• Understand the importance and usage of prepositional phrases.
• Analyze a work of fiction for author’s point of view and understand the connotation v. denotation.
• Introduce vocabulary procedures
Homework:
Vocabulary Lesson 1 Flash Cards due 9/1
Prepositions quiz 9/3
Passage Packet 1 and annotations due 9/4

Copy the sentence below and identify the prepositional phrase, preposition, and object of the preposition. Then, construct a sentence that explains why the prepositional phrase(s) are important to the sentence.
“At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth .”

Hand in your CR now. You have 3 minutes to get it in. Make sure you include the following at the top:
Name
Block Number
Date
*Those of you who did not have your books on Monday please make sure you show me to get credit today*

Have one person from each pair get a copy of the worksheet for both members of the pair.
Complete A +B by yourselves. We will go over the answers then you and your partner will work on C+D together.

1. Snacks before dinner may spoil your appetite.
2. We agreed to the plan without any hesitation.
3. The wagon in the barn belonged to my grandfather.
4. Paul Revere rode through the countryside on his horse.
5. According to the newspaper, the play will open in three weeks.
6. We walked along the riverbank until sundown.
7. Mom found my keys in the clothes hamper.
8. The wood stove in the kitchen heats the whole house.
9. Jerry hasn’t changed much since last year.
10. Everyone but me had a good view of the runner.

• Take a copy of the reading, questions, and answer sheet.
• Write down annotation objectives for the week.
• Read passage and annotate per objectives and for general understanding.
• Answer questions based on reading.
• Record answers on answer sheet. You Must Include a Rationale (the reason why you picked that answer).

Close Reading Objectives: Week One in Literature
Beyond standard annotation requirements, please complete the following:
"The Tortoise and the Hare"
1.Annotate diction used to characterize the Hare.
2.Annotate examples of figurative language and label them in the margins.
3.Annotate the statement or action that leads to a shift in the advancement of the narrative.
4.Highlight the line that most closely identifies the central idea.
5.Compose a short summary of the events below the passage.

"As His Head Sank Deep"
1.Annotate the plot components (exposition, rising action, climax, etc.) in the margins.
2.Annotate examples of figurative language and label them in the margins.
3.Compose a sentence explaining how the boy began to feel at the end of the passage. Draw arrows to the evidence that supports your statement.
4.Summarize the action of this short fiction in the space below the passage.

Each week you will:
1.
Make flash cards of the week’s lesson by Tuesday.
2.
Choosing the Right Word– due Wednesday
3.
Synonyms/Antonyms– due Thursday
4.
Completing the Sentence–due Friday
5.
Quiz - Monday

Front of Flashcard
Word
Back of Flashcard
• Definition of Word
• Example sentence.
• Synonym+Antonym

Watch the following video. It will help you with your preposition words.
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Clear everything off of your desk except a pencil/pen.
You will have 15 Minutes to complete the quiz.
Make sure your write neatly and include your name at the top.