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Drummer Boy and Noun ClausesMarch 31-April 4, 2014

+Monday, March 31, 2014 – Welcome Back! – Tomorrow is Explorer Exam 2-5th periods. Label and punctuate the

following sentence. After the students have

enjoyed Spring Break the students who are solicitous will be ready for learning.

Word of the Week - amenable (adj) willing or compliant.  I am amenable to being

promoted by my boss.

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text.

Drummer Boy Exam Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Practice Prior Skills Learning Goals

+Determining the Theme

The Theme is not the subject The subject is just the topic (which can be stated in a single

word, such as love). The theme is the lesson about the subject. A theme should

be expressed in a statement. Does the main character change?

Think about how the Protagonist changes Does the main character realize something that he did not

know before? Example: How does Ebenezer Scrooge change in A

Christmas Carol?

The theme is the lesson to be learned.

+Determining the Theme Continued How is the conflict resolved?

The way a conflict is resolved often gives hints or clues about the theme.

Example: How is the conflict resolved in The Tortoise and the Hare?

Think about the Title Is there a clue in the title of the story? Example: What is a possible theme in The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Test your statement of the theme Does your statement of the theme apply to the whole work and

not just one part of it?

Remember that there are different ways to state a theme. Different people often express the same theme in different words. People might have different opinions about the main theme. The best literary works often have more than one theme.

+Guided Practice - What is the theme in the following stories?

Goldie Locks and the three Bears The 3 Little Pigs The Hunger Games All of the Above

Independent Practice What is a possible theme in “The Drummer Boy of

Shiloh?” Explain your answer.

+Wednesday, April 2, 2014

What Types figure of speech are the following sentences.

1. “Similarly strewn steel bones of their rifles” (comparing the rifles to skeletons)

2. “its great lunar face” (comparing the shape and color of the drum skin to the moon)

3. “waves rolling in like a well-ordered cavalry charge to the sand” (comparing march to wave) p

4.  “put steel armor on the men…blood moving fast… as if they’d put on steel” (comparing the adrenaline rush of their organized, energetic march to steel armor) p7

Assess comprehension and understanding of The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

Practice Prior Skills Learning Goals

+Thursday, April 3, 2014

Fill in the blank with the correct Word of the Week.

1. The teacher ________ to allow students to listen to their headphones while working on their assignment.

2. The students were ________ about not talking during the exam.

3. Having an “A” average in class does not __________ you from taking the final exam.

4. It was _________ of the students to think they could eat in class even though it was not Friday.

5. The students tried to ____________ an excuse for not completing their assignment.

To define and apply noun clauses.

Practice Prior Skills Learning Goals

+Access Prior Knowledge

A phrase does not contain a _________ and a _________, while a clause does.

Two types of clauses are _____________ and _____________.

An _______________ clause modifies nouns, while an ____________ clause modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

__________ clauses and __________ clauses are both dependent clauses.

+Noun Clauses A noun clause is a clause that plays the role of a

_________ in the sentence.

The subject, _______, ________, ________, and ________ all can be a noun in the sentence.

In a sentence, a noun clause will be a ________ clause. In other words a noun clause does not stand alone as a complete thought.

Examples of nouns

1. I like cakes. 2. I know London.3. The onion rings gave me heartburn.

Examples of noun clauses

1. I like what I see.2. I know that the tide is

turning.3. What I ate for lunch

gave me heartburn.

What role do the above nouns play in each sentence?

+Guided Practice

What the English teacher said was downright inspiring.

The wonderful thing about English teachers is that they all get along so well.

I must decide which English course to take.

English teachers dispense wisdom to whoever will listen.

Underline the noun clause in the following sentences. Then label the role that the clause is playing in the sentence (subject, direct object, etc.)

+Diagramming Noun Clauses

+Diagramming Noun ClausesWhatever you want is fine with me.

+Guided Practice

What the English teacher said was downright inspiring.

The wonderful thing about English teachers is that they all get along so well

Independent practice: Diagram the following:

English teachers dispense wisdom to whoever will listen.

Closing:

What is a noun clause?

What role can a noun clause play in a sentence?

Diagram the following: