Do Now Prompts
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1 Nine Weeks
If you are absent or need the “Do Now” prompt for the day,
this PowerPoint will include each Do-Now in chronological
order for each 9 weeks.
Do Now
“Wish Do-Now – August 25, 2014”
• When you come in, please open your notebooks write “Wish Do-Now
August 25, 2014” at the top of the page. This will be the title of your Do
Now.
• Below the date, answer the following question using complete sentences:
“If I could make one wish come true, I would wish that…”
• Explain your wish, why you’d choose that, and what you would do once
that wish came true. Please fill 5-6 lines in your notebook!
Do Now
“Proofreading – August 27, 2014”
• Please write the sentence below correctly into your notebook
(be sure to include all proper punctuation and spelling!)
in shakespeares day an actor who displeased the audience mite
find himself pelted with a barrage of rotten vegetables
Do Now
“Grammar Today – August 29th”
• Using complete sentences, please answer the following question:
The last line of the article states, “ . . . there’s one thing that never
changes about language: People are going to judge you by what you
write.’” What do you think is meant by this quote? Explain using
examples from the article or from your own life.
Do Now
“Quick Write – September 4”
• In 4-5 lines, explain the first time you tried
something (riding a bike, playing an
instrument, meeting your best friend,
performing in musical, etc). Please use
complete sentences!
Do Now
“Vocab 1-5 – September 5”
Make up your own sentences using at least 3 of the
first 5 vocabulary words (Adage – Collaborate).
You should have a minimum of 3 individual,
complete sentences.
**As soon as you finish, start logging on to
your computer!**
Do Now
“Vocab 6-10 – September 8”
Make up your own sentences using 3 of the 5
vocabulary words discussed on Friday (DecreeGrope). You should have a minimum of 3
individual, complete sentences.
Do Now
“Editing – September 9”
Please write the sentences below correctly into your Do Now notes by
fixing all of the grammar errors, and then define each vocabulary used in
the sentences.
The students were laggard in starting there homework. marla asked can
we collaborate with a partner for the assignment? The teacher responded,
only if you do not behave in a churlish manner. then scott jostled through
his peers to find his friends. This will preclude the group work, the
teacher decreed.
Tips for Including Dialogue
Do Now
“September 10 – Vocab & Rhyme
Please copy the sentences below into your notebooks. Circle the words
that rhyme, and underline and define the vocabulary words used (vocab
words 16-20).
I had to wrangle through the crowd,
that was screaming wild and loud
and search through the rubble
that came from the trouble
of the plane that crashed from the sky.
Sound effects
Do Now
“Vivid details – September 11”
Respond to the following prompt using vivid sensory details and at least
two vocabulary words  Your response should be 4-5 full lines in your
notebooks.
Using vivid sensory details with strong adjectives, describe the events
from the moment you woke up this morning until you sat down in your
chair in English. Describe what you saw, touched, smelled, heard, or
tasted.
**Have your vocabulary menu activities out on your desk  **
Do Now
“Dialogue – September 12”
Using one vocabulary word and one or more lines
of dialogue, finish the storyline for this prompt:
It was a dark, stormy night as I approached the old
abandoned home. I walked up the steps and . . .
Do Now
“Main Idea – September 15”
Define all the vocabulary
words in this passage!
Have you ever heard a musical excerpt from H.M.S. Pinafore or The Pirates of Penzance? If so, you’ve had a taste of the work of one of England’s most
famous creative teams. Playwright William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) teamed up to write fourteen popular
musical plays in the late nineteenth century.
It may seem curious that these two men came to collaborate on some of the most enduring and tuneful works in the history of the musical
theater. They had very different personalities. Gilbert was a difficult man who was known to be remote and arrogant. Sullivan was a gifted
musician with a sociable and easygoing manner.
You may know famous American musicals such as The King and I, West Side Story, or Rent. The works such as these evolved over time to
blend music, dance, and theater into a seamless whole. Previously, popular musicals (called comic operas or operettas) were less unified. They
were excuses to string together an amusing assortment of songs, dance numbers, and stage spectacles.
Then along came Gilbert and Sullivan. Sullivan’s sweet melodies and lush orchestrations balanced Gilbert’s witty plays and lyrics. Their twentyfive-year partnership earned them plaudits from audiences, critics, and fellow artists the world over.
Eventually, their working relationship began to decline. Each man was jealous of the other’s success. Each was annoyed by the other’s
temperament. They wrangled over artistic and personal issues. A short time after the first performance of The Gondoliers, they reached the
breaking point. Their final split came after an awful fight over—of all things—the purchase of a carpet for the theater in which their works were
performed.
Do Now
“Quick Write – September 16”
Create a brief story based on this picture. Describe what happened either before,
during, or after this picture occurred! Used at least 2-3 vocabulary words.
Do Now
“Vocab Unit 2 – September 17”
Look at your new vocabulary list for Unit 2. Choose three
words that you’ve heard before and try to use them each
correctly in a sentence. You should use the word in a way
that shows you know what it means.
* After you finish, have your poem draft on your desk!  *
Do Now: “Vocab – September 19th
1. “Are you going to Coney Island?” asked Blinker.
“Me?” She turned upon him wide-open eyes full of bantering surprise. “Why, what
a question! Can’t you see that I’m riding a bicycle in the park?” (“Brickdust Row”)
Bantering exchanges are most likely
a. ill-mannered
b. uncaring
c. secretive d. good-humored
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2. The steamer veered as if to seek midstream, and then yawed, seemed to increase its
speed and struck the Coney boat on the side near the stern, cutting into it with a
terrifying shock and crash. (“Brickdust Row”)
If something has veered, it has
a. changed directions
b. moved forward
c. stopped suddenly
d. turned over
Do Now
“Vocab – September 22”
Create a sentence for 3 of the first 5
vocabulary words. Each sentence should
show you understand the meaning of the
word. You should also use the word
correctly according to its part of speech.
Vocabulary 6-10
Do Now
Proofreading – September 24
• Write the following sentences CORRECTLY into your
notebooks!
Our friendship has proved to be durable. Because it is based
on mutual respect and honesty.
As an avowed supporter of womens rights she believes that
men and women should receive the same pay if they do the
same jobs.
Do Now
“Vocabulary – September 25”
Using 2 of the 5 words we discussed in class yesterday (16-20),
please write a sentence that shows you understand the meaning
of the word. Please pay attention to the part of speech and use it
appropriately in the sentence!
When you finish, have your vocabulary choice board
assignment on your desk! 
Do Now
“Vocab Practice – September 26”
There is a class copy of a student-created practice
quiz to use to complete for your Do Now. Answer
the questions in your Do Now section for today!
Please do not write on the quiz copy 
Test Copy
Answer Key
Do Now
Nouns/Pronouns/Verbs – September 29
Copy the following sentences into your notebooks. Circle the
nouns, underline the pronouns, and put a box around the verbs.
1. April wrapped her puppy’s wound gingerly.
2. We were shocked by their wanton misuse of the money.
Parts of Speech Review
Do Now
Adjectives – October 1
In two or more lines in your notebooks,
describe this room using as many
adjectives as you can!
Do Now
“Adverbs – October 2”
Write the sentences into your notebooks. Circle the adverb in
each sentence (adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs).
1. The teacher quickly allots books and supplies to each student.
2. Employees who fail to respectfully comply with a company’s
rules may lose their jobs.
(The underlined words are vocab words! Use your purple sheets to
help you understand their meaning!)
Do Now
“Vocab – October 6”
Using 3 of the vocabulary words (6-10), write
three separate sentences using each of the 3
words correctly in context.
Do Now
“Conjunctions – Oct. 7”
Write 3 sentences that include conjunctions (words that join
words or word phrases) and include a Unit 3 vocabulary word in
each sentence!
Examples:
I vied to win the contest, but my efforts amassed to nothing.
I allotted my time to complete my homework and my reading.
Do Now
“Vocab – October 8”
Try your best to use each of these words
correctly in separate sentences:
Vie
Amass
Allot
Myriad
Do Now
“Vocab – October 9”
Please use the following 3 vocabulary words from Unit 3 in a
sentence. You should use each word correctly according to its
part of speech and definition.
Audacious
Willful
Comply
Do Now
“Thesis – October 14”
Following the steps below in your notebooks, create a thesis statement based
on the following prompt:
Consider all the animals that could be pets. Select one that would make
a good pet and explain why.
1. What is your answer (main idea)? ______________________________
2. What are your three reasons?:
a. _______________________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________
3. Thesis Statement: ___________________________________________
Do Now
“Vocab – October 15”
Using the following words correctly in separate
sentences: skittish, prodigious, and longevity.
Then, underline the subject and circle the
predicate in each sentence!
Review Parts of Speech