September 7th
TODAY YOU NEED:
YOUR BINDER
LOOSE LEAF PAPER
3 NOTE CARDS
PEN/PENCIL
HIGHLIGHTER
VERB NOTES
SSR LOG
COSTA’S QUESTIONS NOTES
Bell Ringer
Don’t stop writing!
8 minute write…
 Select one of these
beginnings and write a
paragraph in which you
express your feelings
on the topic.
1.
On Saturdays, I like to…
2. If I had my own car, I’d…
3. I feel best when people…
4. I wish...
5. I like to listen to…
Today we will…
 Increase our understanding of verbs and how verbs
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function in sentences.
Discuss Morphology—the breaking down of words into
roots and affixes.
Learn 3 Latin Roots
Increase our understanding of Costa’s levels of
questioning.
Review Chapter 1 of A Child Called “It”
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Independent vocabulary
Inference questions
Costa’s questions
 Begin Chapter 2 of A Child Called “It”
Verbs…Transitive & Intransitive
 Both are ACTION verbs.
 Visible action—dig, measure, yell, play
 Mental action—wonder, hope, believe, think
 Transitive
 Angie played baseball. (played what? Baseball--object)
 Danny played well. (played what? no answer--object)
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Note: well describes HOW Danny played; not what he played.
Verbs…Transitive & Intransitive
 Step 1: Find the subject
 Step 2: Identify the verb
phrase
 Step 3: Find the main
verb.
 Step 4: Determine the
object.
 Step 5: Choose
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Object = transitive
No object = intransitive
 Hansel and Gretel
wandered through the
forest.
 The teacher carefully
considered the question.
 Grandma always gives
me a treat.
Your turn…
1.
David wrote an excellent essay.
2. The plane glided to a stop
3. Darin wished for a career in music
4. We planted marigolds all around the garden.
5. Last night our family talked about our vacation.
Morphology
 Morphology is the breaking down of words into
their simplest parts.
 Unbelievable (3 parts)
 Un + believe + able
 Root word: BELIEVE—to think something is true
 ABLE is a suffix that indicates an adjective
 Believable means something is realistic.
 UN is a prefix that means NOT.
 If something is unbelievable, it is not realistic.
Your turn…
 Break down the word irresistible.
 Root word:
 Suffix:
 Prefix:
 Meaning:
Latin Roots—3 note cards
BENE
WELL; GOOD
FEMA offers benefits to victims of Hurricane Irene.
FAC, FIC, FACT, FECT, FY
TO DO; TO MAKE
The Hershey factory in Pennsylvania makes chocolate.
LOQUI, LOCUT
TO SPEAK
I knew she had grown up in the mountains because of her
colloquial expressions.
Costas Level 1
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 Level One is basic input / gathering information.
 Questions can’t (usually) be broken down into
simpler questions.
 Example: When was the war of 1812?
Costas Level 2
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 Level Two: processing information
 Compares two or more similar questions
 Example: Compare and contrast apples and oranges.
 Describe an apple (level 1)
 Describe an orange (level 1)
Costas Level 3
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 Level 3: creating new ideas
 Compares two or more unlike questions.
 Can have multiple answers.
 Example: Argue that penguins behave well.
 How do penguins behave? (level 1)
 Distinguish good and bad behavior. (level 2)
Costa’s Practice:
 Review chapter 1 and write one question for each
Costa’s level of questioning.
 Level 1:
 Level 2:
 Level 3:
A Child Called “It”—Chapter 1 Questions
 Level 1: What did David have for lunch every day?
 Level 2: Compare the nurse’s and the mother’s
treatment of David.
 Level 3: Determine whether or not the principal
made the right decision.