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Welcome! . English 9. Today’s Agenda. Quick review of last time Calendar for the week The Odyssey – class discussion Paraphrasing and summarizing. Review of last time. Vocabulary quiz The Odyssey – class discussion. This week in English 9. This week in English 9 . The Odyssey.

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  1. Welcome! English 9

  2. Today’s Agenda • Quick review of last time • Calendar for the week • The Odyssey – class discussion • Paraphrasing and summarizing Read Write Speak Listen

  3. Review of last time • Vocabulary quiz • The Odyssey – class discussion Read Write Speak Listen

  4. This week in English 9 • This week in English 9 Read Write Speak Listen

  5. The Odyssey • Any extra credit projects? Read Write Speak Listen

  6. The Odyssey • Questions • Do you have questions about any part of what you’ve read or about the work you did (are doing/will do real, real soon)? Read Write Speak Listen

  7. The Odyssey • Reactions • How’s it going for you so far? • Do you get it? • Do you like it? • Have you read it? Read Write Speak Listen

  8. Paraphrasing / Summarizing • Do you know what these two terms mean? • What’s the difference between the two? Read Write Speak Listen

  9. Paraphrasing / Summarizing • Identify information that may be difficult to understand. • Identify difficult words and find simple synonyms. • Look for ways to rearrange sentences. • Re-write the information incorporating your changes from steps 2 and 3. • Re-read the paraphrased information to make sure the meaning has not changed. Correct as necessary. Read Write Speak Listen

  10. Paraphrasing / Summarizing • Try it! • You’ll need: • A text book • Paper you can turn in • Something to write with • Paraphrase the first 15 lines of The Odyssey as they appear in your text book. Read Write Speak Listen

  11. Paraphrasing / Summarizing • Identify information that may be difficult to understand. • Identify difficult words and find simple synonyms. • Look for ways to rearrange sentences. • Re-write the information incorporating your changes from steps 2 and 3. • Re-read the paraphrased information to make sure the meaning has not changed. Correct as necessary. Read Write Speak Listen

  12. Paraphrasing / Summarizing • Next, find a partner and switch papers. • Read your partner’s work. • Rate your partner’s work on a scale of 1-10 (10 is best). Circle, underline, highlight or otherwise mark particularly good sections. • Create a new paraphrased section by combining the best of each partner’s work. Read Write Speak Listen

  13. Homework • Read The Odyssey. • Reading review assignment due on the second block of this week (end of the period). Try a different option than you did this week. Read Write Speak Listen

  14. Bye! • Come back tomorrow! Read Write Speak Listen

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