Warm
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Jan 5, 2012 punctuation/commas
The dog, said my dad, is scratching at
the door and needs to go out for a walk.
Warm up-Tuesday, January 17.
Find the goofs in these sentences and correct them.
• 1. At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a carmel
apple and, a foot-long hot dog.
• 2. I pigged out on food a the fair, and got a
stomachache as a result.
• 3. Dad was tired but, he kept driving until we
finally arrived a the beach.
answers
• 1. At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a carmel
apple, and a foot-long hot dog.
• 2. I pigged out on food a the fair and got a
stomachache as a result.
• 3. Dad was tired, but he kept driving until we
finally arrived a the beach.
Ethical Dilemma #1
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Jeff and his best friend, Steven go to different high schools. They’ve been friends since third grade, but
since Jeff transferred to another school for 10th grade, they’ve started to grow apart.
One Saturday, Steven asked Jeff if he would drive him into the nearest city. He didn’t have his license yet
and said he thought it would be fun for them to hang out. Jeff felt uncomfortable saying yes because he’d
only had his license for six months and his parents told him he wasn’t allowed to drive into the city yet.
But, Steven said that he wouldn’t be able to go without Jeff’s help and they never got to see each other
anymore. Jeff agreed and they left that afternoon after telling Jeff’s parents they were driving to another
friend’s house.
When they got to the city, Steven asked Jeff to drive across town to a particular address. When they
arrived, Steven asked Jeff to wait in the car while he ran inside for a few minutes. After Steven returned to
the car Jeff asked what was going on and Steven pulled out a bag of white powder. He admitted it was his
drug connection and that the powder was crystal meth. When Jeff asked him why he didn’t tell him that
was why they came to the city. Steven said he didn’t tell him because he figured Jeff wouldn’t go.
That night Jeff couldn’t sleep because he felt overwhelmed by what he had found out. He knew meth was
no good and that Steven would continue using it with or without his help. He was angry that Steven had
put him in the position of driving with an illegal substance, but even more importantly, he was worried
about his friend.
Jeff had promised Steven he wouldn’t tell anyone about all this but it was driving him crazy. He had a
teacher at school he really liked and trusted. He wanted to go to him and ask his advice. But what if the
teacher decided to turn in his best friend? Jeff was torn about how best to protect Steven.
Warm-up Jan 6, 2011 (comma usage)
• Change these two fragments into sentences
without adding words:
• Soon after Kacey fell asleep.
• Before I went shopping.
Ethical Dilemma #1
• What do you think about what Steven asks of
Jeff? Is it fair? What would you do if your
friend asked you to do the same thing?
Do you think Jeff should talk to the teacher he
respects? If not, should he talk to anyone
else? If so, who?
Warm up Jan 9, 2012
Coordinating conjunctions
independent clauses
• My sister’s name is Miranda. My brother’s
name is Austin.
• I rushed home. I finished my homework
before soccer practice.
• I am very good in Spanish, and in French.
• We went to the beach last summer, I learned
to surf.
Corrections warm up jan 9, 2012
• My sister’s name is Miranda, and my brother’s name is
Austin.
• I rushed home, and finished my homework before
soccer practice.
• I am very good in Spanish and French.
• We went to the beach last summer. I learned to surf.
OR
• We went to the beach last summer, and I learned to
surf.
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• We went to the beach last summer; I learned to surf.
Write a letter
• Using the vocabulary from “A Rose for Emily”
• Write a letter to Stephen, to a teacher, to
parents concerning the ethical dilemma we
began last week.
• Use all of the vocabulary words.
• Due at the end of this class period, or when
you walk in the door tomorrow.
Warm up January 10, 2012
Introductory phrases and clauses
add a comma or keep it the same?
• Since my mother forgot to pack me dessert I
ate your Twinkie.
• Eating too many Twinkies or other sweet
things can give you the sugar jitters.
• In June I will be going to a health camp.
• After eating my cat hiccups.
January 10, 2012 answers
• Since my mother forgot to pack me desert, I
ate your Twinkie.
• Eating too many Twinkies or other sweet
things can give you the sugar jitters.
• In June, I will be going to a health camp.
• After eating, my cat hiccups.
Warm up January 11, 2012
Use commas to emphasize an adverb
these sentences are correct, but how would you use
commas for more emphasis??
• He fell off his bicycle hard after he skidded on
loose gravel.
• Tori ran fast and got home before her mother.
answers
• He fell off his bicycle, hard,after he skidded on
loose gravel.
• Tori ran, fast, and got home before her
mother.
DIDLS Friday, January 13th
Warm up: Grab a Literature Book!
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What does each letter of DIDLS stand for?
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Use the poem “Water, is taught from thirst”
on page 428 in the Literature Book!
Ethical Dilemma #2
Tuesday, January 17th
Discuss: What would you do?
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THE SITUATION
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Jennifer is a transfer student in her sophomore year in high school. By November, she had made some
good friends through her soccer team and her classes, but still felt on the outside of the more popular
students. She has a great relationship with her parents, and trusts their advice to just give it time.
The first weekend of Thanksgiving break, rumors started that a blow out party was happening at a
sophomore girl’s house while the parents were out of town. Jennifer didn’t know the girl well but she was
one of the most popular girls in the class and most of the upperclassmen were planning on attending, as
well. One of the hottest junior guys had already asked her if she would be there. Everyone was saying this
was going to be the best party of the year. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to break out of her
small clique and hang out with the students everyone always talked about.
Her dilemma was that there was no way her parents would let her go to this party if they knew the
parents were out of town, and she wanted to go very badly. Jennifer had rarely lied to her parents and
never about anything big. She knew her parents trusted her and that made it even harder to lie to them.
Because they respected her, she hated the times when she felt like she was letting them down.
Her friends told her to just not say anything and only lie if her parents directly asked her about adults
being at the party. Easy enough for them to say, but her friends weren’t as tight with their parents as she
was with hers. She felt that if she just went to this one party her social standing at school could be a lot
different. She would get to know more students, she’d be seen as someone they can party with, and she
wouldn’t be so shy about approaching the more popular students anymore.
Would it be worth it to hide the facts of the party from her parents and risk having to lie? And if they
found out about the party, could she deal with the fact that they probably wouldn’t trust her anymore? On
the other hand, everyone lies to his or her parents eventually. And if they never found out, what would it
really matter?
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Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them!
Warm up Wednesday, January 18th
• At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a caramel apple
and, a foot-long hot dog
• I pigged out on food at the fair, and got a
stomachache as a result
• Dad was tired but, he kept driving until we
finally arrived at the beach.
answers
• At the fair, I ate cotton candy, a caramel apple,
and a foot-long hot dog
• I pigged out on food at the fair and got a
stomachache as a result
• Dad was tired , but he kept driving until we
finally arrived at the beach.
Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them
Warm up Thursday, January 19th
• Mom said, “I’m warning you! I can’t take
much more of this honey.”
• I live in a charming, old, nineteenth-century,
house.
• We will meet on Monday December 25, 2006.
answers
• Mom said, “I’m warning you! I can’t take
much more of this, honey.”
• I live in a charming, old, nineteenth-century
house.
• We will meet on Monday, December 25, 2006.
Warm ups for
Monday, January 30th
The Semi-Colon!!
Use a semicolon between two sentences that are very closely related.
• My family is Jewish. We celebrate Chanukah
but not Christmas.
• My dad is a coach oat the university. We get
free tickets to any sports event we want to
see.
• I have three dogs; and two of them are golden
retrievers.
answers
• My family is Jewish; we celebrate Chanukah
but not Christmas.
• My dad is a coach at the university; we get
free tickets to any sports event we want to
see.
• I have three dogs; two of them are golden
retrievers. Or
• I have three dogs, and two of them are golden
retrievers.
Warm up
Tuesday, January 31
• I bet you thought you wouldn’t have to learn
another semicolon rule, however, you were
wrong!
• We saw Meg, captain of the basketball team,
Marshall, captain of the tennis team, Simon,
captain of the crew, and Lisa, captain of the
volleyball team.
Answers!
• I bet you thought you wouldn’t have to learn
another semicolon rule; however, you were
wrong!
• We saw Meg, captain of the basketball team;
Marshall, captain of the tennis team; Simon,
captain of the crew; and Lisa, captain of the
volleyball team.
Add rhythm to your writing!
Warm-up (2-17-12)
• Write a four-sentence paragraph on any
subject by using three long sentences and one
short sentence to establish rhythm in the
paragraph.
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Example: Rachel had never given much thought about what she was going to do when she
grew up, but she has now decided to become a writer. Creativity runs in her family. Her
brother is a writer; her sister, a screen-writer. Mr. Stones, her English teacher, told her that
she had a talent for writing. She responded by starting a writing journal, and now she is
writing in it every day. Rachel is excited about writing a best-seller, but she knows that she
must work very hard to accomplish this dream.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce 2-15-12
Warm up NOTES
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Plot diagram with direct/indirect characterization
Take notes on film
TERMS:
1. Objective point-of-view (author does NOT let
us know any of the characters’ thoughts)
• 2. Third person limited point-of-view (author lets
us know one character’s thoughts)
• 3. Stream-of-consciousness
Warm ups
Wednesday, Feb 22
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Power Point for Senior Classes
I. Lit Books p.384-385 Transcendentalism
II. Vocabulary p. 387
III. Read “from Nature” by Ralph Waldo
Emerson on pgs. 388-390
• IV. Answer questions on p. 390 #1-7
Warm-ups for Feb 28-March 2
• Journal Topic #1 Monday
• What did you observe IN NATURE last week,
over the weekend?
• How did it change your day, perspective, or
something else?
Journal #2 Tuesday
• Warm up:
• How has technology impacted your life
positively?
• How has it impacted your life in a negative
way?
• If you could go back to an Era in time, what
would it be? Why?
Journal #3 Thursday, March 1
Write on one of the following Thoreau quotes:
• Our life is frittered away by detail….simplify,
simplify.
• The swiftest traveller is he that goes afoot.
• I have never yet met a man who was quite
awake.
Journal #4 Friday, March 2
Write on one of these Thoreau quotes:
“But there’s slavery in the north too. Every
manshackled to a ten-hour-a-day is a workslave. Every man who has to worry about next
month’s rent is a money-slave.”
“We do not ride the railroad; it rides upon us.”
Ethical Dilemma #1
March 19, 2012
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THE SITUATION
(present this to your students)
Corey was drunk. There might be times you can convince yourself that you’re okay — this wasn’t
one of those times. He was drunk and he knew he was drunk. But that wasn’t the problem. He had
gone to this party with his friends, including a designated driver, but they had already left. He was
supposed to go with them, but he was having such a great time he told them he’d find another ride.
Now he was stuck. The only people left who could give him a ride were pretty wasted, themselves.
He thought about calling a friend, but it was at least thirty miles to his house and he didn’t want to
impose. He couldn’t stay where he was because he didn’t even know the people who threw the
party. If he called his parents…. well, he couldn’t even imagine the lecture. He had already been
given the “spring term senior year keep your nose to the grindstone” talk a hundred times.
A girl he had met that night said her friend was dropping her off and could take him too.
Unfortunately, she was pretty buzzed. Corey knew it was dumb to get into the car with a driver
you know is drunk. Everyone knows that. But everyone doesn’t have to go thirty miles and then
face grumpy parents. As far as he was concerned, he was in trouble either way. He needed to make
a decision.
Discussion questions
Ethical Dilemma #1
• So, what should Corey do?
• Is that different than what you actually would do?
• If your best friend is ever in this situation what do you hope he or
she will do? If your answer is different from the one above, why
do you think that is?
• WRITE ABOUT one of THE FOLLOWING:
• Have you or anyone you know been in a situation like this? What
choice was made? Do you think it was the right choice?
• Have you ever made a choice that was contrary to what you
clearly knew was the right choice or the smart choice? What
factors contributed to your decision? Would you do it again?
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Ethical Dilemma #3
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Phoebe is a senior and president of the student body. Lately she is becoming more and more
overwhelmed by her rigorous AP course load and college applications. She has been sick for the
past month and has fallen behind in many of her classes. Her application to Brown University and
her AP Art History paper are both due on Monday. It’s Sunday now. Phoebe makes a tough decision
and plagiarizes the entire section on Impressionism on her paper, finishes her application and goes
to bed. On Monday, Phoebe turns in her paper.
By lunchtime, Phoebe’s AP Art History teacher had asked to see her. He quickly realized the fact
that a large portion of her paper was plagiarized and confronts her about it. Phoebe bursts into
tears and explains to him about all the pressures of being sick, taking five AP’s, playing three varsity
sports and being president of the student body. Brown is her number one choice for college and
she felt she had to make a choice.
Phoebe’s teacher turns her in to the school honor council. She is very remorseful and volunteers to
give a speech to the student body apologizing for what she has done. She also begs the honor
council not to write to the colleges that she has applied to, as she has worked so hard throughout
her high school career and is applying to the most competitive colleges and universities.
What should the honor council do?
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Vocabulary from Go Ask Alice
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Delectable
Martyr
Conscientious
Eshelon
Posterity
Penance
Confidant
Mundance
Prodigal
Vacillating
Fortitude
Realism
April 16, 2012
• Please write down these 5 items:
• 1. What are some of the common themes used in the
Realistic movement?
• 2. What are some of the attitudes of writers in the Realistic
movement?
• 3. List at least five writers or poets from the movement.
• 4. What are some common characteristics found in pieces
from this movement
• 5. What are some issues of controversy from those who
opposed this movement?
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