WELCOME
I trust you to know where you
need to sit, so choose wisely and
have a seat.
When the bell rings you should
be seated and ready to begin.
AGENDA
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Warm-up
Housekeeping
Learner Poll and Reflection
Who Are We?
Goals
AUGUST 26
Warm-up: Looking Back
Where were you at this time last
year? Describe yourself and
how you have changed since
last year. (Think deeper
than…well, I used to have long
hair, but now it’s short.)
Make sure to write a full paragraph.
Warm-up continued:
Looking Forward
Where will you be at this time
next year? Describe how you
think your life will be different.
If you don’t think it will be
different, explain why.
Make sure to write a full paragraph.
WHAT TYPE OF LEARNER
ARE YOU?
Visual
Auditory
Read-Write
Kinesthetic
ARE YOU A VISUAL LEARNER?
They tend to be fast talkers.
 They exhibit impatience and have a tendency to
interrupt.
 They use words and phrases that evoke visual
images.
 They learn by seeing and visualizing.
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ARE YOU AN AUDITORY LEARNER?
They speak slowly and tend to be natural
listeners.
 They think in a linear manner.
 They prefer to have things explained to them
verbally rather than to read written information.
 They learn by listening and verbalizing.
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ARE YOU A READ-WRITE LEARNER?
They prefer for information to be displayed in
writing, such as lists of ideas.
 They emphasize text-based input and output.
 They enjoy reading and writing in all forms.
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ARE YOU A KINESTHETIC LEARNER?
They tend to be the slowest talkers of all.
 They tend to be slow to make decisions.
 They use all their senses to engage in learning.
 They learn by doing and solving real-life
problems.
 They like hands-on approaches to things and
learn through trial and error.
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REFLECT
How do you know what type of learner you are?
What is your evidence? What does this mean for
you in the classroom? What does this mean for
your teacher? Knowing this information about
yourself, what do you need to do to be successful
in this class?
BODY BIO
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Heart: Who or what do you hold near and
dear to your heart?
Spine: What is your goal? What drives
you…your thoughts…your actions?
Feet: Where are you going? What journey
are you on?
Mirror: How do people see you? Is this
how you see yourself?
Color: What color is a symbol of you and
why?
REFLECTION
 Write
at least 3 goals for this class and a
to do list of how to accomplish them.
AUGUST 27
Warm-up: Freedom
What is freedom? What does it
mean to be free? What can be some
obstacles to freedom?
AGENDA
Academic Vocabulary
 Poe’s background
 Fall of the House of Usher
 Finding Unity of Effect
 Theme Analysis
 Reflection
 HW
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Quiz Friday
 Info sheet due Friday
 AA form due Aug 30
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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Unity of effect – When all the elements of a story
– plot, character, setting, imagery, and other
literary devices – work together to create a single
effect
 Mood – the feeling or atmosphere that a writer
creates for the reader. The writer’s use of
connotation, imagery, figurative language, sound
and rhythm, and descriptive details all contribute
to the mood.
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POE – PG 410
Read assigned section.
 Write down interesting facts.
 Share one with class.
 Responsible to keep info shared in day book.
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REFLECTION
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Explain the obstacles to freedom found in The
Fall of the House of Usher.
AUGUST 28
Warm-up: How do people handle loss?
At some point in our lives, we all face
loss—of someone we love, our
favorite pet, or even a cherished
dream. But even though the
experience of loss is universal, people
can choose many different ways to
cope with the sadness and grief they
feel. What do people need to do to
face their grief and move on?
AGENDA
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Unity of Effect Analysis of House of Usher
Academic Vocab
Read The Raven – pg 436
Finding sound devices in The Raven
Theme Reflection
HW: Modern Day Raven
UNITY OF EFFECT
Setting
 Character Traits
 Plot Development
 Imagery
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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Rhyme
 Repetition
 Alliteration
 Onomatopoeia
 Stanza
 Rhyme scheme
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HW: MODERN DAY
 On
a dark, foggy, creepy night around
midnight, I laid in depression thinking
about curious books about legends that
have been long forgotten. While I was
almost asleep, I started to doze,
suddenly I heard a knock, a very light
knocking at my bedroom door. This was
strange but I thought to myself, “Must
be some visitor knocking so late at my
bedroom door. Yes, this is what it is
and nothing else.
AUGUST 29
Warm-up: Describe the
obstacles to freedom in The
Raven.
AGENDA
Sound Devices in The Raven
 Think, Pair, Share – Price of Freedom – pg 573
 Hyeonseo Lee’s Obstacle to Freedom
 Academic Vocabulary
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ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Internal conflict
 External conflict
 Suspense
 Characterization
 Tone
 Figurative language
 Dialogue
 Author’s purpose
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AUGUST 30
-Take out a sheet of paper (can
be a half sheet).
-Name and Date.
-Clear your desk.
AGENDA
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – pg 572
 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – pg
558
 Text Analysis
 Venn Diagram
 Reflection
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TEXT ANALYSIS HARRIET JACOBS
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T-Chart Conflicts
Conflict Description
and pg #
Conflict Type and
Explanation
Mrs. Flint won’t let Linda
bring in her bed.
External
TEXT ANALYSIS FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Find at least two examples of: tone, figurative
language, and dialogue.
 Be sure to find specific quotes and give page
numbers.
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REFLECTION
Can you set yourself free?
SEPTEMBER 3
Warm-up:
What does friendship mean to
you?
AGENDA
Visitor from King’s College
 Vocab words – HW due Wednesday; Quiz Friday
 Preposition Quiz Friday September 6
 Day Books due Friday September 6
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VOCAB WORDS
Sub – below, under
 Trans – across, over
 Subconscious
 Subdue
 Subjugate
 Subsidize
 Subterranean
 Transcribe
 Transfer
 Transform
 Translucent
 transplant
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SEPTEMBER 4
Warm-up: What dreams do you
have? How can they fail? How
can they succeed?
AGENDA
Vocab words – HW due Thursday; Quiz Friday
 Prepositions
 Of Mice and Men vocab
 Read Section One Of Mice and Men
 Complete Reading Questions
 Preposition Quiz Friday September 6
 Day Books due Friday September 6
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PREPOSITIONS
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Position in time and place
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The book is on the table.
Describe a relationship between other words in a
sentence
 Links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other
words in a sentence
 Object of the preposition is the word of phrase
the preposition introduces.
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The book is on the table.
Prepositional phrase is made up of the
preposition, its object and any associated
adjectives or adverbs.
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The book is on the table.
ACAD VOCAB
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Antagonist – main character in opposition with
protagonist
Protagonist – hero or one the audience identifies with
Modernism – modernists saw mass society as threat
to individual. Features: nontraditional subject matter
and themes; focus on alienated individuals rather
than heroes; use of understatement and irony to
reveal emotions and ideas; use of symbols and images
to suggest meaning; experimentation with style and
language
Personification – object, animal, or idea is given
human characteristics
Simile – compares two things that have something in
common with like or as
READING QUESTIONS
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Identify two passages that are particularly descriptive.
Find an example of personification and simile. For
example, “Evening of a hot day started the little wind to
moving [personification] among the leaves. The shade
climbed up the hills [personification] toward the top. On
the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray,
sculptured statues [simile]”
Describe (citing specific examples) what type of
relationship George and Lennie have (parent/child,
brothers, best friends, and so on). What is the source of
George’s frustration with Lennie?
Identify (citing specific examples) how Steinbeck describes
the characters of George and Lennie. For example animal
imagery is used to describe Lennie). “Lennie dabbled his
big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers so the water
arose in little splashes…”
Identify the “dream” and why it is so important to Lennie
and George.
SEPTEMBER 5
Warm-up: How important is it to
have a place where you belong?
AGENDA
Review Vocab
 Review Day Book entries
 Read Photo Essay: The Grapes of Wrath pg 1026
 Analyze photos and text.
 Preposition Practice
 Reflection
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VOCAB:
SUB – BELOW, UNDER; TRANS – ACROSS, OVER
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Subconscious – n: the part of the mind’s function of which
you are not aware
Subdue – v: to conquer or bring under control
Subjugate – v: to conquer or bring under control by force
Subsidize – v: to furnish money or to assist with the
payment of money
Subterranean – adj: beneath the earth’s surface
Transcribe – v: to make a written copy
Transfer – v: to carry or send from one person or place to
another
Transform – v: to change in form or appearance
Translucent – adj: permitting some light to pass through
but giving an unclear image
Transplant – v: to plant in another place
PREPOSITION PRACTICE
Dean thinks that he is smarter than everyone in
the class.
 Will you put these cookies on the tray?
 His doctor read through his chart and looked
down his throat.
 His idea will not work after sunrise.
 She peered slowly around the doorway before
crossing the threshold.
 The champion will compete against other dogs
from the club.
 At a minimum, you will spend three hours on
each assignment.
 During the debates, Alfred was feeding his turtle
in the yard.
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Which word is NOT a preposition?
Between
 Against
 For
 Better
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In which sentence is a preposition in bold type?
I stepped into the tent.
 The rain was coming down hard.
 I could hear thunder in the distant mountains.
 We chose a bad time for this camping trip.
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He made his escape by jumping _____ a window
and jumping ______ a waiting car.
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Over/into
Between/into
Out of/between
Out of/into
Up to/out of
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He drove _____ me without stopping and drove off
____ the centre of town.
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From/into
Towards/over
Along/up
Past/towards
In/next to
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In which sentence is a prepositional phrase in
bold type?
I researched my report on the internet.
 I wanted information about sharks.
 I started reading about shrimp instead.
 Then I changed my report topic to the life of the
shrimp.
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Which prepositional phrase in bold type is an
adjective phrase?
I walked through the field and saw something
amazing.
 A huge red-tailed hawk was soaring across the sky.
 It swooped near the ground very close to me.
 I could see the bright color on the hawk’s tail.
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Which prepositional phrase in bold type is an
adverb phrase?
The dandelion is a useful plant for cooking.
 I like the taste of the leaves, whether raw or cooked.
 The dandelions on our lawn are growing thickly.
 The name comes from French and means “tooth of
the lion.”
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REFLECTION
What does the mouse in the first section tell you
about Lennie? Think about why Lennie insists on
carrying it around with him.
SEPTEMBER 6
-No warm-up.
-You have 5 minutes to review your
vocab and prepositions.
-The handout on the stool has
common prepositions for your
review before the quiz.
-If you are loud, you will lose your 5
minutes.
AGENDA
Vocab Quiz
 Preposition Quiz
 Great Depression Background
 Of Mice and Men Compare/Contrast
 Return Work
 Grade Tracking
 Turn in Day Books
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KWL
What do you know about The Great Depression?
What do you have questions about?
SEPTEMBER 9: WARM-UP
*Write agree/disagree for each. Then, pick one & explain why?
People that are poor should rely on their
friends, family, or church for help, not the
government.
2. A true friend will tell you the truth, even when
you don’t want to hear it.
3. The n-word is more offensive than other racial
slurs because of the history of hate behind it.
4. Women today are more often treated by men as
equals rather than objects.
5. When people are a victim of a crime, they
should be able to take the law into their own
hands.
6. States with the death penalty have lower
murder rates.
7. The best place for justice to be determined is in
a court of law.
8. Being rich is more important than having close
friends.
9. Sometimes a person has to break the law to
make sure justice is served.
10.Life today is more difficult than it was in the
1930’s
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AGENDA
Return Work
 Start Grade Tracker
 Review Vocab Quiz
 Review Preposition Quiz
 Write down new vocabulary – HW due Wed
 Obstacle of Freedom Connections
 Read Section Two Of Mice and Men – Pg 17
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HYPER – ABOVE, OVER, MORE
SUPER, SUPR, SUR – ABOVE, OVER, MORE
Hyperbole
 Hypercritical
 Hypertension
 Hyperthermia
 Superimpose
 Superlative
 Supernatural
 Supervise
 Surcharge
 Surplus
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SEPTEMBER 10
Write the sentence. Underline
preposition. Circle object.
1. Both of the trolls lived under the
bridge.
2. Some of the elves refused to help
Santa make the toys.
3.One of the dragon's eggs cracked!
4.Two of the baby dragon's claws
stuck through the shell.
5. Many of the ogres had blood
dribbling down their chins.
AGENDA
OMM Quiz Section 2
 Citations Research – Purdue OWL
 Topic Research
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SEPTEMBER 11
Underline the preposition. Circle the object.
1.
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5.
I’ve loved animals since I was
small.
After the movie we went to
McDonalds for some burgers.
Without sugar the blueberries were
too sour for the dinner guests.
Sally worked from midnight to
noon on her science project.
He ate three boxes of popcorn with
butter during the movie.
AGENDA
Turn in Vocab HW
 Write down vocab definintions
 Media Center for Ms. Stokes presentation
 Complete Research Focus Assignment
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VOCAB
Hyperbole – n; an intentional statement of
exaggeration
 Hypercritical – adj; excessively critical
 Hypertension – n; extreme tension; high blood
pressure
 Hyperthermia – n; high temperature
 Superimpose – v; lay one item atop another
 Superlative – adj; of the highest order; best; greatest
 Supernatural – adj; beyond the laws of nature
 Supervise – v; oversee
 Surcharge – n; additional charge or tax
 Surplus – n; more than what is needed
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OMM BROCHURES
Grading for
 _____/25 Content: Have you thoroughly covered
the information? Have you provided enough
detail? Can we gain an understanding of the
topic from your brochure?
 _____/25 Appeal: Does it look nice? Is it neat? Do
you have pictures?
 _____/25 Organization: Does your brochure
have a logical progression? Is the material easy
to follow? Are similar topics grouped together?
 _____/25 Grammar and Mechanics: Have you
checked your spelling and punctuation? Have
you written in complete sentences?