TODAY 10/27

HOMEWORK:GRAMMAR – PG.75 B3 & B5 – EXTRA PRACTICE HANDOUTWRITING: FINISH SPEED WRITE 3 PARAGRAPH

• MAKE-UP QUIZ CH.4 GRAMMAR

• GRAMMAR: • PAST CONTINUOUS

FORM P.72 – 75• WRITING: SPEED

WRITE 3 PARAGRAPHS

• READING:• VOCAB P.41• SKILL P. 40• PRACTICE

SKILL

GRAMMAR CH.4 SIMPLE PAST

Make-up quiz

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

GALVESTON’S KILLER HURRICANEGROUP 1: READ PARAGRAPH 1 & 2GROUP 2: READ PARAGRAPH 3,4, 5 GROUP 3: READ PARAGRAPH 6 & 7TOGETHER – BE READY TO TELL US A SUMMARY – WHAT HAPPENED?

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

GALVESTON’S KILLER HURRICANE

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

SO, WHY WAS THIS STORY GOOD FOR SHOWING US THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

IT TALKS ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE HURRICANE AND WHAT CLINE WAS DOING WHILE THE STORM WAS GOING ON.

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

IDENTIFY – FIND THE VERB “WERE LIVING” IN THE STORY. THEN GO THROUGH IT ALL AND LOOK FOR CONTINUOUS VERBS

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

DEFINE: HOW MANY WORDS ARE NEEDED TO FORM THE PAST CONTINUOUS? OR HOW DO WE MAKE THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

WAS/WERE + BASE FORM OF VERB +ING

Let’s check what forms were used in the reading part…

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

READ THE FORM BOXES ON P. 72 – 73, THINK ABOUT HOW THE FORM CHANGES WITH NEGATIVE STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONS

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

REWRITE THESE STATEMENTS…THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CHANGED IT

Original sentence Create / change to…

Susan was living in New York in 1998.

Negative statement

Steve and Josh were shopping. Negative statement

Dan was working in the garden. Yes/no question / wh-question with where

Their friends were studying together.

Yes/no question / wh-question with when

GRAMMAR – PAST CONTINUOUS

OKAY TIME TO PRACTICE LISTENING AND DO SOME WORK~ P.73, 74, 75

HOMEWORK: PG.75 B3 & B5

GRAMMAR – CH.5 EXTRA PRACTICE

• Use the handout as Homework to practice more

WRITING – SPEED WRITE 3 PARAGRAPH

• Take out your speed write 3 outlines• I will walk around and check in with

you• Start writing your paragraph with

the outline (use the handout) or scrap paper

• HOMEWORK: finish your paragraphs for Speed Write 3

READING - VOCABULARY

Go to pg.40 – let’s work on the vocabulary

Extra challenge: What kind of music has been most influential in changing attitudes and points of view? Do you know?

READING - SKILL

What do you think this means for reading?

Classifying information

READING - SKILL

What is classifying or classification?

When you read you get lots of information. However, we can sort the information into similarities and differences. This is a helpful way of comparing information.

READING - SKILL

Work with these questions with a partner…

• Which do you like better, superman or batman? Why?• Do they have the same superpowers?

If not, what powers do they have?• What is different about them? What

is the same?

READING - SKILL

Batman vs. SupermanBatman and Superman have some things that are common and different. Batman does not possess any superpowers. He fights crime using his intellect, his detective skills, science and technology, and his great wealth. Superman has many superpowers, including flight, super-strength, invulnerability to non-magical attacks, superspeed, telescopic vision, super-hearing, and freezing breath. However, don’t you think they both care about the same thing? They both like to save the world and help people. Both these superheroes are smart too, and usually are very good looking. All together, these superheroes have some things in common and some things that are different.

READING - SKILLBatman vs. Superman

Superman batman

same

READING - SKILL

Classifying information – skill pg. 40

What are some words we use in writing and reading to compare and contrast information?Same as, different than…alike, identical, in common…

READING - SKILL

Practice more classifying – use the other side of the handout

TODAY’S HOMEWORK

GRAMMAR – PG.75 B3 & B5 & EXTRA PRACTICE HANDOUTWRITING: FINISH SPEED WRITE 3 PARAGRAPH

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

WHAT MAKES A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE GOOD? LET’S LOOK AT THE FEATURES AND THINK ABOUT IF YOUR TOPIC SENTENCES HAVE THESE FEATURES.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

1. IT CONTROLS OR GUIDES THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH.

When reading the topic sentence you should know what to expect. You should know what you are going to read about.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

1. IT CONTROLS OR GUIDES THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH.

For example…Cats and dogs make great pets for the elderly.

I know that if I keep reading I will learn about WHY cats and dogs make great pets for the elderly.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

1. IT CONTROLS OR GUIDES THE WHOLE PARAGRAPH.

Think about your writing. Do your topic sentences control or guide the whole paragraph?

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

2. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE IS NOT A GENERAL FACT THAT EVERYONE ACCEPTS AS TRUE.

For example, a bad topic sentence would be, “Libraries have books”. We know this is true and is not really an opinion. It’s not a good choice for a topic sentence.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

2. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE IS NOT A GENERAL FACT THAT EVERYONE ACCEPTS AS TRUE.

A better topic sentence would be:“Libraries are great resources of technology.”

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

3. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE IS SPECIFIC.

“Tea is delicious.” is not a good topic sentence? Why? It is too general. The reader does not know what to expect in the paragraph.

A better topic sentence for a paragraph about tea would be, “Green tea has many health benefits”. Now we know what kind of tea and something interesting about it.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

3. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE IS SPECIFIC.

“Baseball is exciting.” (General or specific?)

“The batter in baseball is an important player in the game.” (general or specific)

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

3. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE IS SPECIFIC.

Are your topic sentences general or specific?

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

4. YET, A TOPIC SENTENCE IS NOT TOO SPECIFIC.

You don’t want to say everything right away! For example:“The drink Coca Cola has 300 calories and is made of sugar and water.” There is nothing else more to talk about here. I can’t really make a topic out of this.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

4. YET, A TOPIC SENTENCE IS NOT TOO SPECIFIC.

“Popcorn is made by putting the corn in a pan, then turning on the stove to medium and waiting for 5 minutes.” This is TOO specific. Let’s change it to:“Popcorn is easy to make with only a few steps”. What are those steps?

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

4. YET, A TOPIC SENTENCE IS NOT TOO SPECIFIC.

Are your topic sentences TOO specific?

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

5. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS CONTROLLING IDEAS

Controlling ideas are words or phrases that help guide the flow of ideas in the paragraph.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES5. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS CONTROLLING IDEAS

The best season for kids is winter. Kids love to play in the snow and make snowmen. They also love to catch snowflakes and eat them. Finally, kids love to have snowball fights together. …

The controlling idea is “best season for kids”

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES5. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS CONTROLLING IDEAS

The best season for kids is winter. The controlling idea is “best season for kids” because we want to know more why it is the best season for kids … what if it is said, “The worst season for adults is winter.” We would want to know why it’s the worst.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES5. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS CONTROLLING IDEAS

Controlling ideas are very important. It sets up what the person is going to read. Do your topic sentences have a controlling idea?

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES5. A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS CONTROLLING IDEAS

Let’s practice more with the controlling idea – see handout

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

YOU WILL GET A SET OF SENTENCES …

Work with your group to circle the best topic sentence. In that sentence underline the controlling idea – be prepared to share with the class.

WRITING- TOPIC SENTENCES

HOMEWORK HANDOUT

TODAY’S HOMEWORK

GRAMMAR – PG.75 B3 & B5 & EXTRA PRACTICE HANDOUTWRITING: FINISH SPEED WRITE 3 PARAGRAPH & TOPIC SENTENCES PRACTICE HANDOUT