9/25/15
Objective: To discuss key literary concepts, to read a
passage aloud. (lit books, notes, read reports 1-3)
SUBMIT INFERENCE HOMEWORK TO BIN
BR: Is it more important to be smart in life or
popular? If you only could pick one, which would you
choose and why? Answer in sentence form.
Grab a lit book from closet 3 and put your name
inside front cover in pen. Have it covered by
Wednesday!
What we will know and be able to do after reading
"Flowers for Algernon“
Summarize a passage
Identify and define irony, allusion, and point of view
Identify and define a verb
Distinguish between action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs
Discuss theme and how it is developed throughout a work
Write a narrative
Write a text-based analysis essay
Literary terms
inference: combining what you know with what you read to
analyze a story
point of view: vantage point from which a story is told
--first person point of view: narrator is in the story- uses
pronouns like "I, me, my"
--third person point of view: narrator is not part of the storyuses pronouns like "he, she, they"
*omniscient point of view: narrator knows thoughts
and feelings of many characters
*limited point of view: narrator knows thoughts and
feelings of main character only
theme: meaning, message, insight, or moral a story reveals
irony: difference between what is expected and what actually
happens
--Dramatic irony: when the audience knows something the
character does not
--Situational irony: actions have an effect that is opposite from
what was intended, so that the outcome is not what was
expected.
--Verbal irony: The difference between what is said and what is
meant
allusion: when an author refers to a person, place, or event
from history or a famous book that he expects the reader to
know
summary: a brief retelling of a story or event that states the
main idea and supporting details and is in one’s own words
9/28/15
Objective: To summarize a passage (summary 1)
To read aloud and self-correct mistakes (read reports 4-7)
Bellringer:
Grab a TWEET sheet from the front desk.
Compose a tweet from Charlie (first person
POV) about the plot events from yesterday.
Include an appropriate hashtag. Tweets can
be just 140 characters!
5
2
4
3
9/29/15
Objective: To read a nonfiction article (Reality Central
packet)
To write a response to nonfiction using appropriate quotes
(paragraph response in packet)
BR:
What do you see in
the inkblot? Write a
3-4 sentence
response.
Grab a Reality Central book off the back bookcase (red).
Grab a packet from the front table.
Complete it. Some things to remember:
* Your sentences using the WORD BANK words must be
ABOUT ENGLISH CLASS!
* You must answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES on the
second page!
*Yopu must use two direct quotes (with page number) in
your PARAGRAPH response.
Submit packet to bin when done. It MUST be done by the end of
the period!
Return your book to the back bookcase when done.
9/30/15
Objective: To define and discuss theme. (theme timeline)
To create an inkblot. (project) To write creatively. (inkblot
response)
BR:
What do you see in
the inkblot? Write a
3-4 sentence
response.
10/1/15
Objective: To write creatively with detail and proper conventions
(peer response to ink blot & TAT)
BR:
This is a Thematic Apperception
Test question.
Look at the picture to the right.
What happened right before this
scene? Answer in 2-4 sentences.
HW:
3rd Ink blot
response
October 2, 2015
Objective: To read aloud, identify and discuss literary
techniques, and summarize a passage. (Summary 2, Tweet
4-7, read reports 8-9)
Bellringer: With a partner, fill in the six key plot events from
reports 4-7 in your summary packet.
HW: TWEET 8-9
October 5, 2015
Objective:(Gardiner’s Eight Intelligences Quiz & debrief)
Bellringer: Write your summary for Progress Reports 8-9
(Progress Report 3 in Summary Packet) and submit it.
10/6/15
Objective: To write creatively with correct grammar
and punctuation. (action verb notes, principal
parts of verbs notes, Tweet 8-9)
BR: (IQ test sample)
Mary, who is 16 years old, is four times as old as
her brother. How old will Mary be when she is
twice as old as her brother?
Now, write the definition of verb
(action verb):
it's something you do
you can -ed and -ing it
HW: Verb
Charts
Principle Parts of Verbs
Present– basic form of verb
Present Participle– add –ing suffix after form of
BE (am, is, are, was, were, will be)
Past– add –d or –ed suffix
But there are MANY irregular past tense too
Past Participle– add –d or –ed after have or had
Fill in the charts on the
half sheet for homework.
10/7/15
Objective: To identify verb types (Linking verb notes)
To review key literary terms (Read Report 11)
Turn in verb chart homework.
What are the three main types of point of view?
What is the point of view of "Flowers for Algernon"?
Now number 1-8 in your notebook. Identify the
quotes on the next page by their point of view:
1. Charlie thinks he has two good friends.
2. I went back to work at Donnegan's factory today.
3. He gave me a TV contraption that works while I sleep.
4. Frank went home to his wife and told her about how he got
Charlie drunk and ditched him. He didn't feel at all guilty.
The next day Charlie had a bump on his head and decided not
to drink anymore.
5. Miss Kinnian ran to the ladies room. She couldn't believe how
cruel Charlie's co-workers were. When she returned, Charlie told
her about how the TV contraption was frustrating him.
6. I liked having Charlie in my night class for slow readers.
7. Joe Carp sent Charlie out to buy a newspaper and ditched him.
8. Dr. Strauss feels inferior to his colleague Dr. Nemur. Dr. Nemur
has a wife who is only concerned with fame and money. He feels
like he never will make her happy.
Linking verbs- special kind of verb that links the subject of the
sentence to a word that describes or renames it. Think of it as an =
sign!
Bill is sad.
My cat looks tired.
Her car smells gross.
My favorite sport was football.
am
is
are
was
were
be
been
being
become
feel
seem
appear
grow
remain
stay
look
smell
taste
sound
turn
Bill=sad
cat=tired
car=gross
sport=football
If all else fails, and
you are not sure if a
verb is acting as a
linking verb,
DO THE YODA TEST!
Is it a linking verb OR not?
1. Charlie is a student in Miss Kinnian's class for adult learners.
2. Charlie takes three tests before he is chosen.
3. Charlie feels so excited when he is chosen for the operation!
4. Charlie was really scared.
5. Charlie thinks the operation might hurt.
6. Charlie grows agitated when he isn't instantly smart.
7. Charlie stays at Donnegan's Plastic Box Company.
8. Charlie's co-workers are not nice to him.
9. Miss Kinnian becomes Charlie's private tutor.
10. Dr. Strauss appears in Charlie's room with a gift: a TV
contraption!
Before reading
1. Locate your inference arrow and go to page 67 Report 11 (IT IS 5
PAGES!).
2. Discuss with your partner what an inference is (Forget? See notes
from 9/25/15)
During reading
1. Read all of Report 11 with your partner. Read QUIETLY!.
2. As you read, put your inference arrow where you made an inference.
After reading
1. Grab a “What Stuck Today” paper from the front table. Put your
names on it (one paper per group). Find an occurrence of one of the
themes on the bulletin board and record it on the paper with dry erase
marker.
3. Put the paper on the side board under the appropriate theme.
4. Now, with your partner, record six key plot events in your summary
packet.
5. Write the summary (finish for homework)
10/8/15
Objective: To write a story using first person point of view
(helping verbs notes, Tweet 11, Point of View Narrative)
Bellringer:
1. Choose a key or best scene from the story so far. Record it in your
notebook.
EX: Charlie races Algernon and wins!
2. Now pretend you are any character from the story except Charlie.
Write two to three sentences from that character’s point of view (first
person) about his or her reactions to the scene.
EX: (Burt) Charlie has been losing against the lab mouse for ten weeks
now. He gets so frustrated, I know. Last night when we were running
the maze test, Charlie won for the first time! He jumped up and down,
knocking over my coffee. The smile on his face was ear to ear!
Helping verbs- a verb that helps a main verb to form a verb clause
Tim is looking for his puppy.
The puppy may have been stolen!
there could be more than
The puppy was named Spike.
one in a sentence!
He did have blue eyes.
Have you seen him? be careful with questions
am
is
are
was
were
be
been
being
have
has
had
may
might
must
do
did
does
can
could
shall
should
will
would
Is it helping???
1. Charlie is working at a factory as a janitor.
2. His friends Joe and Frank are unkind.
3. They pick on him and have been cruel.
4. They would use a phrase “to pull a Charlie Gordon” as an insult.
5. Charlie finally can beat Algernon at the maze!
6. Do his co-workers get him drunk and ditch him?
7. Charlie learns grammar, but he might confuse his punctuation
again.
8. Joe and Frank have a party and invite Charlie.
9. Next, Charlie’s “friends” were cruel at the party.
10. Charlie realizes that his friends have been mean to him.
11. Charlie is feeling ashamed.
12. Have his friends been making fun of him all along?
10/9/15
Objective: To write creatively
To use sensory details in writing
(finish POV Narrative)
BR: (IQ test sample) What phrases do the pictures below
represent?
CHAIR
AROW
3
10/13/15
Objective: To discuss theme (review theme timeline)
To review punctuation usage (correct HW)
To read aloud and identify literary terms (Read Report 12)
BR: (IQ test sample)
Miss Kinnian said Youve got to mix them up
There are lots of rules to learn but Im eager to start
(with excitement)
Miss Kinnian always gives me a reason when I ask I like her
Shes a genius and shes smart pretty and nice
I used the comma wrong its punctuation
I asked Whats the difference if you can understand it anyway
It takes a long time to write but I think Im remembering
I said to her I thought all periods had tails
I read the grammar book last night and it explains everything
Miss Kinnian shouted The TV working in your sleep helped out the
whole thing straightened out in your mind
Miss Kinnian said Youve got to mix them up
There are lots of rules to learn but Im eager to start
(with excitement)
Miss Kinnian always gives me a reason when I ask I like her
Shes a genius and shes smart pretty and nice
I used the comma wrong its punctuation
I asked Whats the difference if you can understand it anyway
It takes a long time to write but I think Im remembering
I said to her I thought all periods had tails
I read the grammar book last night and it explains everything
Miss Kinnian shouted The TV working in your sleep helped out the whole
thing straightened out in your mind
October 14, 2015
Objective: To summarize a passage (Summary 5)
To identify verb types (Highlight verb types in summary)
To write creatively (Tweet 12)
Bellringer: Answer these two IQ test sample questions
1. Pig is to pork as cow is to ____________________
2. Boat is to water as plane is to _________________
(these are called analogies)
10/15/15
1.5 Quality of writing
Objective: To make inferences (Secret Place Activity)
To use sensory details in writing
Bellringer: What is imagery? What’s another
name for imagery often seen on the PSSA test?
What is an inference?
Watch this commercial. What do you have to
infer to get the humor?
Inference Activity
For the following place, jot down what you would experience through your five senses. Be
specific and detailed. Your classmates will try to infer where you are. An inference is when
you take what a text says and what you already know to make an educated guess.
YOUR SECRET PLACE _____________________________________ Shh! It’s a secret!
I feel massaging fingers on my
scalp
I see brushes
I taste Diet Coke
I smell hair spray
I hear the latest gossip
I feel the hairdryer's warm breeze
I see combs
I taste hair spray
I smell mousse
I hear the trigger spraying water
I feel a tugging on my hair
I see sinks
I taste Hershey's miniatures candy bars
I smell nail polish
I hear a phone ringing non-stop
10/16/15
Objective: To read and summarize a passage (Read Report
12, Summary 6, highlight verb types
BR: (IQ test sample)
Choose the number that is ¼ of ½ of 1/5 of 200.
Now re-read Progress Report 5 from your summary packet.
HW
TWEET
13
In your summary #6, with three
colors of highlighter, highlight one
action, one linking, and one helping
verb.
10/19/15
Objective: To write creatively about the story
(Collect summaries, postcard)
BR:
What is your address? Write it
with your name in your notebook
the way it would go on an
envelope.
What are the parts of an address?
Look at some verb practice
sentences on the next page…
Action, Linking, or Helping?
1. Charlie is getting smarter every day.
2. Charlie will start learning college subjects next week.
3. Charlie had the ink blot test again.
4. Charlie discovers that he was quite feeble-minded before.
5. Everyone at work seems frightened of Charlie.
6. Charlie was given a bonus for helping line up the machines.
7. Charlie notices how beautiful Miss Kinnian is.
8. Miss Kinnian is only 34!
9. Miss Kinnian tells Charlie to be patient.
10. Charlie says that he is in love with Miss Kinnian.
Where did Charlie end up after the story?
Create a postcard for him to send to another character in the story.
Requirements:
1. Fictitious address on the lines in front consisting of character's name
(title {Mr., Ms., Dr., etc.} first and last names- make them up not given in
story) street address (house number, street name~ make it up) city, state,
and zip code (again make them up, but we do know that are all in NY) (5
points)
2. A paragraph from Charlie's point of view about what and how he's
doing. Do not use improper English! (5 points) Incorporate at least one
linking verb, one helping verb, and three action verbs. Circle the linking
verb, box the helping verb and draw an arrow to the verb that’s helped,
and underline the three action verbs. (5 points)
3. Colored picture and your name on the blank side (5 points)
TEST TUESDAY
Study the following:
--lit terms notes from 9/25
--Verb notes (principle parts of verbs) from 10/6
--linking verbs notes from 10/7 (memorize list)
--helping verb notes from 10/8 (memorize list)
--theme notes from board
BRING BOOKS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY!
10/22/15
Objective: To review and define PSSA terms
To review text-based essay writing
BR: Answer the IQ test samples below:
What phrases do the pictures represent?
1.
2.
SCHOSTAYOL
STAND
I
Math problem:
This is the Algernon-Gordon Effect- the rate Charlie obtained his
intelligence is proportional to the rate he will lose it.
When did Charlie start his education after the operation?
March 19 (re-took tests)
When was Charlie's intelligence at its greatest?
May 20 (own research)
When will Charlie's intelligence be completely gone (date)?
July 21st
How many days does it take Charlie to gain his intelligence?
62
And how many days does it take him to lose it?
(this is the same answer)
10/19/15
Objective: To read and make connections to informational texts
To write a text-based paragraph
Answer the following three sample exam questions about verbs:
1. In the following sentence, what is the underlined word functioning as?
Dr. Strauss was very angry.
2. In the following sentence, what is the underlined word functioning as?
I will take Miss Kinnian on a date.
3. What is the past participle of the verb walk?
Grab a TWEET sheet from the front desk. Compose your tweet for
Progress Report 12. Put it in the bin.