Agenda for the week of November 30-

December 4, 2015

Mrs. HargroveELA

Monday, November 30, 2015

“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn

from their mistakes.”Winston Churchill

Warm up:

KA Hots Wordplay: DescramblerTry to sort out the five scrambled words below:

IMEL RGNIBFIRDEF

NCESIEC USEQONIT

Answers: •Mile or lime•Bring•Differ•Science •Question

Mini Lesson:• Relative Pronouns-The relative

pronouns who and whom relate, or connect, adjective clauses to the words they modify in sentences.

• Deciding when to use who and whom can be confusing.

Two Simple Rules:

• The relative pronoun who is used with subjects.

• Example: Those who are nearest and dearest to us may betray us. – The relative pronoun who is used

because it relates the adjective clause to the subject, those people.

Rules:

• The relative pronoun whom is used with objects.

• People with whom we trust our happiness may become traitors.

• The relative pronoun whom is used because it is the object of the preposition with.

Relative Pronounsthat which whom

who whoever whomever

whichever

Your turn:

• In your IN, complete the Relative Pronoun practice. It is on page 98 of your textbook. Complete numbers 1-8. Write ALL questions and answers.

Page 98• 1. My brother, who lives in Florida,

owns a potbellied pig. (Subjective)• 2. My uncle, for whom I have the

highest regard, needs my help. (Objective)

• 3. The owner hired the woman whom he interviewed last week. (Objective)

Page 98

• 4. I have a friend who walks dogs for a living. (Subjective)

• 5. My sister, with whom I share a room, is not an especially tidy person. (objective)

• 6. Tanya knows a doctor who specializes in caring for injured birds. (Subjective)

Page 98

• 7. Darius is the one who will buy food for our pets. (Subjective)

• 8. The person to whom I spoke was Dr. Nash, the vet. (Objective)

Work Session:

• Read “Tribute to the Dog” beginning on page 93 of textbook.

• Complete the questions on page 96. Write all questions and answers.

Closing:

• Questions about today’s lesson????

• TOD: Critical Vocabulary on page 97

• 1-4 write the questions and answers.

Homework:

• Read the last two chapters of The Giver.

• Practice grammar skills on Moby Max.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”

~Dale Carnegie

Warmup:

•Daily Word Play

Mini-Lesson:

• Review Author’s Purpose• Review Personification• Review Imagery• Give examples for each in your

IN

Author’s Purpose:

A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s.

An instructional booklet describing how to operate a smart phone.

Author’s Purpose:

• A medical report describing the effects of steroids on the human body.

Personification:

• Personification is a figurative language technique where an object or idea is given human characteristics or qualities.  In other words, using our language, we make an object or idea do something that usually is only done by people.  

Personification:• With personification speakers and

writers make the object or idea like a person and, hence, they personify it.   Personification is often confused with anthropomorphism, where human abilities and characteristics are given to animals (such as in fable, where animals talk and behave as humans do) but the term “personification” should not be applied to human-like behavior in animals.

Examples:

• Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.• Money is the only friend that I can

count on.• The cactus saluted any visitor brave

enough to travel the scorched land.• Jan ate the hotdog despite the

arguments it posed to her digestive system.

• The world does not care to hear your sad stories.

• After freedom’s sweet kiss, she could never return to the doldrums of the factory.

• Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.

• The sorry engine wheezed its death cough.

• The buses can be impatient around here.

Imagery:

• Imagery is when the writer or speaker uses their descriptions to access the senses of the reader or listener. Sometimes this is called, using sensory details. When I say “senses” or “sensory,” I am referring to the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.

Examples:An old lump of snow melted in the corner. The chirping crickets filled the empty night air. I was awoken by the pleasing scent of the bacon as it wafted down the hallway.

Imagery • As you read the first example, you might be

visualize snow melting, because the description accesses your sense of sight. When you read the second example, you may imagine the noises that crickets produce, as the imagery in the text references this sound. And as you encounter the third example, you may recall the aroma of bacon based on the imagery in the sentence. Good writers don’t just tell you things, they show you things by using imagery

Work Session:

• Read “Animal Wisdom” and “The Last Wolf” on pages 99-102.

• Collaborative Discussion: The authors of these poems have a deep appreciation for wildlife. In what ways do the different animals they write about demonstrate their intelligence.?

Closing

•Kahoot-Figurative Language

•Pin #: 639187

Homework:•Complete the Analyze the Text Activity on page 104. Write all questions and answers.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

"Cracks in the concrete serve as proof that even when you are strong you can fail."

~Neibor Mukwevho

Warmup:

•KA HOTS WORDPLAY: four letter words

Work Session:

• Stations:– # 1: Figurative Language Activities– # 2: Paired passages– # 3: Pronouns– # 4: Editing task cards-# 5: Writing prompt– # 6: Study guide

Station # 1:

•Figurative Language Station

Station # 2:

• Paired Passages- Using the two passages I gave you, read each one and answer the questions on your own paper.

Stations # 3:

• Pronoun Numbers and Agreement

• Page 116 in textbook• Complete numbers 1-5 in your

IN.• Write ALL questions and answer

them.

Homework:•Complete Q & A on page

104. Complete #’s 1-5.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

•BE lieve THE re is GOOD in the world."

Warmup:

•KA HOTS Wordplay-Eight Ball

Mini-Lesson:

•Pronoun Activity-pages R-36, R-38~Grammar Practice~write all Q&A.

•Figurative Language Reinforcement

Work Session:

• The importance of background knowledge and author’s purpose.

• In collaborative groups, complete the remainder of the study guide.

Closing:

•Kahoot

Homework:

•Study for QPA

Friday, December 4, 2015

“Protect your spirit from contamination; limit your time with negative people."

Warm-up:

• Journal: Compare and contrast you thought The Giver would end (prior to reading it) and how it actually ended.

Work Session:

• Stations:– Figurative Language– Paired Passages– Pronouns– Writing– Editing– Study Guide

Closing

• The Giver Jeopardy!