1. We will visit the Media Center to find books to read for the book-of-the-month assignment.
If you already have a book, bring it along to read.
February/March
Read a novel in your choice of a fictional genre:
realistic, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, horror,
historical, multicultural, classic, adventure, romance, humor
(Did I leave any out?)
Your assessment will involve noticing setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view, and theme.
Your assessment will involve noticing setting, characters, plot, conflict, point of view, and theme.
2. Analogy:
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3. Word Parts -- Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots
What sort of transportation did Ponyboy and Johnny take to get to Windrixville?
trans = across
port = carry
Add these to your Composition Book under Word Parts (page 33).
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4. CSI -- Simple-Compound-Complex Sentences Review:
Which type of sentence is this? Simple? Compound? Complex?
We both needed a haircut and some decent clothes.
Which type of sentence is this? Simple? Compound? Complex?
What are the differences between the way the dependent clauses are placed in these two sentences?
New: What are the differences in punctuation?
Because I couldn’t think of anything bad enough to call them, I spit at them.
We couldn’t watch the sunset since the back of the church faced east.
Because I couldn’t think of anything bad enough to call them, I spit at them.
We couldn’t watch the sunset since the back of the church faced east.
Because I couldn’t think of anything bad enough to call them, I spit at them.
We couldn’t watch the sunset since the back of the church faced east.
Because I couldn’t think of anything bad enough to call them, I spit at them.
We couldn’t watch the sunset since the back of the church faced east.
1 or more DC (dependent clauses)
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The family is a married couple with one or more children.
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Examples of Compound-Complex Sentences:
Because they didn't want to be recognized, Johnny cut and bleached Ponyboy's hair,
dependent clause independent clause
and Ponyboy cut Johnny's hair.
independent clause
After Johnny killed the Soc, the boys realized that Dallas could help them,
dependent clause independent clause
so they went to find him at Buck Merril's place.
independent clause
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| Heads-Up: You will be asked to create a compound-complex sentence at the end of class about what we read from The Outsiders. |
5. Read from The Outsiders
B5, P. From page 72 to page 88 to "Dally cussed under his breath. . . "(iTunes Chapter 6, 5:55)
to page 100, "Sodapop kept them in stitches." (iTunes Chapter 6, 25:20)
B6, Page 41 "Cherry started walking . . . " to page -- setting to page 44 "Well, they've spotted us." to page 59, "He appeared. . . " to page 79 "nothing real but. . . mist in the valley." to page 99 -
B7, Page 40 "You're not so smart at ten." to page 51 halfway to page 60 "He half dragged me." to page 75 -- [Outsiders page 45, track 2 -- minute 22:21]
to page 93, page break (iTunes Chapter 6, 14:36)
A1. From page 62 at the page break to . . . . page 78 [Outsiders page 45, track 2 -- minute 27:14]
to page 92 "I couldn't laugh. . . " (iTunes Chapter 6, -- minute 12:02)
to page 92 "I couldn't laugh. . . " (iTunes Chapter 6, -- minute 12:02)
And Create or add to an
setting
events and characters
in your composition book
Outsiders Timeline in your composition book or on a piece of paper you can add to your composition book.
timesetting
events and characters
in your composition book
