Students will determine the meaning of Students will determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues. unknown words using context clues.

Students will utilize various English ACT Students will utilize various English ACT strategies to enhance grammar skills.strategies to enhance grammar skills.

Students will use HOTS such as inferences Students will use HOTS such as inferences and generalizations while reading a short and generalizations while reading a short story. story.

Students will write for a variety of purposes Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. capitalization, and punctuation.

Observation of Dr. King: 1/18/10Observation of Dr. King: 1/18/10

GAINS Testing 1/20-1/21/10GAINS Testing 1/20-1/21/10

Quiz: “ Cup of Tea”Quiz: “ Cup of Tea”

Build Prior KnowledgeBuild Prior Knowledge

Review ACT StrategiesReview ACT Strategies

Read “The Duchess and the Jeweller”, Read “The Duchess and the Jeweller”, p. 854 p. 854

Write a well developed, one-page essay Write a well developed, one-page essay that compares/contrast Rosemary to Miss that compares/contrast Rosemary to Miss Smith. Use examples from the text to Smith. Use examples from the text to support your paper. support your paper.

Think:Think:

CharacterizationCharacterization

EducationEducation

Economic StatusEconomic Status

Your paper must include two Stop/Go Your paper must include two Stop/Go sentences.When writing your paper, also consider sentences.When writing your paper, also consider Go/Short and Look/Left Go/Short and Look/Left

Transitional Words that show Transitional Words that show comparison/contrastcomparison/contrast

To show comparison:To show comparison: again, also, again, also, besides, in addition, in a like manner, besides, in addition, in a like manner, likewise, moreover, similarly, such, likewise, moreover, similarly, such, tootoo

To show contrast: To show contrast: but, however, in spite but, however, in spite of, instead, nevertheless, on the of, instead, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand, opposite contrary, on the other hand, opposite to, otherwise, whereas, yetto, otherwise, whereas, yet

English AssessmentEnglish Assessment

15 questions, 9 minutes15 questions, 9 minutes

Content /SkillsContent /Skills

Usage/Mechanics: Grammar and usage, Usage/Mechanics: Grammar and usage, punctuation, sentence structurepunctuation, sentence structure

Rhetorical Skills: Strategy, organization, and Rhetorical Skills: Strategy, organization, and stylestyle

Reading AssessmentReading Assessment

10 questions, 8 ½ minutes10 questions, 8 ½ minutes

Strategy: POE, Back –to –Front, Pick –a- laneStrategy: POE, Back –to –Front, Pick –a- lane

Bell RingerBell Ringer

Think about your Quiz. What do you Think about your Quiz. What do you need to introduce so that the focus of need to introduce so that the focus of your paper is clear? Respond.your paper is clear? Respond.

Consider the potential consequences of Consider the potential consequences of jealousy in a love relationship. Do you jealousy in a love relationship. Do you think jealousy is normal in such a think jealousy is normal in such a relationship? Are there different degrees relationship? Are there different degrees of this emotion? of this emotion?

Note: In your response, one of your Note: In your response, one of your sentences must reflect Stop/Go and Go sentences must reflect Stop/Go and Go Short. Underline or highlight the Short. Underline or highlight the sentences. sentences.

Reading Test Reading Test

40 items, 35 minutes40 items, 35 minutes

Prose FictionProse Fiction

HumanitiesHumanities

Social StudiesSocial Studies

Natural SciencesNatural Sciences

Draw InferencesDraw Inferences “ “ My Last My Last Duchess”Duchess”

“ “ PorpPorp

SpeakerSpeaker

WomanWoman

SettingSetting

Past EventsPast Events

Comprehension QuestionsComprehension Questions Inference ChartInference Chart SummarizationSummarization