WINTERTemplateDo Now

Materials needed: spiral, writing utensil (Quickly put backpacks/purses in closet)

Silently complete “Your Opinion Counts”.

Day 1 OMAM

Interactive Notebook• First Page (Title Page)NameEnglish 1Class Period

• Table of Contents (Next 3 pages)

• Glossary (Last 5 pages)

Circle all your commas in the paragraph.

Write a detailed paragraph in which you describe what you believe is “The American Dream”. For example, you might think “The American Dream” includes having a house with a white picket fence around it.

Comma Usage

The American Dream means different things to different people, but I believe it includes having close friends and family by my side.

As I grew older, my definition of the American Dream changed.

Informational Text – The Great Depression

I can use Cornell Notes to determine significant information in a non-fiction article

I can read a non-fiction article and construct a topic sentence and a summary paragraph of the article.

Set up your notebook page in two columns for taking Cornell Notes.

What caused the stock market crash in October 1929?

The 1920’s saw businesses having profits, which they did not pass on in wages to their workers. This caused people to not have enough money to buy products, which caused a surplus. Factories had to shut down; this caused unemployment.

The Great Depression

Cornell Notes

What were five effects the Great Depression had on Americans?

What legislation did President Hoover establish?

You write two more questions for the rest of the article and answer them!

Vocabulary• Mechanizationto introduce machinery into

an industry in order to replace manual labor.

• Inaugurationa ceremony to mark the

beginning of something

• Increasing mechanization on automobile assembly lines results in lower employee costs.

• The inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America was seen by many as a truly historic event.

I-V-F• In the article, “The

Great Depression”, the author…

• Explains• The effects the stock

market crash had on the Great Depression

Homework

•Complete summary of the Great Depression article using I-V-F sentence and facts as completed on the handout today in class.

Do Now• You will need your homework, spiral, and a

pen or pencil. • Please quickly put backpacks/purses in the

closet, and get ready for an interesting day.• Silently complete the Do Now. There are

TEN errors in the paragraph. Find them and correct them!

It’s vs Its• It’s time for us to

focus on the activity for today.

• Although it is hot outside, it’s not as humid as last week.

• It’s = It is

• The dog bounced across the room with its tail wagging the entire way.

• Houses lined the edge of the river, and as the rain continued, its banks overflowed.

• Its = possessive

Initial Impressions• Spiral Notebook

Date: 9/4

Title: Initial Impressions

Page #: (Whatever your next page number is…probably 3)

Initial Impressions• Write about a time you think you made a

“good” or positive first impression. • Conversely, write about a time you think you

made a “bad” or negative first impression.• What actions did you take that lead to each

of these first impressions?

You must use each form of “its/it’s” at least once.

Of Mice and Men• Table of Contents – Character chart

Glossary

• Connotation - A connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

• Inference - a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Character Chart

Character NameGeorge

Lennie

Traits/Inferences__

Homework• Using the statements from “Your Opinion

Counts” handout, ask an adult in your life to discuss with you his/her opinion on one of the statements. You must record his/her response. Then, write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast your opinion with his/her opinion on the same statement.