Vocab. 9 Worksheet

TEST (Part 2): Read pp. 129-132 & do questions 1-6.

Sage Advice: Proverbs & Aphorisms

EQ: How can I interpret and apply pithy sayings?

Agenda

• Bellringer

• Vocab Sent.

• Ben Franklin ppt.

• Groupwork: interpretations

• Partner Project with Rubric

• Sage Slap!

Ben Franklin (pp. 136-138)

• Printer at brother’s shop

• At 16 yrs. old – journalist (Silence Dogood: satire of life and politics)

• At 17 yrs. old – his own print shop in Philadelphia

• Poor Richard’s Almanack (bestseller; from 1732 to 1758) – fictitious author/editor; info on sun, moon, weather, aphorisms (brief saying that teaches a moral)

• Attempted moral perfection (P. 144) of actions and thoughts

Inventor after 42 yrs. old!

• Swim fin

• Fire department

• Bifocals

• Street lights

• Stove

• Confirmed laws of electricity

• Charted the Gulf Stream

• Earthquakes, ocean currents

• Odometer

• Daylight Savings Time!

Famous Diplomat/Politician:

• Declaration of Independence

• French support

• Peace treaty with Britain

• Constitution

• Ambassador

• “the father of his country”

Interpret, Apply, & Analyze

“Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.”

Interpret: Those who are foolish look big and successful and want to party now, but those who are wise and earn money through hard work and savings are those who will

enjoy the benefits long-term.

Apply: I can apply this adage by working hard now and being disciplined in my career & studies, so that I will have a financially secure future.

Analyze: Virtues = hard work and patience

Let’s do the text element on the next page.

Interpret

Apply

Analyze

Flipchart: Magic Ink Group Assignment

Interpret 6 proverbs/group and apply the 6.

Be prepared to share whole class.

Bellringer: ACT practice question

LEVEL 3: LOCATING INFO

TEST (Part 2): Read pp. 129-132 & do questions 1-6.

Agenda

• Bellringer

• Vocab. puzzle

• Sage Slap!

• Partner Project (Multimedia)

Proverb Research & Presentation Project

EQ: How can I create a multimedia project to present my research and interpretation?

Sage Slap!

• Let’s interpret these aphorisms. Journal on one (your choice).

• Create your own proverb & slap it on the board with a sticky note!

PARTNERS: PowerPoint or Prezi . . . Research & find 5 proverbs. Interpret, apply, & analyze.

See Rubric.

Rubric:

• 5 adages (2 from other countries) 15 pts.

• 5 interpretations 15 pts.

• 5 applications (personal, first-person) 15 pts.

• 5 virtues 15 pts.

• 5 graphics 15 pts.

• PowerPoint/Prezi (6 slides min.) 10 pts.

• Layout (balanced, neat, legible) 5 pts.

• Grammar 10 pts.