7-8-2010

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Students will:

 * ===learn the basic parts of English sentences.===
 * ===learn to chart a non-fiction text.===
 * ===learn about prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.===
 * ===learn the elements of short story.===

**Homework:**
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 * Finish Charting the Text: 'Five Myths about Terrorists'"
 * Dialectical Journal: "Before the End of Summer"
 * Mr. Devine is checking all today's work tomorrow.

Reminders:

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

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__Agenda__

 * Grammar Section: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections**
 * Students keep Cornell Notes.
 * Prepositions Practice
 * *** Identifying Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
 * Preposition or Adverb?


 * Grammar Section: Basic Sentence Parts**
 * Students keep Cornell Notes.
 * Identify Complete Subjects and Predicates
 * Sentence or Fragment?
 * Identify Simple Subjects and Predicates
 * Compound Subjects and Verbs


 * Reading Section: Review Charting the Text, paragraphs 1-10 of "Five Myths about Terrorists"**
 * What does the author say?
 * What does the author do?
 * Students complete the remaining paragraphs at home.


 * Writing Section: Quick Write - Revenge**
 * What would your best friend have to do to get you to seek revenge?
 * What would your best friend have to do to make you want to kill him/her?


 * Reading Section: "The Cask of Amontillado" page 87**
 * Read "Building Background" on page 86.
 * Listen to the story and follow along in your book.
 * Watch 2 music video versions of the story:
 * One
 * Two
 * Listen to the story again and this time add summary sentences to your notebook.


 * Reading Section: Dialectical Journal "The Cask of Amontillado"**
 * Due Friday, because this project will take more time.
 * Create a dialectical journal (with 3 quotations, just like the others).
 * Decorate and prepare your work as if it were found in the depths of Montresor's wine cellar after decades of being hidden.
 * Show students the Dialectical Journals from //Night//.
 * Begin planning and creating your dialectical journal.


 * Grammar Section: Sentence Parts**
 * Hard-to-find subjects
 * Hard-to-find subjects part 2


 * If time permits, give students time to complete their homework.**