Today’s Agenda
• Sentence Variety: using relative
pronouns and prepositional phrases
• Discussion over p. 53-75 [pairsclass]
• Read and discuss “No Speak English,”
“Rafaela,” “Sally,” & “Minerva” p.
76-85
• If time: Work on literary portfolio
[should have 3 of the 10 pieces drafted and
several ideas generated prior to this]
• HOMEWORK:
▫ Finish reading Mango St.
▫ Vocab Unit 7 due Thursday!
▫ Quote journal due Thursday!
Sentence Variety
Review: Joining Independent Clauses
COMBINE THESE SIMPLE SENTENCES IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS:
1. They are both good students. They study in very
different ways.
2. He ordered a double cheeseburger. She ordered a
salad.
3. Peyton Hillis played through an injury but still was
able to be productive. Jake Delhomme played
through an injury and looked awful.
Sentence Variety
Relative Pronouns
• Embed one sentence inside the other using a clause
starting with one of the relative pronouns listed below.
▫ which, who, whoever, whom, that, whose
• Example: Indiana used to be mainly an agricultural state.
It has recently attracted more industry.
• Revision: Indiana, which used to be mainly an agricultural
state, has recently attracted more industry.
• Example: The experiment failed because of Murphy's Law.
This law states that if something can go wrong, it will.
• Revision: The experiment failed because of Murphy's Law,
which states that if something can go wrong, it will.
Sentence Variety
Prepositional Phrases: What are prepositions?
DESCRIBE THE MOVEMENT OF THE MEATBALL SUB IN
RELATION TO THE TABLE AND BAG:
Sentence Variety
Prepositional Phrases
• Turn a sentence into a prepositional phrase using one of the words
below:
▫ about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, as,
behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, despite, down,
during, except, for, from, in, inside, near, next to, of, off, on, out,
over, past, to, under, until, up, with
• Example: The university has been facing pressure to cut its budget. It
has eliminated funding for important programs.
• Revision: Under pressure to cut its budget, the university has
eliminated funding for important programs. (prepositional phrase,
independent clause)
• Example: Billy snuck a cookie from the desert table. This was against
his mother's wishes.
• Revision: Against his mother's wishes, Billy snuck a cookie from the
desert table.
Sentence Variety
Relative Pronouns & Prepositional Phrases Practice
•
Use relative pronouns to combine the following:
▫ which, who, whoever, whom, that, whose
1. Jake Delhomme is being paid $7 million for this season. I
blame him for Sunday’s lost.
2. I was only going 3 miles over the speed limit, but I got a
ticket anyway. It was a 35 miles per hour zone.
• Use prepositional phrases to combine these following:
3. Jared passed out. He was near dehydration.
4. It was his second favorite sport. Baseball was number
one.
The House on Mango Street
Discussion [p. 53-75]
• Which quality of Esperanza's personality shows up while
she is at her first job? Why do you think she may act this
way? [p. 53-55]
• What phrase does Esperanza use that indicates she feels
more an American than a Mexican? [p. 56-57]
• This is the first story to indicate the path of escape for
Esperanza. What is it? Who encouraged her? [p. 58-61]
• The narrator does not know what is wrong with Ruthie.
Any answer about her problem would be speculation, but
good readers have good speculations. What do you think?
[p. 67-69]
• What description do we get of the four skinny trees? How
are the trees like Esperanza? [p. 74-75]
The House on Mango Street
Discussion [p. 76-85]
• “No Speak English”
▫ What is the sorrow of the woman across the street? Why
does she get upset when the baby boy begins to sing the
Pepsi commercial?
• "Rafaela Who Drinks Coconut & Papaya Juice on Tuesdays"
▫ Why does Rafaela get locked in doors? What does this tell
you about the role of women in this culture? What does
this tell you about some of the pitfalls and dangers that
Esperanza must avoid?
• “Minerva Writes Poems”
▫ Why does Minerva write poems? How is she like Esperanza?
How is she different?