Agenda: January 24, 2008

• Exposition Assessment Practice/Review

• A Night to Remember study guide

• Vety Jeopardy!

• All pages referenced in this lesson are in the Language Network textbook (the small one)

Denotation vs. Connotation(pp. 562 & 563)

Gray: What images or words come to mind when you hear the word “gray”

Denotation: of a color between white and black• Gloomy (positive/negative/neutral)• Confusing (positive/negative/neutral)• Drab (positive/negative/neutral)• Pale (positive/negative/neutral)• Aged (positive/negative/neutral)• Depressing (positive/negative/neutral)

Denotation/Connotation Cont.-associated words: denotes,

connotesAggressive: What words or images come to

mind when you hear or see this word

Denotation: bold, assertive & forward

• Determined (positive/negative/neutral)

• Forceful (positive/negative/neutral)

• Violent (positive/negative/neutral)

• Hostile (positive/negative/neutral)

Sources (p. 460)

Primary Sources:• Letters• Journals• Diaries• Original manuscripts• Questionnaires• Interviews (that

include opinions, facts & feelings)

Secondary Sources:• Encyclopedias• Textbooks• Newspapers• Magazines• Biographies• Other Non-fiction

books

Assumptions

• Remember what we could assume about Luisa Chiadis based on what we read:– Girl– Smart– Good Writer– 9th Grader– Responsible

Assumptions Cont. (see sample periodic assessment)

Look @ number 4: The answer to this question can be found in paragraph 7 of “Bullying: Why Bullying is an Problem and What you can do to Stop It”

• Even though it doesn’t come right out and say, “bullying contributes to absenteeism” we can assume this to be true due to the statement, “victims often skip class or stop attending school altogether,” from paragraph 7

Conclusions (p.496)-associated word: conclude

One comes to a conclusion by reviewing a number of facts and details and using their prior knowledge to make a logical statement about a topic.

“…you could conclude that…”

Synthesize

This word means to put something together, to make something out of different parts. If you stitched a quilt together from different scraps of cloth, or built a car out of parts from a junkyard, you would be synthesizing.

• In English, this means if you read several different texts, you would take pieces from each text and create a whole new piece of text.– www.wikipedia.com synthesizes information from

many different sources.

Precise Language

You can identify precise language because it is:• To the point• Not too wordy

Precise sentence: Americans are considered lazy by the rest of the world.

Imprecise sentence: Many people around the world feel that Americans spend too much time on their butts.

Active vs. Passive Voice (p. 144/145)

• Verbs in the passive voice lack strength because their subjects receive the action instead of doing it.

• Forms of the verb be (be, am , is are, was, were, being , been) lack vigor because they convey no action.– HINT: If you see a form of the verb “be” it is in

the passive voice.

Passive Voice Continued

PASSIVE The house was destroyed by the water.

BE VERB A surge of water was responsible for destroying the house.

ACTIVE A surge of water destroyed the house.

Sensory Details

Sight

Taste

Smell

Touch

Sound

Capitalization

1. The first word of every sentence.

2. The first, last, and every important word in title.

We’ve been reading A Night to Remember

Capitalization Cont.

4. Names of months, days of the week, and special days, but not the seasons.

February / Fourth of July / spring / Wednesday / Thanksgiving / summer

5. Names of people, places, languages, races, and nationalities.

Uganda / Japan / Chicano / English /Indian / Homer

Semicolon Usage (p. 101)

Connect two independent clauses with a semicolon

1. He cooked the dinner; she washed the dishes.

2. I like science fiction; therefore I enjoyed the movie.

3. I turned my paper in; then I began to review.

Semicolon Usage Cont.

Use after connecting words. The connecting word always has a semicolon before it, and may have a comma after it.

also however otherwise

consequently likewise then

finally moreover therefore

furthermore nevertheless thus

Semicolon and a connecting word

• The book was interesting; however, I didn’t finish it.

• I’ll enjoy the job; furthermore, I need the money

• I want to go; also, I think it’s my duty.

• The attendance was small; nevertheless, a lot was accomplished.

Participial Phrases (p. 71)

• Participial phrases should refer to words in a sentence.

• They are easy to repair but can be hard to recognize.

Participial Phrases (p. 71)

Opening the window to let out a huge bumble bee, the car accidentally swerved into an oncoming car.

When the driver opened the window to let out a huge bumble bee, the car accidentally swerved into an oncoming car

Participial Phrases Cont. (more on p. 88)

• Deciding to join the navy, the recruiter enthusiastically pumped Joe’s hand.

• Upon entering the doctor’s office, a skeleton caught my attention.

• Though only sixteen, UCLA accepted Martha’s application.