Transcript Warm-Ups

Welcome…fill out your card
A# Name
When is your birthday?
What are your hobbies/interests?
What are your goals for after high school? College? Career?
What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
Tell me about what you enjoy most about English class?
What do you enjoy the least about English class?
What is your favorite thing to read? What is it about that do
you enjoy?
Tell me anything else that you feel I should know
about you or your learning style…
2 Truths & A Lie
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On a scrap sheet of paper, write
down three things about yourself.
Two true things and one false thing.
When all of the members of your
group are finished, take turns telling
your group mates what you wrote
down.
Group, see if you can spot the
lie…and have fun getting to know
your group.
You have 7 minutes to complete this…
Write these questions leaving space for the answers on a
sheet of paper. Keep this for your warm-up section in your
binder.
Text someone who is NOT in this school (do not
text someone in another school)
 Ask them the following:
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◦ Have you heard about the ice bucket challenge?
◦ Have you been challenged? Would you do it if you were?
◦ What do you know about ALS disease or Lou Gehrig?
Bonus if you talk to someone in another state.
Extra Bonus if you talk to someone in another country.
Text Interview
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Bequeath
Tentative
Vindictive
Eccentric
Estranged
Hierarchy
Colloquial
Lineage
Matriarch
Patriarch
Vocab List 1
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Choice #1: Write a paragraph detailing your
inference of where the sidewalk ends; what are the
children seeing?
Choice#2: Draw a full page detailed picture of your
inference of where the sidewalks ends? What are
they seeing?
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On your notecard, write at least 3
questions that you had about “Story of an
Hour”
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You should have at least 3 questions
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Have those and your annotated story
ready for discussion
Socratic Seminar
Please
take 7 minutes to
study for your
vocabulary words for
your quiz.
Vocaulary Quiz Day
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Euphemism
Repugnant
Nomenclature
Jargon
Nuptial
Recluse
Tutelage
Commiserate
Urbane
Belittle
Vocab List 2
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Read the following and answer the question
that follows.
The ocean floor is a fascinating place.
Thanks to recent technological advances,
scientists can now explore areas that were,
until recently, a mystery to humans.
Thousands of new species—from gigantic squid
to microscopic plankton—have been added to
the diverse population of sea creatures.
Explain the meaning of the word microscopic.
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Read the following and answer the following
question.
When we moved to Texas, our merry
neighbor, Mrs. Rhodes, was inquisitive and
eager to learn our names. After one week,
however, we became annoyed. Her
meddlesome nature soon meant she constantly
snooped on us. Like a nosy relative, she
sometimes even observed us through
binoculars.
Which words does the author use for a positive
connotation of Mrs. Rhodes? Which words
portray a negative connotation?
Sit with your group.
Take a moment and write a paragraph
reflecting on September 11, 2001. What did
that day mean to you? How did it effect
you/your family? How did it effect America?
9-11 Reflection
Choose the correct verb:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer.
The man with all the birds (live, lives) on
my street.
Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
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In your warm-up section, write a one
paragraph reflection on the importance of
your group’s scene to the story. What
would we lose if that scene was not in the
story?
Tableaux Presentations
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On a sheet of paper to turn in…
Write a review of your group.
◦ How did you like choosing your groups?
◦ Did all members participate equally?
◦ What grade would you give yourself? Honestly.
This is private…no one else will read them but
me.
Self-Review
State whether you disagree, slightly disagree, slightly
agree, or agree with each statement and why…
 Your fate is predestined and any attempt to change it
is futile.
 A successful marriage is more reliant on compromise
than love.
 The better you know someone the harder it is to get
along with them.
 Women wear the trousers in most relationships.
 Big companies like McDonalds embody all the evils of
capitalism.
 There should be a gun in every home.
4-Corner Debate
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Think of the two stories that we read
(Chrysanthemums and 2nd Bakery
Attack), choose one of those stories and
write a “spin-off.” That means you can rewrite a scene, create a new scene, or
solve an unresolved issue. Write ¾-1
page and use at least 6 of the vocab
words.
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Marred
Nonchalance
Obscure
Painstaking
Abstract
Platitude
Decadence
Efface
Fastidious
Garner
Vocab List 3
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Think of one person on whom you wish to
take revenge upon…is that person
someone close to you, in your family, at
school?
 For what reason to you wish revenge?
 What revenge would you take?
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Revenge Story
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
Book.
 Complete the section titled “Expository
Writing Warm-up: Focusing on a Specific
Topic”
 You do not need to write the paragraph,
complete the “Try-It” part.
 Do not write in the books!
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Expository Writing
Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
Book.
 Complete the “Try-It!” section under
“Writing Your Topic Sentence”
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Expository Writing
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Today is your day to prepare your binder
to be graded and to take care of any
missing assignments that you want to
turn in.
Binder Day
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Please deposit your cell phone into the
“cell phone babysitting center”
 Quietly take your seat
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Clear your desk of everything except a
piece of paper and a pencil
Take
7 minutes to study
for your vocabulary
quiz.
Vocab Quiz
Fan Fiction
Choose your favorite fictional
(book/TV/Movie/Comic Book) character and
write a scene for them.
Write ¾ to 1 page and use at least 6
vocabulary words.
Vocab Quiz
Staple or tape the notes strip onto your
page and copy the examples.
1. I was late for the school bus again.
Running for the bus, my book fell in the
mud.
(Was the book running for the bus? It’s the
only nearby noun beside mud.)
2. Deciding to join the Navy, the recruiter
enthusiastically pumped Joe’s hand.
(Was the recruiter deciding to join the
Navy? The only other option is Joe’s hand.)
Dangling Modifiers
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Cache
Esoteric
Ebb
Facilitate
Galvanize
Utopian
Kindle
Labyrinth
Malicious
Bizarre
Vocab List 4
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
 Write
a one paragraph quick write on
your initial response to this poem:
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong
it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
Poetry Quick Write
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Write a one paragraph reflective quick
write on this…
Ring-a-round the rosies,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.
Poetry Quick Write
Write a one paragraph response to the
following poem:
Dreams
Langston Hughes, 1902 - 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
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Write a haiku poem: first line – 5 syllables,
second line – 7 syllables, third line – 5
syllables
Example:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May
Take
7 minutes to study
for your vocabulary
quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz
On the back of your quiz, you are going to
create a shape poem.
 It can be any shape that you want,
however you must use at least 1 literary
device and 6 of the vocab words.
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Shape Poetry
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Obliterate
Abstinence
Debilitate
Eclectic
Fallacy
Garbled
Haphazard
Immaterial
Judicious
Lackluster
Vocab List 5
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
The Man In The Jar
Irwin Mercer
I once knew a man who lived in a jar,
for a stranger sight you'd have to go far.
I asked him once, why he lived in a jar,
he grimaced and said, how bizarre you are.
My jar's so cozy, warm and bright,
even in the full moonlight.
The only drawback is you see,
is getting out quickly, when I have to pee.
Quick Write
Excuse Me Miss
Gary Ross
Sam asked a question of his teacher
He asked it of the stern Miss Meacher
You wouldn’t punish me, would you?
For something that I did not do
Of course not boy, answered Miss
Spitting the reply out with a hiss
That’s a relief he began to explain
As I didn't do my homewo…
Quick Write
Interview your new partner, ask them the
following questions and record your
answers.
 What did you enjoy most in this class last
nine weeks? Why?
 What did you enjoy the least? Why?
 What is your favorite thing to do in your
free time?
 Would you like to exchange numbers in
case one of us is absent?
New Partner Interview
A Poison Tree by William Blake
I
I
I
I
was
told
was
told
angry with my friend;
my wrath, my wrath did end.
angry with my foe:
it not, my wrath did grow.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the
tree.
Quick Write-1 Paragraph
Reflection
 You
have 7 minutes to study
for your vocabulary quiz…
Vocabulary Quiz
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Hedonist
Imminent
Pompous
Meager
Obsolete
Pariah
Quandary
Insipid
Austere
Pragmatic
Vocab List 6
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Write a 3-5 sentence A.P.E. response to the
following question:
Why do you believe that Coleridge chose to
use so many allusions to God and
Christianity?
Quick Write-Authorial Intent
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The Fifth of November
Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James's sake!
If you won't give me one,
I'll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!
What is the one part of the poem, thus
far, have you found to be the most
relevant? Why?
 How do Coleridge’s choices on literary
devices affect the reading of the poem?
Why?
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Take
7 minutes to study
for your vocabulary
quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz
Write a 6-8 stanza poem about for
favorite thing to do (school appropriate of
course)
 Use any rhyme scheme
 You must use at least 6 of the vocabulary
words
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Callous
Deference
Effervescent
Fervor
Besmirch
Heretic
Immutable
Lampoon
Meandering
Officious
Vocab List 7
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Copy the following:
Appositives are noun phrases that identify adjacent nouns or
pronouns. They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb
splits, or sentence closers.
Sentence Opener:
One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody
willful child.
Subject-Verb Split:
Poppa, a good quiet man, spent the last hours before our
parting moving aimlessly about the yard.
Sentence Closer:
The boy looked at them, big black ugly insects.
Appositive Phrases
Each scrambled sentence has one or more appositives.
Identify them and unscramble the sentence parts into a
complete sentence with proper punctuation.
1. a. struggled as usual
b. she
c. to maintain her calm, composed, friendly bearing
d. a sort of mask she wore all over her body
2. a. an old, bowlegged fellow in a pale-blue sweater
b. the judge
c. had stopped examining the animals
d. on the back of a dirty envelope
3. a. the tyrannosaur
b. with huge flaring nostrils
c. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs
d. gave Baselton a smell
Appositive Phrases Practice
Unscramble; use correct punctuation.
4. a. went over to Tom Willy’s saloon
b. in the late afternoon
c. Will Henderson
d. and editor of the Eagle
e. owner
5. a. and the jingle of trace chains
b. was louder
c. drag of brakes
d. the sound of the approaching grain teams
e. thud of big hooves on hard ground
Appositive Phrase Practice
Women dress and act a certain way in
order to attract attention.
2. Men are the dominant sex in society.
3. Women can do anything that a man can
do, sometimes better.
4. The wealthy should not be held to the
same standards as everyone else.
1.
Debate Topics
Think about our debate from yesterday,
what was the one thing that stuck out in
your mind?
 What would be one thing that you have
added?
 What would have been one topic that you
would have changed and why?
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Reflection
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Unscrambled—write the complete
sentence—then write your own sentence
to mimic each example.
1. a. president and valedictorian of the
senior class
b. by the podium
c. intelligent and composed and smiling
d. scholarly Henrietta stood
2. a. beaming and affectionate and happy
b. bride and groom in their finery
c. they danced
d. under the canopy
Appositive Phrase Practice
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have 7 minutes to study for
your vocabulary quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz
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Write a short (one page) dialogue (play)
about your most “dramatic” Thanksgiving.
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Use at least 6 of the vocabulary words
and at least one of the following phrases
coined by Shakespeare…
Vocabulary Quiz
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Parsimonious
Rancor
Acquiesce
Bombastic
Capitulate
Deflate
Egregious
Fitful
Gratuitous
Impartial
Vocab List 8
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Based on our reading so far, which
character would you say is the archetype?
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What in the text do you base that
assumption on?
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Why do you believe that Shakespeare
chose to make that character the
archetype?
One Paragraph Reflection
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Participles describe nouns or pronouns. Present participles
always end in ing. Past participles usually end in ed. In the
following example, the nouns or pronouns are underlined,
the participles are capitalized, and the rest of the participial
phrases are boldfaced.
1. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, HANGING in a
fine tangled web-work from the eves.
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”
2. Professor Kazan, WEARING a spotlessly white tropical
suit and a wide-brimmed hat, was the first ashore.
Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
3. ENCHANTED and ENTHRALLED, I stopped her constantly
for details.
Richard Wright, Black Boy
Participial Phrases
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Participles can occur as sentence openers,
subject-verb splits, and sentence closers.
1. Whistling, he let the escalator waft him
into the still night air.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
2. My father, cautioning me not to work
a horse till he had fed fully, said I had
plenty of time to eat myself.
Lincoln Steffens, “A Boy on Horseback”
3. She called to him, excited.
Daphne du Maurier, “The Birds”
Participial Phrases Continued
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Unscramble the following into a complete
sentence:
1. a. was waiting on the landing outside
b. Bernard
c. wearing a black turtleneck sweater,
dirty flannels, and slippers
2. a. lost his grip
b. dropping helplessly straight down
toward the far end of the trailer
c. and fell free
d. Malcolm
Participial Phrase Practice
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Meticulous
Opportunist
Partisan
Raze
Admonish
Buffoon
Elucidate
Flagrant
Guile
Homogenous
Vocab List 9
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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Why do you believe that the
director/writer of “She’s the Man” decided
to use profanity in the language? Why not
stay true to the original language?
Quick Write
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The movie “She’s the Man” gives the
characters of Viola and Sebastian more
depth by giving them a
boyfriend/girlfriend as well as parents,
why do you believe this choice was made?
Why would the movie makers deviate that
far from the original play?
Quick Write
Both films use the modern concept of the
musical montage when Viola changes into
men’s clothing, but use very different
musical genres.
 What tone did the music in “Twelfth Night”
create during that scene?
 What tone did the music in “She’s the
Man” create during that scene?
 Why is creating tone with music appealing
to the audience?
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Quick Write
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Shakespeare created a very strong female
character, Viola. However, she spends the
majority of the play as a man. Not
thinking literally, why must she become a
man in order to achieve what she desires?
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Why did the director/writer of She’s the
Man give her more time as a woman?
Quick Write
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Copy in warm-up section as notes:
Here are some sentences, written by professional
writers, but with some parts deleted.
1. She returned to her bench.
2. The boy watched.
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1. She returned
2.
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with the originals.
to her bench, her face showing
all the unhappiness that had suddenly
overtaken her.
The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the
dark.
The boldface phrases are absolute phrases, one
of the sentence parts that differentiates
professional writing from student writing.
Absolute Phrases
Copy as notes in your warm-up section:
 Absolutes are sentence parts that describe
the rest of the sentence in which they appear.
Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As
a test, you can make any absolute a
sentence by adding was or were. Here are
the two absolutes from the previous
examples, changed into sentences:
1. Her face was showing all the unhappiness
that had suddenly overtaken her.
2. His eyes were bulging in the dark.
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Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
More notes for warm-up section:
Another way to identify an absolute is that
many absolutes begin with the words my,
his, her, its, our, their (possessive
pronouns). Absolutes can occur as
sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or
sentence closers.
 Examples:
1. His hands raw, he reached a flat place
at the top.
2. Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly
listened to these words.
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Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase
Unscramble into complete sentences:
1.
a. while Buck struggled in fury
b. then the rope tightened mercilessly
c. and his great chest panting
d. his tongue lolling out of his mouth
2.
a. to light the cigarette
b. his sore throat
c. he forgot
d. his head aching
3.
a. I
b. each set upon a carved wooden base
c. looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design
d. which held delicate-looking statues
e. of horses and birds, small vases and bowls
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Absolute Phrase Practice
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Impassive
Latent
Mitigate
Opulent
Rebuff
Advocate
Carping
Demeanor
Elusive
Fledging
Vocab List 10
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
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In your warm-up section, write whether
you agree, slightly agree, slightly
disagree, or disagree and why or why not:
In “They Should Have Been There” it is
the woman’s own fault that she is poor.
In “Black Men and Public Space” it is the
young man’s own fault because of how he
dressed that the woman avoided him.
Women are particularly vulnerable to
street violence.
It is our moral responsibility to help those
less fortunate than us.
4-Corner Debate
Why do you believe that the author chose
to use satire as his medium for expressing
his concerns?
 Why use a jeremiad to express a point
that became completely opposite at the
end?
 Why wait until the end to change voice?
 Now, write 3 “why” questions of your own
for the Socratic Seminar…
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Socratic Seminar
Have you prepared a working thesis
statement?
 You have 4 minutes to prepare that and a
working outline…
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EOC Writing
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She was sick last night.
She vomited in the bathroom for three hours
last night.
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I am working on my homework today.
I finished all of my homework today.
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Driving is more dangerous at night.
(You change)
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School is more fun on Fridays than Mondays.
(You Change)
To Be Verbs
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Teaching is the best profession to choose.
Teaching students rewards your effort
everyday.
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I enjoy being at the park.
(You change)
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My family and I are going to the store.
(You change)
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My brother was making fun of me today.
(You change)
To Be Verbs
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have 7 minutes to
study for your vocab quiz…
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Write a one-page, persuasive essay that has
one controlling example that is developed
well with evidence. You must use at least 6 of
the vocabulary words.
Choose one of the following…
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So many tragic vehicle accidents in involve
teenagers. Should the legal driving age be
changed to the age of 21?
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Fast food drives our economy but is creating
a fatter America. Should fast food options be
offered in high school cafeterias?
Vocabulary Quiz Writing
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Gullible
Hyperbole
Imperturbable
Laudable
Morose
Overt
Peerless
Salutary
Taciturn
Aesthetic
Vocab List 11
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.
Turn in all cell phones to the box.
Absolutely NO cell phones or ear phones
allowed!
 Leave all belongings at the front of the
classroom.
 Quietly take your seat and clear your desk
of everything except something to write
with (pen or pencil)
 Absolutely NO talking during the test!
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Informational CUA
 Turn
to page 196 in your
Write Source textbook…
 Read through the information
and then complete the Try It!
Persuasive Writing
 Turn
to page 219 in your Write
Source textbook…
 Read “Do I treat my reader with
respect?” and then complete the
Grammar Exercise.
Do I Treat My Reader With Respect?
 Turn
to page 222 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page
and then complete the grammar
exercise.
Subjunctive Mood
 Turn
to page 223 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page
and then complete the Grammar
Exercise.
Verbals
 Turn
to page 225 in your Write
Source text book…
 Read through the whole page and
complete numbers 1-3 in the
Grammar Exercise.
Punctuation
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On a separate sheet of paper, create the
following chart…
O.P.T.I.C. Ad Gallery
Overview
Parts
Title
Interrelationship
Conclusion
O.P.T.I.C.
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Catalyst
Denunciation
Embellish
Forlorn
Hypocritical
Implausible
Lethargic
Perceptive
Recluse
Sanction
Vocab List 12
Copy the list of
vocabulary words in
the vocab section of
your binder.
Leave a line or two
between words so
that you may fill in
the definitions later.