Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. SSR
2. Word wall
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 28
Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Word wall
2. vocab quiz
3. "How to" write a summary
You will now teach the students in Ms. Brady’s class the proper way to write a summary. You will explain to them each and everything required to write a summary. Write this in ‘how to’ form.
First, you XXXX
Second, you XXXX
I will give her students what you have written and they will attempt to write a summary. They will then answer a set of questions based on what you have written. You will lose points for whatever you forget to include.
Things to include:
1. The summary should be as long as there are paragraphs in the story. If there are 15 paragraphs in the story, then the summary should be 15 sentences long
2. Be sure that the target gets put in the margin and is only 1-4 words
3. Be sure to underline the subject and the verb. EXPLAIN HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE SUBJECT AND HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE VERB
Any questions, be sure to email me at mark.cooper@browardschools.com or call me at extension 3209
1. Word wall
2. vocab quiz
3. "How to" write a summary
You will now teach the students in Ms. Brady’s class the proper way to write a summary. You will explain to them each and everything required to write a summary. Write this in ‘how to’ form.
First, you XXXX
Second, you XXXX
I will give her students what you have written and they will attempt to write a summary. They will then answer a set of questions based on what you have written. You will lose points for whatever you forget to include.
Things to include:
1. The summary should be as long as there are paragraphs in the story. If there are 15 paragraphs in the story, then the summary should be 15 sentences long
2. Be sure that the target gets put in the margin and is only 1-4 words
3. Be sure to underline the subject and the verb. EXPLAIN HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE SUBJECT AND HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE VERB
Any questions, be sure to email me at mark.cooper@browardschools.com or call me at extension 3209
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 24
Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Word wall
2. New seats
3. New vocab
1. Inundate: to flood (V): The station was inundated with phone calls after Janet Jackson exposed her breast. The station was flooded with phone calls after Janet Jackson exposed her breast.
2. Incessant: going on without interruption (adj): The noise from the car alarm was incessant. The noise from the car alarm went on without interruption.
3. Impertinent: not important (adj): The last five minutes of the speech were impertinent. The last five minutes of the speech were not important.
4. Incisive: intelligent (adj): Her remarks during the speech were incisive. Her remarks during the speech were intelligent.
5. Irrevocable: not able to be reversed (adj): The speeding ticket was irrevocable. The speeding ticket was not able to be reversed.
6. Inaudible: not able to be heard (adj): The screeching noise was inaudible to humans. The screeching noise was not able to heard by humans.
7. Illusion: act of deception (N): The magician performed illusions. The magician performed acts of deception.
8. Inexplicable: not able to be explained (adj): The presence of the UFO was inexplicable. The presence of the UFO was not able to be explained.
9. Infuse: inject (V): The writer infused his opinion into the article. The writer injected his opinion into the article.
10. Impervious: not able to be penetrated (adj): The wall was impervious to my fist. The wall was not able to be penetrated by my fist.
11. Inundate: to flood (V):
12. Incessant: going on without interruption (adj):
13. Impertinent: not important (adj):
14. Incisive: intelligent (adj):
15. Irrevocable: not able to be reversed (adj):
16. Inaudible: not able to be heard (adj):
17. Illusion: acts of deception (N):
18. Inexplicable: not able to be explained (adj):
19. Infuse: inject (V):
20. Impervious: not able to be penetrated (adj):
1. Word wall
2. New seats
3. New vocab
1. Inundate: to flood (V): The station was inundated with phone calls after Janet Jackson exposed her breast. The station was flooded with phone calls after Janet Jackson exposed her breast.
2. Incessant: going on without interruption (adj): The noise from the car alarm was incessant. The noise from the car alarm went on without interruption.
3. Impertinent: not important (adj): The last five minutes of the speech were impertinent. The last five minutes of the speech were not important.
4. Incisive: intelligent (adj): Her remarks during the speech were incisive. Her remarks during the speech were intelligent.
5. Irrevocable: not able to be reversed (adj): The speeding ticket was irrevocable. The speeding ticket was not able to be reversed.
6. Inaudible: not able to be heard (adj): The screeching noise was inaudible to humans. The screeching noise was not able to heard by humans.
7. Illusion: act of deception (N): The magician performed illusions. The magician performed acts of deception.
8. Inexplicable: not able to be explained (adj): The presence of the UFO was inexplicable. The presence of the UFO was not able to be explained.
9. Infuse: inject (V): The writer infused his opinion into the article. The writer injected his opinion into the article.
10. Impervious: not able to be penetrated (adj): The wall was impervious to my fist. The wall was not able to be penetrated by my fist.
11. Inundate: to flood (V):
12. Incessant: going on without interruption (adj):
13. Impertinent: not important (adj):
14. Incisive: intelligent (adj):
15. Irrevocable: not able to be reversed (adj):
16. Inaudible: not able to be heard (adj):
17. Illusion: acts of deception (N):
18. Inexplicable: not able to be explained (adj):
19. Infuse: inject (V):
20. Impervious: not able to be penetrated (adj):
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Tuesday, April 21
Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Finish "Dr. Phil" story
Para 1
Sentence 1: Celebrities have trouble maintaining strong relationships.
Para 2
Sentence 2: A healthy family relationship is dependent upon a strong commitment between all of its members.
Para 3
Sentence 3: Raising a family under the microscope create stress that few people can overcome.
Para 4
Sentence 4: Competing for attention creates jealousy.
Para 5
Sentence 5: Denzel Washington is one Hollywood celebrity who provides a good example for those wishing to build a strong family.
Para 6
Sentence 6: Washington learned his strong work ethic from his hardworking parents.
Para 7
Sentence 7: Washington was determined to have a successful marriage after he saw his own parents get divorced.
Para 8
Sentence 8: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett credit communication for their healthy marriage.
Para 9
Sentence 9: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill put family first.
Para 10
Sentence 10: Tim and Faith put family at the center of their relationship.
Para 11
Sentence 11: The stress of the Hollywood lifestyle proved too much for Brittney Spears and Kevin Federline, whose marriage lasted only two years.
Para 12
Sentence 12: Brittney and Kevin had trouble maintaining a healthy relationship because they both were trying to achieve stardom.
Para 13
Sentence 13: Brittney and Kevin broke up because they never had the chance to privately resolve their issues and because they were both trying to keep their individual careers on track.
Para 14
Sentence 14: People in healthy relationships communicate, put children ahead of careers, and work through problems privately.
Para 15
Sentence 15: Some factors are more important than others in creating a strong family.
2. Write a "How to" on summaries
1. Finish "Dr. Phil" story
Para 1
Sentence 1: Celebrities have trouble maintaining strong relationships.
Para 2
Sentence 2: A healthy family relationship is dependent upon a strong commitment between all of its members.
Para 3
Sentence 3: Raising a family under the microscope create stress that few people can overcome.
Para 4
Sentence 4: Competing for attention creates jealousy.
Para 5
Sentence 5: Denzel Washington is one Hollywood celebrity who provides a good example for those wishing to build a strong family.
Para 6
Sentence 6: Washington learned his strong work ethic from his hardworking parents.
Para 7
Sentence 7: Washington was determined to have a successful marriage after he saw his own parents get divorced.
Para 8
Sentence 8: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett credit communication for their healthy marriage.
Para 9
Sentence 9: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill put family first.
Para 10
Sentence 10: Tim and Faith put family at the center of their relationship.
Para 11
Sentence 11: The stress of the Hollywood lifestyle proved too much for Brittney Spears and Kevin Federline, whose marriage lasted only two years.
Para 12
Sentence 12: Brittney and Kevin had trouble maintaining a healthy relationship because they both were trying to achieve stardom.
Para 13
Sentence 13: Brittney and Kevin broke up because they never had the chance to privately resolve their issues and because they were both trying to keep their individual careers on track.
Para 14
Sentence 14: People in healthy relationships communicate, put children ahead of careers, and work through problems privately.
Para 15
Sentence 15: Some factors are more important than others in creating a strong family.
2. Write a "How to" on summaries
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday, April 15
Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Word wall
2. New vocab
1. abject: low state or condition (adj): The people in Kenya lived in abject poverty. The people in Kenya lived in a low state or condition of poverty.
http://www.everythreeweekly.com/pictures/stories/379.jpg
2. abide: follow (v): We have to abide by the rules. We have to follow the rules.
http://evolutionspace.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/bone.jpg
3. abhor: dislike (V): I abhor onions. I dislike onions.
4. commemorate: to honor the memory of (V): We commemorate 9/11 every year by having a parade. We honor the memory of 9/11 by having a parade.
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How else do we commemorate 9/11?
5. alliteration: repetition of sounds in consecutive words (N): The name Mary Magdalene would be an example of alliteration. The name Mary Magdelene would be an example of repetition of sounds in consecutive words.
Who can think of something else that is alliterative?
6. bamboozle: to trick (V): Bernie Madoff bamboozled people out of millions of dollars. Bernie Madoff tricked people out of millions of dollars.
Does anyone know who Bernie Madoff is?
7. commodious: spacious and roomy (adj): Houses in Parkland are usually commodious. Houses in Parkland are usually spacious and roomy.
Who can think of something else that is commodious?
8. abbreviate: to shorten (V): I had to abbreviate her name because it was so long. I had to shorten her name because it was so long.
9. apparition: ghost (N): They said the house was filled with apparitions. They said the house was filled with ghosts.
10. contention: belief (N): Is it your contention that gay marriage should be legalized? Is it your belief that gay marriage should be legalized?
3. Review Dr. Phil story
1. Word wall
2. New vocab
1. abject: low state or condition (adj): The people in Kenya lived in abject poverty. The people in Kenya lived in a low state or condition of poverty.
http://www.everythreeweekly.com/pictures/stories/379.jpg
2. abide: follow (v): We have to abide by the rules. We have to follow the rules.
http://evolutionspace.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/bone.jpg
3. abhor: dislike (V): I abhor onions. I dislike onions.
4. commemorate: to honor the memory of (V): We commemorate 9/11 every year by having a parade. We honor the memory of 9/11 by having a parade.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4en.veduchina.com/attachments/2008/08/1_200808282129252nUqb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://4en.veduchina.com/html/40/n-40.html&usg=__qOdusREiMD7PIZsRFUFZ74cwLpE=&h=361&w=350&sz=25&hl=en&start=31&tbnid=vNQqOn1FKtfAfM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcommemorate%2Bcoin%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26ie%3DUTF-8
How else do we commemorate 9/11?
5. alliteration: repetition of sounds in consecutive words (N): The name Mary Magdalene would be an example of alliteration. The name Mary Magdelene would be an example of repetition of sounds in consecutive words.
Who can think of something else that is alliterative?
6. bamboozle: to trick (V): Bernie Madoff bamboozled people out of millions of dollars. Bernie Madoff tricked people out of millions of dollars.
Does anyone know who Bernie Madoff is?
7. commodious: spacious and roomy (adj): Houses in Parkland are usually commodious. Houses in Parkland are usually spacious and roomy.
Who can think of something else that is commodious?
8. abbreviate: to shorten (V): I had to abbreviate her name because it was so long. I had to shorten her name because it was so long.
9. apparition: ghost (N): They said the house was filled with apparitions. They said the house was filled with ghosts.
10. contention: belief (N): Is it your contention that gay marriage should be legalized? Is it your belief that gay marriage should be legalized?
3. Review Dr. Phil story
Monday, April 13, 2009
Friday, April 3
Periods 1, 3, 4, 5, 7
1. Finish story on Dr. Phil and relationships that you started when the sub was here. Target notes worth 25 points, summary 25 and multiple-choice questions 25
1. Finish story on Dr. Phil and relationships that you started when the sub was here. Target notes worth 25 points, summary 25 and multiple-choice questions 25
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