocab List 16
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Unethical
Verbose
Wither
Zealot
Alleviate
Philistine
Relegate
Scoff
Tedious
Viable
Vocab List 17
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Writhe
Altruistic
Enigma
Piety
Scrupulous
Vicarious
Circumspect
Devoid
Incorrigible
Unobtrusive
Vocab List 18
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.