GT Frankenstein
Drills
Quarter 2
2010-2011
Drill 1 11/7
 Take out phrase activity
 Homework: Comma HO 189-192
Comma quiz 11/11
 Objective: SWBAT read and annotate a
text in order to identify plot, conflict, and
theme.
 Drill: Category Red/Answer in complete
sentences. “Honesty is the best policy” is
a common saying. Why do people
sometimes ignore this advice?
Drill 2 11/8
 Homework: Comma Quiz 11/11
 Objective:SWBAT evaluate their progress in
English in order to set goals for the second
quarter.
 Drill: Based on your performance in English
during the first quarter, select a specific goal for
second quarter and two actions to achieve this
goal.
 Example Goal:I will complete all homework on time.
 Example Action: I will use my planner to record
homework and check it off when it is done.
 I will file all work in my binder or homework folder so
I have it in class when I need it.
Drill 3 11/10
 Homework: Comma Quiz 11/11
 Objective: SWBAT use structural
features in order to differentiate
between science fiction and fantasy.
 Drill: Fill in the blanks.
1. Use commas to
in a
2. Use commas to
more
come before a
items
.
two or
that
.
Drill 4 11/11
 Homework: Hyphen Handout p. 218
 Objective: SWBAT use structural
features in order to differentiate
between science fiction and fantasy.
 Drill: Fill in the blanks.
 3. Use a comma before
,
 4. Use commas to
 5. Use a comma
elements.
,
,
,
, or
when it joins independent clauses in a
sentence.
an expression that
a sentence.
certain
Drill 5 11/14
 Take out hyphen homework
 Homework: Presentations 11/17
 Objective: SWBAT locate and evaluate sources
of information in order to create a presentation
about science fiction and Frankenstein.
 Drill: What rule is used for the hyphens in the
following sentence.
 The amazing nine-year-old child can play the
piano like Elton John.
 If you don’t know, use your notes or flashcard.
Drill 6 11/16
Homework: Presentations 11/17
 Objective: SWBAT locate and evaluate sources
of information in order to create a presentation
about science fiction and Frankenstein.
 Drill: Identify the subject and predicate in this
sentence. Write the sentence on your drill sheet.
 The only way to reach your career goals is to
start reaching for them.
Drill 6 answer
 The only way to reach your career
goals is to start reaching for them.
 Way—subject of the sentence
 Is—linking verb (links the
infinitive phrase “to start reaching”
 way is to start reaching
Drill 7 11/17
 Homework: Read From the
beginning to page 18. Letters
 Objective: SWBAT select a
purpose, audience, and setting in
order to deliver effective oral
presentations.
 Drill: Take out a piece of paper for
notes. Review/practice your
presentation. Be prepared to
present.
Drill 8 11/22
 Homework: Read Letters to page 18 complete handout
 Objective: SWBAT continue to develop prior knowledge
in order to understand Frankenstein.
 Drill: You will have 7 minutes to respond to the following
statement. You may start by creating a list of possible
advances either medical or technical. Please conclude by
writing sentences to describe what life might be like in
2075.
 In 2075, humans will…
 Think about how technology has changed society. Think
about medical advances. What are the implications of
possible new inventions?
Drill 9 11/28
 Take out Frankenstein packet.
 Homework: Chapters 1-5 Due 12/2. Multiple
Meaning Words Quiz 12/2.
 Objective: SWBAT analyze point of view as a
tool in order to interpret Frankenstein.
 Drill: Drill: Use context clues to define the
underlined word.
 You will rejoice to hear that no
disaster has accompanied the
commencement of an enterprise
which you have regarded with such
evil forebodings (Shelley 1).
Drill 9 Answer
 Forebodings: Fearful
apprehension; a feeling that
something bad will happen
Drill 10 11/29
 Homework: Chapters 1-5 Due 12/2. Multiple
Meaning Words Quiz 12/2.
 Objective: SWBAT use context and function
in order to determine the meaning of words.
 Drill: Determine the meaning of the
underlined word based on context clues.
 I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the
sight of a part of the world never before
visited, and may tread a land never before
imprinted by the foot of man (Shelley 2).
Drill 10 Answer
 Satiated: Satisfied to the full
Drill 11 11/30
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Take our Invention Draft
Homework: Chapters 1-5 Due 12/2.
Multiple Meaning Words Quiz 12/2.
Apostophe Packet p 212 due next class
Objective: SWBAT correctly use an apostrophe
in order to show possession and to make
contractions.
 Drill: Determine the meaning of the underlined
word using context clues.
 He was respected by all who knew him for his
integrity and indefatigable attention to public
business (Shelley 19).
Drill 12 answer
 Indefatigable: persistently tireless
Notebook Quiz #1
Put a proper heading on your paper.
1. What is the objective for drill 5 on
11/14?
2. What is the answer to drill 10 on
11/29?
3. What are three elements of Science
Fiction?
4. What is galvanism?
5. List at least one grammar rule for the
use of the apostrophe.
Drill 12 12/2
 Take out Frankenstein packet.
 Homework: Read Chapters 6-9 due 12/5.
Quiz on apostrophe usage 12/5.
 Objective: SWBAT evaluate the role of
physical, cultural, and social setting in
the text in order to interpret Frankenstein.
 Drill:Correctly punctuate the following
phrases using the possessive case.
1. The students of Mrs. Demos
2. The pencil of Bill
3. The shoes of the women
Drill 11 answer
 1. Mrs. Demos’ students
 2. Bill’s pencil
 3. The women’s shoes.
Exit Ticket
 Revise the following sentence for
conventions.
 Mrs Demos pets Toby and Hercules
love the toys of each other.
 Answer:
 Mrs. Demos’ pets, Toby and
Hercules, love each other’s toys.
Drill 13 12/5
 Homework: Chapters 10-15
 Objective: SWBAT analyze
character traits in order to read and
understand Frankenstein.
 Drill: How does the change in point
of view from Robert Walton to
Victor Frankenstein change the
mood of the story? How does Mary
Shelley show this change? Give
evidence from text.
Drill 14 12/6
 Homework: Chapters 10-15
 Apostrophe Quiz 12/8
 Objective: SWBAT analyze
character traits in order to read and
understand Frankenstein.
 Drill: Add a participial phrase to the
following sentences.
 Victor Frankenstein studies the natural
sciences.
 Elizabeth Lavenza enjoys nature.
 Henry Clerval occupies himself with the
moral relations of things.
Drill 15 12/8
 Homework: Chapters 10-15
 Main Idea Quiz 12/9
 Objective: SWBAT identify and
explain the main idea or argument
in order to understand the text.
 Drill: Create a list with your team of
ways to find the main idea of a text.
Drill 16 12/9
 Homework Chapters 16-20
 Objective: SWBAT analyze the
relationships between characters,
setting, and plot in order to
understand Frankenstein.
 Drill: Just because you can do
something, should you? Be
prepared to defend your answer.
Drill 17 12/12
Homework: Chapters 21-25
Quiz on Tone and Mood 12/16
Objective: SWBAT analyze how
irony is used to promote social
change in order to construct
understanding of Frankenstein.
Drill: Create a T-Chart listing
character traits of the Creature and
Victor. Identify the irony in the
actions of the two characters.
Drill 18 12/14
Homework: Chapters 21-25
Quiz on Tone and Mood 12/16
Objective: SWBAT analyze language
choices that create tone and mood in
order to create meaning from
Frankenstein.
Drill on next slide.
Drill 18 12/14
 Drill: Copy these definitions into
your vocabulary section.
 Tone: the author’s attitude toward
the writing and the readers. A work
of writing can have more than one
tone. Tone is set by setting, word
choice and details.
 Mood: the general atmosphere
created by the author’s words. It is
the feeling the reader gets from
Drill 19 12/15
Homework: Chapters 21-25
Quiz on Tone and Mood 12/16
 Objective: SWBAT analyze language
choices that create tone and mood in order
to create meaning from Frankenstein.
 Drill: Reread page 48 and 49. What is the
author’s tone? What is the mood that is
created? What clues in the text help you
determine mood and tone?
Mood: Reader’s reaction
to the text
 Despair:- anxiety amounts to agony, emotions at
this catastrophe, rain pattered
dismally, the beauty of the dream
vanished, and breathless horror and
disgust filled my heart, miserably
given life
Tone: author’s attitude to
a piece of writing
Gloomy:
dreary night, anxiety, rain pattered
dismally, candle nearly burnt out,
half extinguished light, horrid
contrast, deprived myself of sleep
and health,livid with the hue of
death, shroud, catching and fearing
each sound
Drill 20 12/16
 Homework: Prepare for the trial.
 Objective: SWBAT gather and select
support for an argument in order to defend
or prosecute Victor Frankenstein.
 Drill: Identify the tone and mood of this
sentence based on the author’s language.
 “The wounded deer dragging its fainting
limbs to some untrodden brake, there to
gaze upon the arrow which had pierced it,
and to die, was but a type of me” (Shelley
89).
Drill 21 12/20
 Homework: Continue preparing for
the trial.
 Objective: SWBAT identify the
purpose, audience, and setting in
order to prepare and effective oral
presentation.
 Drill: Based on class discussion and
the readings, what is your definition
of moral responsibility?
Drill 22 12/21
 Homework: Continue preparing for
the trial.
 Objective: SWBAT identify the
purpose, audience, and setting in
order to prepare and effective oral
presentation.
 Drill: Name all of Santa’s reindeer.
 Write in a complete sentence. What
comma rule are you following?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen
Happy Holidays from
Mrs. Demos
Drill 23 12/22
 Homework: Continue preparing for
the trial.
 Objective: SWBAT identify the
purpose, audience, and setting in
order to prepare and effective oral
presentation.
 Drill: On a separate piece of paper
with a correct heading, identify one
theme of Frankenstein and include a
text reference. Turn this drill in.
Drill 24 1/2
 Homework: Continue preparing for the
trial.
 Objective: SWBAT identify the
purpose, audience, and setting in order
to prepare an effective oral
presentation.
 Drill: Make a prediction. Will Victor
Frankenstein be found morally
responsible? Please support your
answer with at least two arguments.(57 sentences)
Drill 25 1/3
 Homework: Begin writing your final
assignment for the trial. Due 1/6.
 Objective: SWBAT support, modify, or
disagree with a position and generate
convincing evidence in order to argue the
case for or against Victor Frankenstein.
 Drill: Meet with your teams and help
prepare the classroom for trial.
Drill 26 1/4
 Homework: Trial paper final 1/6
 Prometheus Paper Draft 1/9
 Objective: SWBAT draft initial
products that present effective
arguments in order to persuade the
reader.
 Drill: With your team create a list of
all the “facts” you remember about
Prometheus and the Prometheus
Myth.
Drill 27 1/6
 Take out all preparation, trial notes
and final trial papers.
 Homework: Prometheus draft due
1/9
Inference Quiz 1/12
 Objective: SWBAT draft initial
products that present effective
arguments in order to persuade the
reader.
 Drill: Next Slide
Drill 27
Assessment Review
 Choose the word or group of words that means
the same, or about the same, as the underlined
word. Be prepared to explain your answer.
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School was closed due to the adverse weather
conditions. Adverse means _____.
windy
difficult
slippery
snowy
Drill 28 1/9
 Homework: Double Negative
Handout
 Inference quiz 1/12
 Objective: SWBAT use prewriting
and drafting strategies in order to
compose written presentations.
 Drill: Next Slide
Drill 28 1/9
Assessment Review
 Choose the sentence in which the word “dread” functions
in a similar way.
 My dread of birds causes me problems.
A. Marla dreads taking tests.
B. Several students are wearing dreads.
C. Toby dreads when Mrs. Demos goes to work.
D. Charlie’s dread of being laughed at made him
anxious.
 Answer: What part of speech is the example word?
 Noun
 What other sentence has the word “dread” used as a noun?
 D
Drill 29 1/10
 Homework: Finish the Prometheus paper
if not completed in class. Due 1/13
 Objective: SWBAT use prewriting and
drafting strategies in order to compose
written presentations.
 Drill: Assessment review. Revise this
sentence.
 I do not have no chocolate bars in my desk.
 Answer:
 I do not have chocolate bars in my desk.
 I have no chocolate bars in my desk.
Inference Quiz on 11/12
 Be able to make an inference based
on the text.
 Synthesize information from more
than one source to make an
inference.
Drill 30 1/12
 Homework: Complete Review
Packet. Annotate each question.
Due 1/17
 Objective: SWBAT use RAFTS in
order to understand a writing
prompt.
 Drill: Review for Inference Quiz.
Complete scantron
 Name, Block, 1/12, Inference Q
Drill 31 1/13
 Take out Prometheus paper, outline,
draft, rubric
 Homework: Review packet due
1/17
 Objective: SWBAT use prewriting
and drafting strategies to
successfully complete the
assessment ECR.
 Drill: Complete the reflection
question for your paper.
Drill 32 1/17
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Take out any extra credit and your review packet.
Homework: Assessment 1/19
Children’s book
Objective: SWBAT correctly use modifiers in
order to expand their writing.
 Drill: Revise
 We were introduced to the girl who joined our
team with the long, red hair.
 Answer: We were introduced to the girl with the
long, red hair, who joined our team.
Drill 33 1/19
 Homework: Children’s book due 1/24
 Objective: SWBAT combine sentence parts in
order to compose compound and complex
sentences.
 Drill: Combine these simple sentences to create
both a compound and a complex sentence. Label
the sentence.
 Ray Lewis is the best linebacker in the NFL.
 This is the year the Ravens will win the Super
Bowl.