-You will be getting your graded “Zebra” test back

-You will need to pick up any papers off of the back counter

-Review test answers-Analyze Test Answers

Define the words cite and classify based on the sentences below.

The girls were asked to cite their evidence on where they found the answers in the text.

In science class, Mrs. Finley asked us to classify the animals into their proper families.

-This will go in your VoW section in your ELA binder.

-You will see prompts during the week that have this vocabulary words in them.

Analyze “Zebra” test question and response and make the proper corrections to your answer.

Fill in the notes sheet as we go along and learn how to answer a short response question.

Get out your C3 notebook and draw this chart. SW (student will) be analyzing the questions you missed and writing down how you will

Number you Missed and the question

Correct Answer. Analysis on how you

missed this question.

#1

How to writea short answer response

in 4 basic steps

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text.

How to writea short answer response

in 4 basic steps

In “Seventh Grade,” [what kind of person is

Victor]?

[Explain your answer] and [support it with

evidence

from the text].

1

2 3

4

Find the key phrase

Summarize Quote from the story

Add a conclusion

Change the key phrase of the question into the 1st part of your answer.

Victor is a lucky person

In “Seventh Grade,” [what kind of person is

Victor]?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text.

1

Add the necessary word:Because That By Who

Victor is a lucky person because

In “Seventh Grade,” [what kind of person is

Victor]?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text.

1

Complete the sentence by adding your thought. This should answer the question.

Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan things well, but he is still successful .

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

[Explain your answer] and support it with

evidence from the text.

2

Find and add one or two short lines or scenes/moments in the text that prove your thought.

Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan well but he is still successful . When school begins, he simply claims “Teresa is going to be my girl this year.” He makes a fool of himself in French class, but Teresa still asks him to “help her with her French” in the end.

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

Explain your answer and [support it with evidence

from the text].

3

Add a closing sentence or two that sum up your analysis.

Victor is a lucky person because he doesn’t plan well but he is still successful . When school begins, he simply claims “Teresa is going to be my girl this year.” He makes a fool of himself in French class, but Teresa still asks him to “help her with her French” in the end. People like Victor who stumble towards their goals and still succeed obviously have luck on their side.

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?

Explain your answer and support it with evidence

from the text. 4

[Victor is a lucky person because] [he doesn’t plan well

but he is still successful.] [When school begins, he simply

claims “Teresa is going to be my girl this year.” He makes

a fool of himself in French class, but Teresa still asks him

to “help her with her French” in the end.] [People like

Victor who stumble towards their goals and still succeed

obviously have luck on their side.]

In “Seventh Grade,” what kind of person is Victor?Explain your answer and support it with evidence from the text.

1 2

3

4

Find the key phrase Summarize

Quote from the story

Add a conclusion

1)What has the power to heal? Answer this question by explaining Zebra’s physical injury and his psychological injury from the accident. 2)Who or what helped Zebra heal in the story? Give an example of each kind of injury and how he healed from them.

-Now that you know how to respond to this short response answer, fix and spot out your errors on the test. Rewrite an answer to the short response question.

If you would like to retake “Zebra” or the preposition quiz, the test retake is tomorrow. The retake will assess the same skills as the

original test. No parent signature needed..

The preposition retake will ask you to… Identify the subject of a sentence Cross out prepositional phrases Identify the verb

Follow our process. Cross out any prepositional phrases, label the subject with a “S”, and then label the type of verb (Action (AV), linking (LV), or verb phrase (VP).

1. Some people want jobs that take them outside the realm of ordinary experience.

2. Grace Wiley had one of those careers.3. Wiley was a well-known herpetologist, an expert

on snakes.

Draw an arrow to the word that the prepositional phrase is modifying (telling where or what).

4. She had one of the world’s largest collections of snakes.

5. She kept her snakes in the barn behind her house.

Write a sentence using at least 2 prepositional phrases. One phrase must be at the beginning with a comma after it. Example: After the town picnic, the girls went to church to help

decorate the gym with streamers.

The boldfaced words help tell the story of a man who is given another chance. Figure out the meaning of the word by using the context clues in each of the phrases.

Ms. West will act out the vocabulary as we read through them as a class.

Make sure you are writing a definition in your own words

Now read the opening paragraph on page 236, and then discuss the question.

Who might decide to give someone a second chance?

With your elbow partner, think of one or two individuals who could have used a second chance. Perhaps it’s a coach who had a losing season. Maybe it’s someone who betrayed a friend’s secret. What criteria could be used to determine whether that person deserves a second chance?

What are the types of point of view? How can you identify the point of vies in

passages?

Can you identify which point of view the passage that Ms. West is reading is? What was the evidence that helped you figure

it out? Predict: How the student in the example will

feel when she hears the news?

“A RETRIEVED REFORMATION”

O. Henry

WHAT MAKES O. HENRY'S STORIES SPECIAL 

#1: Surprise endingO. Henry is the master of twist endings. He will surprise you with either a twist of fate, an unexpected ending, or a character trait revealed in the end that changes everything.

SURPRISE ENDING

An unexpected twist at the end of the story

#2: Witty comments, puns, word playO. Henry loved playing with words, using dialects, and coining new words. In fact, he's the one who coined the term "banana republic," which refers to a small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity, such as bananas.

#3: VocabularyIf you want to build your vocabulary power, these stories will help you. O. Henry's vocabulary compared to Shakespeare's. His words are simple, but varied.

“A RETRIEVED REFORMATION”

Jimmy Valentine Safe cracker Based on a real character

Retrieved – recover or get back Reformation – make a change for the better

As we read “A Retrieved Reformation”, record your predictions in a chart like the one shown. This will be kept in your unit section of your ELA binder

My Prediction Reason for Prediction (with line #)

1)

2)

3)

As you read “A Retrieved Reformation”, as you read you need to stop and make your predictions. Whenever you see a blue Predict letter.

Stop and fill in your prediction chart.

Safecracker- is someone who opens safes illegally and steals the money and other values stored inside.

Do you think that Jimmy will continue to be Ralph Spencer in the future? Cite and explain your answer with relevant and textual evidence.

1.

2.

3.

-After you have finished reading “ A Retrieved Reformation”, answer #’s 1-7 on p. 245 on the same paper as your prediction chart.-Your answers must be:

In a complete sentences Rephrase the keyword/question in your answer Cite your evidence Sum up or conclude your thoughts

Vocabulary in context p. 246 Follow the directions for #’s 1-10

Before you turn in any written response questions, a student will be grading your work to make sure that you followed the four steps to writing a short answer response. They will pick apart your questions to help you

become a better writer. You will make the corrections and then turn in

your answers to all three short stories on Friday.