English 8October 3, 2011

Do Now

Complete Monday in GUM. Please remain silent so that your classmates may thoughtfully complete their work.

(5 minutes)

GUM

Be sure your name, date and period is on your paper.

Please put my name on their, too.

Please swap papers with a neighbor.

Be sure your name is on the paper you corrected. It should say, “Corrected by . . .”

This way, you will receive credit for grading the paper.

Some classmates lost points for not filling out the progress grid on previous DLRs. ;-(

Essential Understanding Question

Cornell Notes

Left Side: What is a predicate noun?

Right Side: A predicate noun is a single noun or noun phrase that renames the subject. Most often it follows the verb “to be.”

Predicate nouns may also follow these verbs: smell, taste, feel, remain, continue, appear.

Example:

The Chief of Surgery was Dr. Hurt.

She used to be the most talented girl on the volleyball team.

Predicate Noun Practice

http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/d0a/5925ab2ba931/WorksheetWorks_Predicate-Nominatives_1.

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Linking Verb Practice

http://www.worksheetworks.com/pdf/d0a/5925ab2ba931/WorksheetWorks_Identifying_Linking_Verbs_1.

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Essential Understanding Question

Cornell Notes

Left Column: What is a predicate adjective?

Right Column: A predicate adjective follows the verb “to be” and tells us something about the subject.

Example:

His behavior was outrageous.

The garbage can was moldy, stinky and smelly.

Vocabulary

All words on index cards.

Front of card has the word.

Back of card has the definition.

Back of card also has a sentence using the word correctly.

Vocabulary windows help us track the words we don’t know.

Vocabulary Words

You should know the definitions of all the words on the website.

These are the words you need to be able to use in a sentence, correctly.

Ask yourself, “Can the reader tell the meaning of my word from the sentence’s context?”

Vocabulary Words

1. Precedent: an action or decision that is used later to justify another decision

2. Contempt: hatred

3. Taunt: to tease

4. Fiasco: failure

5. Adamant: very determined and not influenced

Using the words in meaningful sentences

1. Precedent

2. Contempt

3. Taunt

4. Fiasco

5. Adamant

How to Talk about WDC

Our minds . . .

Predict!

Visualize!

Ask Questions!

Summarize!

Clarify!

Make connections!

Evaluate!

Say, Mean, Matter

Say: What does the text say?

Mean: Write your analysis/interpretation.

Matter: Why is it important

ALL OF YOUR QUOTES SHOULD SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM

Due Tuesday

Say, Mean, Matter with 12 quotes that provide evidence that Melba and the Little Rock Nine are appropriately referred to as warriors

Homework

WDC through Chapter 14

Vocabulary Window(s) due Friday

Quiz Tomorrow:

WDC through Chapter 14: multiple choice and short answer

Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects

Vocabulary: Words that are on website

DUE MONDAY: Flashcards with all vocabulary words to date (check website!)