Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
Before the music ends…
• Turn in your reading journals to your class’
black HW tray (NO LATE WORK)
• Clear your desks of all except a pencil
(preferred) or blue/black pen.
• If you finish early:
 Pick up all four tables of contents for your IN
and paste in on the assigned pages
 Pick up your new AoW by the door and start
annotating it
 Read your IR book quietly/work on this week’s
journal
• NO TALKING UNTIL ALL TESTS ARE IN!
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
Before the music ends…
• Get out your interactive notebooks and open to
page 7 & title it “Daily Oral Language Warmups”
DOL Warm-Up
• Put today’s date in the left margin
• Copy the following two sentences into your
notebooks & do your best to correct the errors
 the only way humans can explore the future are
through there imagination and reasoning
 Many science fiction storyes is set in the future
• Do not waste room; you will need to fit another
3 of these on this page (6 sentences)
DOL Warm-Up
• Did you get them right?
 The only way humans can explore the future is
through their imagination and reasoning.
 Many science fiction stories are set in the future.
• If not, fix them!
Agenda: 8/28/12
• Warmup
• Grammar Review: Parts of Speech
• Unit 1 Introduction
Reminders
• this week
 AoW 2 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal Friday
Grammar: Parts of Speech
• Open your IN to p17 and title “Grammar: Parts
of Speech”
• Copy the following, and skip lines between:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
•
noun:
pronoun:
adjective:
verb:
adverb:
preposition:
conjunction:
interjection:
Write what you think each is (even if it’s a
guess)
Grammar: Parts of Speech
Independent Practice
• On p17 (underneath your notes/guesses from
the review), rate how confident you feel on each
part of speech (1=I ROCK THIS, 8=huh?)
• Choose your BOTTOM 3 (6, 7, & 8) and do 6
grammar exercises posted on SchoolLoop for
each of those parts on p16 of your IN (titled
“Grammar: Parts of Speech Independent
Practice”)
 Most of the worksheets have more than 6; you
choose which 6 to do.
 You may take home your small Language
Network books to help you if you feel you need
it.
Thematic Focus Unit 1
• Turn to p95 in your IN
 Title the page “Thematic Focus”
• On the top half of the page, word blast:
 change
 progress
Thematic Focus Unit 1
• On the bottom half of the p95, answer the
following in reframed sentences:
 Why do you think people write stories about
change?
 What kind of stories and experiences might you
expect to read about in this unit?
Thematic Focus Unit 1
• In Unit 1, students will read selections which
explore various ways in which people,
relationships, places, and societies change over
time. This unit contains 2 parts, and selections
in both parts contribute to the unit theme by
examining how a variety of characters are
affected by great changes in their lives.
 Selections in Part 1 (The Price of Progress)
emphasize the effects of technological progress
on characters in a number of settings.
 Selections in Part 2 (Cultural Crossroads)
emphasize the changes in individuals and their
relationships that are caused by cultural
differences.
For homework…
• Staple the handout of quotes over your work on
p95 of your IN.
• Choose 2 quotes from Part 1, and 2 from Part 2
that speak to you
• Write a 1/4p reflection for each of the 4 quotes
on p94 of your IN.
 Draw lines in between the 4 reflections
 Do not copy quotes, just indicate by # & letter
 Title it “Thematic Focus Reflection”
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warm-Up
• Grab your textbooks on the way in
• Put today’s date in the left margin (p7)
• Copy the following two sentences into your
notebooks & do your best to correct the errors
1. “Whose ringing that bell anyways, she asked.”
2. Mrs. Maybury don’t know the answer to your
question, replied Ben.
• Do not waste room; you will need to fit another
2 of these on this page (4 sentences)
DOL Warm-Up
• Did you get them right?
1. “Who’s ringing that bell anyways,” she asked.
2. “Mrs. Maybury doesn’t know the answer to your
question,” replied Ben.
• If not, fix them!
Agenda: 8/29/12
• DOL Warmup
• Writing Tips: Word Choice
• Character
Reminders
• this week
 AoW 2 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal Friday
• next week
 Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind. Practice
Tuesday
Word Choice
• (Take notes on p57)
• How many words are there in the English
language?
 Current estimates: 250,000-1,072,000
• How do you choose the right one?
 Audience
• Relationship
 Purpose/Occasion
 History/Context
 Denotation
 Connotation
Triggering Words
• On p56, draw the following table:
Word
Audience
Why
• Throughout the grading period, you are to come
up with words that might be negatively
“triggering” for certain people. Record the word,
who it triggers, and why. I will check it on 9/21
for credit.
• A=20 words; B=15 words; C=10 words; D=5 words
Character
• Open your IN to p97
• Open your textbook to p30
• Title p97 “Searching for Summer”
• Copy the first sentence under Literary Analysis:
Character
• While you are listening/reading, complete the
web pictured at the bottom of p30 (on p97).
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warm-Up
• Grab your textbooks on the way in
• Put today’s date in the left margin (p7)
• Copy the following two sentences into your
notebooks & do your best to correct the errors
1. John is real brave to explore a dangerously
place all alone.
2. Our teacher asked “which of the legends that
Johns people believed were disproved by his
journey”?
• Do not waste room; you will need to fit another
1 of these on this page (2 sentences)
DOL Warm-Up
• Did you get them right?
1. John is really brave to explore a dangerous
place all alone.
2. Our teacher asked, “Which of the legends that
John’s people believed were disproved by his
journey?”
• If not, fix them!
Agenda: 8/30/12
• DOL Warmup
• Grammar: Sentences
• Character: Motives
Reminders
• this week
 AoW 2 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal Friday
• next week
 Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind. Practice
Tuesday
Grammar: Sentences
• open INs to p19 and take notes
• What is required to make a sentence?
 subject (who/what is doing ___)
 predicate
• verb (what is s/he/it doing or being)
• complete thought
Grammar: Sentences
• Clauses
 independent (aka ordinate)
• stands alone
 dependent (aka subordinate)
• contains subject & verb but do not express
complete thought
Grammar: Sentences
• How do you fix what’s broken?
 Attach it to something else compatible
 Add something to it
Grammar: Sentences
• phrase
 NOT the same as a dependent clause
 A group of words that functions as a part of
speech, such as an adjective or noun
 if on its own, is fragment: no subject, no verb, no
complete thought
• Examples (do not need to copy)
 However, there are plenty of opportunities for
students to create their own jobs.
 Maybe you are an outgoing person with good
computer skills.
 Having worked with children, you will have an
advantage over less-experienced sitters.
Grammar: Sentences
• S or F: Although traditional after-school jobs are
still popular.
 Fragment!
• S or F: I was tired.
 Sentence!
• My mother went to the store. Although she had
many errands to run.
 My mother went to the store, although she had
many errands to run.
• In the pool.
 My little sister almost drowned in the pool.
Grammar: Sentences Reflection
• HW: on p18 draw or find a picture to illustrate
each of the 4 concepts:
 sentence
 fragment
 dependent/subordinate clause
 phrase
Character
• Open your IN to p97
• Open your textbook to p34
• While you are listening/reading, complete the
web pictured at the bottom of p30 (on INp97).
HW: What’s my Motivation?
• p96 in your IN
• Think of things that you do in your life. Explain
what they are, then identify and explain your
motives behind why you do them.
 Examples: school, work, shoplift, take care of
family, insult, use hate speech, do good deeds,
volunteer, hit people, etc
• A = 10; B = 7; C = 5; D=3
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warm-Up
• Put today’s date in the left margin (p7)
• Copy the following two sentences into your
notebooks & do your best to correct the errors
1. Michael Crichton writed jurassic park a novel
about a present day theme park with real
dinosaurs.
2. H.G. wells was another author that wroted
about time travel in the book the time machine.
DOL Warm-Up
• Did you get them right?
1. Michael Crichton wrote Jurassic Park, a novel
about a present day theme park with real
dinosaurs.
2. H.G. Wells was another author who wrote
about time travel in the book The Time
Machine.
• If not, fix them!
Agenda: 8/31/12
• DOL Warmup
• Interactive Notebook Review & Catch Up
Reminders
• this week
 AoW 2 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal Friday
• next week
 Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind. Practice
Tuesday
Interactive Notebooks
• INs will be assessed/due on 9/28
• Part of the grade will be following specific
directions (right pages on right page numbers)
• I will stamp assignments when it matters to me
that they are on time, but you can include them
later for reduction in points (as long as they are
in by 9/28)
• All pages must be firmly attached, not falling out
• If you are ever absent, check the class master
copy to see what you have missed or you will
lose points.
Interactive Notebooks
• If you have put something on the wrong page,
you may paste binder paper over it and re-do (if
it cannot be erased or unglued.
• Assignments may be typed up/printed and
attached to assigned page
• If you are only allotted a page to do an
assignment and you need more room, continue
on binder paper and staple
Interactive Notebooks
• Table of Contents:
 p1: Main
 p5: Grammar & Vocabulary
 p41: Writing
 p91: Literature
• (Self Inventory & Unit Overview we will get to
next week)
Interactive Notebooks
• Parent Checkins
 2-3 times per grading period you will show your
INs to your parents and THEY will answer
questions that I will give you, and they will sign.
 Graded assignment
Interactive Notebooks
• Important Dates & Deadlines
 Ungraded
 Page for you to write the dates you think are
important
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End of GP
Collaboration Days
Due Dates
Test Days
Interactive Notebooks
• Grading Period Reflection
 Assignment to be completed on 9/28
Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
• Daily Oral Language
 You know what this is!
• Daily Oral Language Reflection
 End of each week, write a reflection in paragraph
form addressing the following topics
• Corrections you did well (and why)
• Mistakes you missed (and why)
• Areas you need to work on
 BE SPECIFIC
 Checked the following Monday (or Tues if Mon is
a holiday)
• 1/2p = A, 1/4p = C
Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
• Grammar Topics
 Filling in as we go:
• Parts of Speech
• Sentences
• etc
• Vocabulary
 Will be explained when we start next week
Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
• Word Cornucopia
 Write down words (and definitions) that you
come across during the grading period
(preferably in the
curriculum/assignments/lectures) that you find
• Interesting
• Fun
• Personally meaningful
 Words that you like or that just plain strike you
• A = 20; B = 15; C = 10; D = 5
• (Reflection will be done @ end of GP)
Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
• Word Wall & Word Wall Practice will be
explained next week
 Has to do with vocabulary assignments
Interactive Notebooks: Grammar
• Golden Lines
 Write down quotes you come across in this
class, other classes, or things you read that are
somehow meaningful to you or strike you
• Golden Lines Reflection will be done/explained
later in semester
Interactive Notebooks:
Literature
• Independent Reading Ideas & Shared Reviews
will be done 9/28
• Book Review & Book Review Reflection will be
addressed later
• Unit Test & Unit Test Reflection will be done @
end of GP
Interactive Notebooks:
Literature
• Reading Journal
 You know what that is!
 Even if you are skipping some because you are
not trying for a 4 on the rubric, do them on the
page for the week.
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RJ1=8/27
RJ2=8/31
RJ3=9/7
RJ4=9/14
RJ5=9/21
RJ6=9/28
Interactive Notebooks:
Literature
• Reading Journal Analysis
 End of each week, write a reflection in paragraph
form addressing the following topics
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# of days spent reading
Time periods reading (5m, 30m, etc)
Things you tried that worked (and why)
Thinks you tried that didn’t (and why)
How much you are understanding the book
How much you are enjoying the book
How to improve reading experience
How challenged this particular book makes you feel
 BE SPECIFIC
• 1/2p = A, 1/4p = C
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warm-Up
• Grab your textbooks on the way in
• Put today’s date in the left margin (p9)
• Copy the following two sentences into your
notebooks & do your best to correct the errors
1. A story beginning “On monday August 19 2002
in sunnyvale california the time was two-twenty
three p,m.” is an example of how science fiction
writers create suspence.
2. Bradbury isnt opposed to technology: in fact he
supports nasa, Americas Space Program.
• Do not waste room; you will need to fit another
3 of these on this page (6 sentences)
DOL Warm-Up
• Did you get them right?
1. A story beginning “On Monday, August 19,
2002, in Sunnyvale, California, the time was
two twenty-three p.m.” is an example of how
science fiction writers create suspense.
2. Bradbury isn’t opposed to technology; in fact,
he supports NASA, America’s space program.
• If not, fix them!
Agenda: 9/4/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Definitions
• Plot: Sequence
Reminders
• tomorrow
 Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind Practice
 Grammar: Sentence Illustrations
• this week
 Vocabulary Definitions Thursday
 AoW 3 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 3 Friday
Vocabulary Definitions
1. Teacher reads word
2. Class repeats word
3. Teacher reads sentence
4. Students individually guess word’s meaning
5. Repeat 1-4 to end
6. Students get definitions for HW
 Do NOT use word as part of definition
 Definitions must be 3 words or more long
 Definition must match both part of speech and
way word is used in sample sentence
Plot, Suspense, & Foreshadowing
• Turn to p99 in your IN
• Copy the following definitions at the top of the
page:
 plot: the chain of related events that take place
in a story
 foreshadowing: clues in a text that hint to
readers what comes later
 suspense: excitement or tension
Plot, Suspense, & Foreshadowing
• Open your textbooks to p72
• As you listen, write down the major events in
the story, in order
 p99 of IN
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
Agenda: 9/5/12
• DOL Warmup
• Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
• Plot & Foreshadowing
Reminders
• today
 Grammar: Parts of Speech Ind Practice
 Grammar: Sentence Illustrations
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Definitions
• this week
 AoW 3 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 3 Friday
Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
• Open your IN to pg59 and take notes
• sentences that follow the same pattern in an
essay are boring
 show lack of maturity as a writer
 Examples of “same pattern”:
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•
•
same # of words per sentence
same order of parts of speech
all sentences start the same
all sentences end the same
Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
• make sentences
more
sophisticated
through
“branching”
 front
 middle
 end
Writing Tips: Sentence Branching
• I drove my car to the beach.
 _______, I drove my car to the beach.
• Hurriedly, I drove my car to the beach.
 I drove my car, _______, to the beach.
• I drove my car, radio blasting, to the beach.
 I drove my car to the beach, __________.
• I drove my car to the beach, praying the waves
would be good.
• In your INs, add your own front, middle, & end
branches (write the sentence 3 times).
My Branches
• Throughout the grading period, examine your
own writing for instances of simple sentences
 essays
 journals
 HW assignments
 reflections
• Write them down on pg58 in their original form,
then re-write a branching you can use to
improve it.
• A=10; B=7; C=5; D=3
• due Thursday, 9/27
Plot, Suspense, & Foreshadowing
• Open your textbooks to p75
• As you listen, write down the major events in
the story, in order
 p99 of IN
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
Agenda: 9/6/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Flashcards
• Plot & Suspense
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Definitions
• tomorrow
 AoW 3 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 3 Friday
Vocabulary Flashcards
• Share w/ elbow partner your definition
• Decide which of you has the best definition
• On the red line:
 Write your assigned word (on the left)
 Write your names (on the right)
• On the lined side of the index card:
 LABEL & write the dictionary definition
 LABEL & write your definition (paraphrased)
• On the unlined side
 Create a graphic or symbol to represent your word
• Words/letters can be no more than 25% of total
Plot, Suspense, & Foreshadowing
• Open your textbooks to p79
• As you listen, write down the major events in
the story, in order
 p99 of IN
Reflections on Thunder
• On IN p100, reflect your thoughts now that you
have finished the story
• Possible topics may include:
 How did the author create suspense?
 Were you able to predict what was coming?
 Did you dis/agree with any of the characters’
actions or decisions?
 What would you have done differently?
• 3 minutes
Stages of Plot
• (please copy on IN p101)
• Plot is moved along by conflicts—struggles
between or within characters
 Exposition: provides needed background
information
 Rising Action: the part of the plot in which the
conflict intensifies; usually starts when main
conflict is introduced
 Climax: the turning point of the action, when the
reader’s interest is at the highest point
 Falling Action/Resolution: the action after the
climax, in which the conflict is often resolved
Stages of Plot
• (still on IN p101)
• Draw a line under your notes, then copy the
following table:
Stage
Starts
Ends
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
• With your elbow partner, complete it for “A
Sound of Thunder”
Your Stage, Your Plot
• For HW, on p98 of the IN, write a ½ pg
reflection on what stage of plot you feel like you
are in right now in the story of your life. Why do
you think you are in that stage?
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/7/12
• DOL Warmup
• ABC Review
• Paragraph Structure
Reminders
• today
 AoW 3 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 3 Friday
• next class
 DOL 2 Reflection
 Reading Journal 3 Analysis
• next week
 Vocabulary Sentences Tuesday
 AoW 4 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 4 Friday
ABC Review
• Copy the following to IN p71
 Write an essay discussing the relative strengths
and weaknesses of one particular source for
news. Develop your ideas so vividly that a reader
will have a clear understanding of the benefits
and shortcomings of a particular source of news.
ABC Review
• On IN p71
 Attack the prompt
• On IN p70
 Brainstorm
 Choose the order
• Work with your elbow partner, but write your
answers in your own INs
Paragraph Structure
• Open INs to p61
• Attach handout to p61
• On p60, reflect which of the three colors would
be most important. What do YOU think the
percentage of each should be in your
paragraphs?
 1/4p-1/2p
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/10/12
• DOL Warmup
• Grammar: Adjective & Adverb Clauses
• Expository Essays
Reminders
• today
 DOL 2 Reflection
 Reading Journal 3 Analysis
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Sentences
 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
• next week
 AoW 4 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 4 Friday
Grammar: Adjective & Adverb
Clauses
• (take notes on IN p21)
• subordinate clause: contains subject & verb but
does not express complete thought and cannot
stand alone
Grammar: Adjective & Adverb
Clauses
• adjective clause: s.c. used as adjective
 starts with relative pronoun
• that, who, whom, whose, which
 or relative adverb
• where, when, why
Examples (do not copy):
• Willy Higinbotham is the scientist who invented the first
computer game.
• It was he who developed computer tennis.
• Have you seen the computer that Higinbotham used?
• Have you seen the desk where Higinbotham sat?
Grammar: Adjective & Adverb
Clauses
• essential/restrictive clauses provide information
necessary to identify noun/pronoun
 not set off with commas
• nonessential/nonrestrictive clauses add extra
info about noun/pronoun whose meaning is
already clear
 is set off with commas
Examples (do not copy):
• Tourists can visit the laboratory that employed
Higinbotham.
Brookhaven National Laboratory, which employed
Higinbotham, is in Upton, New York.
Grammar: Adjective & Adverb
Clauses
• adverb clause: s.c. used as adverb
 when, because, than, where, after, before, although
Examples: (do not copy)
• Charles Babbage paved the way for the computer when
he devised his “analytical engine.”
• Babbage’s invention was important because it proved
machines’ ability to perform mathematical operations.
• Computers can solve complicated math problems faster
than people can.
Expository Essays: Dial vs.
Digital
• Textbook p108
• An expository essay explains a particular
subject with the purpose of helping the reader
understand the subject more thoroughly.
Expository Essays: Dial vs.
Digital
• IN p103
• As you read/listen, fill out the following chart:
FACTS
OPINIONS
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
• Write down 3 of each that you read/hear
• Underneath your chart, answer the following in
a reframed sentence:
 What do you think is the theme, or most
important message, of the essay?
HW: Then vs. Now
• IN p102
 Computers, video games, software, telephones,
fax machines, televisions—what will they be like
10 or 20 years from now? Will the technological
wonders of today be collecting dust in a closet?
Think about some of the changes in technology
that you have witnessed in your own lifetime.
How have they affected you? Do you think
progress in technology always improves the
quality of life?
• A=1p; B=3/4p; C=1/2p; D=1/4p
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/11/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Review
• Nonfiction Writing
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Sentences
 BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
• this week
 AoW 4 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 4 Friday
Vocabulary Review
• Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech
indomitable (adj)
unavailing (adj)
voluble (adj)
withered (adj)
annihilate (v)
expend (v)
infinitesimal (adj)
primeval (adj)
revoke (v)
taint (v)
• Column 2: Your best recollection of the
definition
• Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with
the word now
• Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart
or dictionary (for HW)
Nonfiction Writing
• Open TB to p104-105
• Open IN to p105
• Take notes on:
 nonfiction
 5 kinds of nonfiction writing
• You need to be able to tell the difference
between them, like on a test
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/12/12
• DOL Warmup
• Writing Tips: Revising
Reminders
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Review
 Vocabulary Quiz
• this week
 AoW 4 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 4 Friday
• Be finished “catching up” your INs with
anything you’ve missed by Monday; I will
start collecting them then!
Writing Tips: Revising
• (Open IN to p63 and take notes)
• revising: to alter something already written or
printed, in order to make corrections, improve,
or update
Writing Tips: Revising
• Two Levels of Revision:
 Surface
• Changing a
– word
– phrase
– sentence
 Deep
• Changing the
–
–
–
–
–
focus of the piece
purpose of the piece
sequence of the piece
discourse
point of view
Writing Tips: Revising
• Revise like a STAR
 Substitute
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overused words
weak verbs with strong verbs
weak adjectives with strong adjectives
common nouns with proper nouns
“dead” words
Writing Tips: Revising
 Take Things Out
• unnecessary repetitions
• unimportant or irrelevant information
• parts that might belong in another piece
Writing Tips: Revising
 Add
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detail
description
new information
figurative language
development
clarification of meanings
expanded ideas
Writing Tips: Revising
 Rearrange
• the sequence to produce a desired effect
• the order for a more logical flow
Revising Set-Up
• On p62 of IN, write about something that
bothers you.
 Don’t think too hard about this; I want a first-draft
with no revision whatsoever!
• “First draft sneeze”
 10-15mins only
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/13/12
• DOL Warmup
• Quiz: Vocabulary
• Theme
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Review
 Vocabulary Quiz
• tomorrow
 AoW 4 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 4 Friday
• Be finished “catching up” your INs with
anything you’ve missed by Monday; I will
start collecting them then!
Vocabulary Quiz
• Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
word bank
 No credit if word is misspelled
• Turn test over on desk when finished
 Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once
test is completed
• Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time
is up
• TYPOS
 #6 “continual” should be “continually”
 #8 “problem” should be “population”
Theme
• (Open IN to p107 for notes)
• theme: central idea in a work of literature
 perception about life or human nature
 moral
 cannot be expressed in one word
• usually not directly stated
• infer from:
 setting
 character
 plot
Theme
• (open textbooks to p145)
• infer from setting
 look at details re: time & place
 descriptions can show effects on characters or
plot
 think about why writer chose particular setting
• Would events be different in another time/place
• (do not copy below)
• In the passage given from “Searching for
Summer,” what are the effects of the cloud
cover on the landscape and the people?
Theme
• infer from character
 names
 actions
 values
 motivations
• (do not copy below)
• In the passage given from “Searching for
Summer,” why is it important to Tom and Lily
that the cottage remain undisturbed?
Theme
• infer from plot
 character decisions
 outcomes of decisions
 repeated events
 lessons learned (esp of main character/s)
 does any situation/thing change?
 look at conflict
Theme
• nonfiction
 similar techniques in narrative forms
(autobiography, biography)
 nonnarrative forms, look for main idea or thesis
• (Do not copy following)
• What theme did you come up with for “Dial vs.
Digital” on INp103
 Check it against the theme given on TBp146
Theme: Drawing Conclusions
• (back on p107)
• drawing a conclusion (or making an inference)
 combine text information with prior knowledge
 take all relevant details into account
 consider all factors
 make educated hypothesis/guess
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Reminders
• today
 DOL 3 Reflection
 RJ 4 Analysis
• this week
 1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you) Wednesday
 Vocabulary Charts Thursday
 AoW 5 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 5 Friday
Inferring Theme from Plot
• Open IN to p109
• Answer in a reframed sentence:
 What kinds of changes do you think people go
through when they immigrate to the United
States and adapt to a new way of life?
Inferring Theme from Plot
• Open textbooks to p160
• Copy the chart below. As you read “The Son
From America,” list events (mostly focused
around the son), consider the outcomes of the
events, and use that to find the theme(s) these
suggest.
Event
Outcome
1. Son moves to America.
1. Son makes money as a baker.
2.
2.
3.
3.
Theme:
Changing History
• Sometimes events in life are referred to as
“linchpins” because they are crucial events that,
had they not happened, would have resulted in
things being very different. On p108 of your IN,
choose three linchpins in the story; three events
that could have changed the theme entirely.
Identify what the events are, and how things
would have been different had the outcome
changed.
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/18/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Definitions
• Inferring Theme from Character
Reminders
• tomorrow
 1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you)
• this week
 Vocabulary Charts Thursday
 AoW 5 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 5 Friday
Vocabulary Definitions
1. Teacher reads word
2. Class repeats word
3. Teacher reads sentence
4. Students individually guess word’s meaning
5. Repeat 1-4 to end
6. Students get definitions for HW
 Do NOT use word as part of definition
 Definitions must be 3 words or more long
 Definition must match both part of speech and
way word is used in sample sentence
Inferring Theme from Character
• IN p111, TB p150
• As you read, keep track of how Gideon and
Mrs. Farquar interact. Quarter your page
(leaving some lines at the bottom for the theme)
and write down what both Gideon & Mrs.
Farquar say & do.
• Based on character interactions, what do you
think the theme is?
A Character’s Measure
• Answer the following on IN p110
 Imagine that Gideon had cooperated with the
white scientist by revealing his people’s secret
herbal treatments. How would that have changed
your judgment of his character?
• A=1/2p, =1/4p
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/19/12
• DOL Warmup
• STAR Revising
Reminders
• today
 1st Draft Sneeze (what bothers you)
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Charts
 Triggering Words
• this week
 AoW 5 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 5 Friday
• next week
 Unit Test Thursday
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
STAR Revising
• Open INs to p62
• Re-read your first-draft sneeze. Find 4 places to
revise:
S
T
A
R
• Indicate on the index card (by letter) which you
are doing, write original, and write the revision.
• Staple to top of p62 when done
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/20/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Flashcards
• Reading for Information
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Charts
 Triggering Words
• tomorrow
 AoW 5 Reflection Friday
 Reading Journal 5 Friday
• next week
 Vocabulary Sentences Tuesday
 Unit Test Thursday
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
Vocabulary Flashcards
• Share w/ elbow partner your definition
• Decide which of you has the best definition
• On the red line:
 Write your assigned word (on the left)
 Write your names (on the right)
• On the lined side of the index card:
 LABEL & write the dictionary definition
 LABEL & write your definition (paraphrased)
• On the unlined side
 Create a graphic or symbol to represent your word
• Words/letters can be no more than 25% of total
Reading for Information
• (take notes on IN p113)
• distinguish facts from opinions
 fact: can be proven correct or incorrect
 opinion: statement of beliefs, judgments,
feelings
• aka nonfact
• (Write down 3 words or phrases that would signify
an opinion is being stated)
Reading for Information
• (take notes on IN p113)
• reliability/credibility: dependability,
trustworthiness, legitimacy
 Source (person or organization reporting)
•
•
•
•
background
interests
associations
objectives
 Data
•
•
•
•
method of collection
population size
scientific method
person/group responsible for collecting
Reading for Information
• IN p113, TB p181
• Answer “Your Turn” questions 1, 2, and 3 in
reframed sentences.
Evaluate Your Sources
• IN p112
• Think of ten sources in your life from where you
get news. These can be specific people,
websites, magazines, TV shows, etc. Rank
them in order of reliability/credibility (1 is most
credible, 10 is least credible). Explain why each
was ranked there.
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/21/12
• DOL Warmup
• ABC Review
• Topic Sentences
Reminders
• today
 AoW 5 Reflection
 Reading Journal 5
• next week
 Vocabulary Sentences Tuesday
 Unit Test Thursday
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
ABC Review
• Glue/staple the quarter-sheet to IN p75
ABC Review
• On IN p75
 Attack the prompt
• On IN p74
 Brainstorm
 Choose the order
• Work with your elbow partner, but write your
answers in your own Ins
• 8 minutes!
Thesis Statements
• (take notes on IN p65)
• thesis: a single, clear sentence, which
expresses the central argument or idea the
paper will develop.
 main idea
 topic sentence
Thesis Statements
• A good thesis:
 makes a claim and chooses a side and gives
reason(s)
 uses forceful language (must, should, is, will,
does)
• What you’re writing is NOT up for discussion
 as brief as possible, without losing information
 not too detailed or narrow
• You need room to grow your ideas
 sometimes previews main points
• The scientist Galileo is an important figure who
should be studied due to his influence in both
science and mathematics.
Thesis Statements
• Samples (do not copy)
• Which one is better?
 Smoking should only be allowed outdoors.
 Smoking should only be allowed outdoors
because of how disgusting smoke is.
• Which one is better?
 Racism is different in 2011 than it was in the
Seventies.
 Racism is different in 2011 than it was when
Rosa Parks was sent to the back of the bus.
Thesis Statement Practice
• IN p64
• For the following six issues/topics, write a
sample thesis statement
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
legalizing abortion
lowering drinking age to 18
legalizing drugs
dress codes at school
legalizing gay marriage
shorter work-week, longer hours (4 10-hour
days instead of 5 8-hour)
• Make three of them “pro” and three “con”
Thesis Statement Practice
• What’s pro vs. con?
• Example:
 Issue: increasing class sizes.
• Pro – Class sizes should be increased to
maximum capacity in order for schools to use their
available funds in more needed areas.
• Con – Class sizes should not be increased
because putting more students in a classroom will
have adverse effects on education.
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/24/12
• DOL Warmup
• Cultural Conflict
Reminders
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Sentences
• this week
 Vocabulary Review Wednesday
 Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday
 Unit Test Thursday
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
Conflicts
• (take notes on IN p115)
• conflict: problem or struggle between opposing
forces that arises because of differences
 values, beliefs, customs
• Two categories of conflict
 External
• Man vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man vs. Society
 Internal
• Man vs. Self
Conflicts
• Open TB to p188
• Copy blue chart on IN p115 & complete while
listening
 As you read, take notes on the cultural
characteristics of the village and the city, noting
especially where they might come into conflict
Culture of the City
People can marry across
cultural and ethnic lines
Culture of the Village
Cultural Changes
• On IN p114, answer the following in a reframed
sentence
• What do you think is gained and lost when a
society changes from traditional ways of life to
modern ways?
• A=1/2p; C=1/4p
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/25/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Review
• Thesis Statement Variety
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Sentences
 Thesis Statement Practice
• tomorrow
 Vocabulary Review
 Vocabulary Quiz
• this week
 Unit Test Thursday
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
Vocabulary Review
• Column 1: Fill in the words & parts of speech
anecdote (n)
proximity (n)
remorse (n)
versatility (n)
construe (v)
persevere (v)
impudent (adj)
indifferent (adj)
myopic (adj)
prevalent (adj)
• Column 2: Your best recollection of the
definition
• Column 3: Rate your knowledge/comfort with
the word now
• Column 4: The actual definition, from your chart
or dictionary (for HW)
Thesis Statements Review
• Does it:
 state a strong position
 use forceful language
 express position/reasoning concisely (without
unneeded words)
 preview reasoning without being too detailed
Thesis Statement Variety
• (take notes on INp67)
• Action Verb Topic Sentences
• also known as IVF (Identify-Verb-Finish)
 choose action verb first
 fill in subject and predicate around it
Thesis Statement Variety
Identify
Verb
Finish your Thought
Hurricane Katrina
destroyed
parts of the Louisiana and
Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The attack by
Japanese war
planes on Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii
sparked
United States involvement in
World War II.
Arnold
banned
Schwarzenegger, the
governor of
California,
junk food in schools because of
his campaign for healthy living.
A study from
Stanford University
major problems later in life for
teenagers who smoke.
identified
• Add one of your own, for any one of the 4 ABC
Review topics
Thesis Statement Variety
• When/Where + What’s Happening
 choose the where or when first
 add a “what’s happening”
•
•
•
•
•
•
What could happen?
What will happen?
What should happen?
What did happen?
What might happen?
What could have happened?
Thesis Statement Variety
Where/When
What’s Happening
Each day at lunch,
too many high school students
make poor choices about what to
eat.
In some parts of the country,
citizens conserve energy in
creative and interesting ways.
When an underdeveloped
country is in trouble,
every single country who has the
means to help should send what
aid it can.
Every day, in state and
federal capitals across the
country,
decisions are being made in the
form of laws that could affect every
person, and citizens need to know.
• Add one of your own, for any one of the 4 ABC
Review topics
Ms. Oing English 2
Unit 1: The Challenge of Change
DOL Warmup
• (SMART Notebook)
Agenda: 9/25/12
• DOL Warmup
• Vocabulary Quiz
Reminders
• today
 Vocabulary Review
 Vocabulary Quiz
• tomorrow
 Unit Test
• this week
 Book Review Friday
 Interactive Notebooks Friday
Vocabulary Quiz
• Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the
word bank
 Points will be deducted if word is misspelled
• Turn test over on desk when finished
 Non-disruptive electronics use is welcome once
test is completed
• Remain quiet until everyone is finished or time
is up
Vocabulary Quiz Reflection
• Staple or glue your returned/graded quiz to the
upper half of INp33
• Complete the following sentences on the
bottom half of the paper
1. On this quiz I scored a _____.
2. I expected to score a _____.
3. The reason(s) why I did/not meet my
expectation is/are ___________________.
• Copy the words you missed (with their correct
definitions) to INp37 (Word Wall)