6-30-2010

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Students will:

 * Understand the role of linking verbs in English grammar.
 * Identify helping verbs.
 * Identify the elements of a short story.
 * Write a complete paragraph.
 * Speak in front of the class.
 * Summarize a reading selection.

**Homework:**

 * Complete your Cornell Notes (summaries).
 * Mr. Devine is checking all your work from today.

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Reminders:

 * ** Checking homework today: **
 * ** See the white board. **
 * ** Summer School Planner (Due Each Friday) **
 * ** [|summer school planner 2010.pdf] **

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__Agenda__

 * Grammar and Writing: Verbs**
 * [|Recognizing How Forms of] [|Be] [| Link Words in Sentences]
 * [|Distinguishing Between Linking Verbs and Action Verbs]


 * Reading Section: Mark the Text** (continued from yesterday)
 * "Young People Spending More Time With Media Than Ever"
 * Scan for vocabulary, define unfamiliar words.
 * Mark The Text as we read
 * 1) Number the paragraphs.
 * 2) Circle key words (not words you don't know, but words that are important)
 * 3) Underline important facts and details.
 * Also, as we read, write a brief summary in the margins of the text. The teacher will stop you and tell you when to write these summary sentences.


 * Writing Section: Young People and Media**
 * So what? What is the significance of young people spending a lot of time with media? Why is it important?
 * Write a paragraph with your response.
 * Topic Sentence
 * Background Information
 * Quotation (According to the article, "...)
 * Explain the quotation and explain why it is important.
 * End with a personal connection: Why is this important **for you**?
 * You have 20 minutes to write your paragraph.
 * Peer Evaluation:
 * Form groups of 3 to 4. Each group member take turns reading their paragraph out loud
 * Students offer each other advice by answering the following questions for each paragraph:
 * Is there a topic sentence?
 * Is background information included?
 * Is a relevant quotation included and introduced properly?
 * Is the quotation and its importance explained?
 * Does the writer end with a personal connection to the topic?


 * Speaking Section: Read your paragraph**
 * Instead of reading all your paragraphs tomorrow to give you your grade, you will simply read your paragraph now.
 * This will give you experience speaking in front of the class and it will enable me to hear each paragraph.
 * How will you be graded?
 * Content: 1/3
 * Topic sentence, background information, quotation, explanation, personal connection.
 * Delivery: 1/3
 * Clear reading that is easy to hear.
 * Some eye contact.
 * Respectful, academic attitude in front of the class.
 * As an audience member: 1/3
 * Quietly listening to each presentation.
 * Give the presenter your attention as soon as he/she stands to walk to the front of the room.
 * Disruptive students will leave class with a referral (we have no time to deal with behavior).


 * Writing Section: Quick Write -- Life and Death**
 * Write about something that you were afraid of when you were younger, but now you are no longer afraid of it.
 * What was it that was so scary? How did you overcome your fear? Why aren't you afraid anymore?
 * Spend 5 minutes responding.
 * Call on a few students to share.


 * Reading Section: Scan for Vocabulary, "Before the End of Summer" pages 25-37**
 * Read/explain "Build Background" on page 24 -- review before we start reading the story.
 * Work in groups of 3 to 4 (after creating your list).
 * List and define all the words you are unfamiliar with.
 * Do not waste class time. Complete this in class--we need to begin reading later today.
 * You have 10 minutes to develop your list and 20 minutes to define your words.


 * Grammar and Writing: Verbs**
 * [|Identifying Helping Verbs]
 * Create 10 sentences using helping verbs.


 * Grammar and Composition Handbook**
 * Complete: in groups of 3 to 4.
 * 1-10 page 107
 * Find each verb--many have more than one verb.
 * Review as a class.


 * Reading Section: Begin Reading, "Before the End of Summer" pages 25-37**
 * Review "Build Background"
 * Take your SFV out to reference while we read.
 * Stop to write summary sentences, Cornell Style, as we read.


 * End class with your learning log.**