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Activator Week 9 Day 1

Activator Week 9 Day 1. Explain what you think the quote below means: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.” Lewis Carroll http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/tone.html#E43R1t2Amk2dzvbT.99.

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Activator Week 9 Day 1

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  1. Activator Week 9 Day 1 Explain what you think the quote below means: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.” Lewis Carroll http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/tone.html#E43R1t2Amk2dzvbT.99

  2. Opening Prepare for assessment • Clear your desk of everything. • Check to see that you have literature book under your desk. • When called to do so, come and get an I-Respond remote. • You will be told when to log-in.

  3. Work Session • Carefully enter your answers to the assessment into your I-respond remote. • Read the question before reading the passage. It will give you a focus for the passage. • When you complete the assessment, log-out. • Open your literature book to page 495 and read “Literary Analysis: Tone” at the top of the page. Skip the next two sections on that page. • Read pages 496-500 silently.

  4. Closing • Replace your remotes when asked to do so. • Place your test in the assigned location. • Put the literature book under your desk.

  5. Activator Day 2 • On the same sheet you used for yesterday’s Activator • Label a section “Day 2 Brain Pop Video” • Number it 1-5 (will be used Thursday) Brain Pop

  6. Opening • Put your name on the front of the Frayer Diagram. • Use this sheet to take notes from the PowerPoint presentation.

  7. Work Session • With your partner, analyze the tone of the four different responses from Abby. • Record textual evidence to support your analysis. • You will have 15 minutes to do this.

  8. Closing • Your “Ticket Out The Door” is to respond to the last Dear Abby letter in a mean tone. • Write your answer on the index card I give you. • Underline the words or phrases you are using to imply this tone. • You will have 5 minutes to do this.

  9. Activator Day 3 Put these websites in the order from most popular to least popular   Facebook.com   Myspace.com Youtube.com     Email (any account)    Google.com   Yahoo.com   IMDB.com    Y8.com Pandora.com   Hulu.com  Espn.com   Failblog.comAddictinggames.com   Myxer.com  Photobucket.com

  10. How Did You Do? 15 Most popular websites in order:1.    Facebook.com2.    Myspace.com3.    Youtube.com4.    Email5.    Google.com6.    Yahoo.com7.    IMDB.com8.    Y8.com9.    Pandora.com10.    Hulu.com11.    Espn.com12.    Failblog.com13.    Addictinggames.com14.    Myxer.com15.    Photobucket.com How much time do YOU spend… • On a website? • On your cell phone? • Playing a video game?

  11. Opening Using web-based activities to support your education is a valuable use of your time. • Each week you will have make time to complete two activities on your choice of three websites. • The assignments must be completed by the end of the day each Friday. • Use a computer at school during homeroom if you do not have Internet access at home.

  12. Work Session • Login successfully to each of the three sites using the information on the sheet I give you. • Complete as many of this week’s homework assignments as you can. • Begin next week’s assignments when you are done with this week’s. • Put an “X” on your paper next to the any website you cannot access. I will help you fix the problem.

  13. Activator Day 4 Number your paper 1-3 to prepare for Brain Pop Quiz

  14. Opening ELACC7RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

  15. Opening Today we will divide into two groups to accomplish the following: 1. Analyze an article to determine its topic, tone, audience, and purpose. 2. Gather textual evidence to support our analysis 3. Cite that evidence in a paragraph

  16. Work Session Turn in your literature book to page 496. As we read aloud, raise your hand when you recognize evidence of the following: • Purpose of article • Tone of article • Audience of article

  17. Application/Closing Use the evidence you gathered on the notes sheet to write a paragraph discussing the author’s tone in this article.

  18. Activator Day 5 Write down “Marry Poppins” on your paper.

  19. Opening What is the topic of this piece? What words did you write down that indicated the tone of the piece? Who is the intended audience? What is the purpose of the piece?

  20. Mary Part II Jot down words that indicate tone. Also, beware of how the purpose and audience have changed.

  21. How does the audience and purpose of a piece of writing impact the tone the author can or should use?

  22. Work Session

  23. Learning Goal • Analyze article to determine topic, purpose, audience, and tone. • Gather three pieces of evidence to support your analysis of tone.

  24. Closing Write one paragraph that analyzes the tone of your article. Be sure to include the following: • Topic of article with author’s name. • Purpose of article and intended audience. • Tone of article • Three pieces of textual evidence • Two explanations or inferences

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