14 August 2019 Bell Work

1. 14 August 2019 Bell Work • Green dot person, go pick up your group’s folders in the back and pass them out. Take out the paper from yesterday. • Take out one of your 3x5 flashcards and write the root word on the blank side and the meaning and examples on the lined side. On the blank side: Aud- On the lined side: Aud- means… listen, hear Examples: Audible – able to be heard Auditorium – place to hear speeches & performances Auditory – relating to the sense of hearing X

2. Sentence Expansion kernel=a simple sentence (subject + verb) The kernel will expand as you analyze each paragraph of “Bread” Let’s try paragraph 1 together…

3. Paragraph 1 Kernel: It loses value. What? The bread Where? In the kitchen Why? Because there is an excess of it.

4. We will now expand the kernel sentence into a complex sentence using the info from previous slide… Complex sentence: In the kitchen, the bread loses value because there is an excess of it. Supporting quote: “...and a heel of the rye you got last week, round as a full stomach then, now going mouldy.” Next, you will work with your shoulder partner to repeat the sentence expansion exercise for paragraphs 2-7.

5. Paragraphs 2-3 Kernel: It gains value What: When: Why: Complex sentence: Supporting quote:

6. Paragraphs 4 Kernel: It gains value What: When: Why: Complex sentence: Supporting quote:

7. Paragraphs 5-6 Kernel: It gains value What: When: Why: Complex sentence: Supporting quote:

8. Paragraphs 7 Kernel: It gains value What: When: Why: Complex sentence: Supporting quote:

9. Class Discussion

10. Exit Ticket – Add this to the end of your Complex Sentences Why does Atwood use the verb conjure instead of make or bake? What if Atwood had chosen another food (such as ice cream or pizza) instead of bread as her subject? Why do you think she chose bread? Write your response using the following stem: Atwood selected “Bread” as her title and subject because it represents___________.

11. Unit 1 Lesson 1.3-1.4

12. First Day Edward P. Jones

13. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Read the first paragraph of “The First Day,” on Handout 1.3A you picked up at the door and respond to the following question: • Based on the details and language in the first paragraph, how do you know that this is not just another ordinary day in the narrator’s life?

14. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Listen and follow along as I read the rest of “The First Day,” and respond to the following question: • What telling details stood out to you on your first read? Highlight telling details, star things that seem important, underline main ideas, write notes, write question marks for parts you don’t understand…in other words, annotate while I read it to you.

15. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Revisit the story to answer the following: • Identify and highlight or circle all of the “this is my mother” moments, those specific instances when the narrator announces definitive moments that capture the essence of her mom.

16. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Time out to talk about character traits: • Character traits are aspects of personality. • Examples: • Demanding • Strict • Thoughtful • Proud • Happy • Determined • Disagreeable • Persistent • Fancy • Plain • Excited • Studious • Inventive • Creative • Thrilling • Intelligent • Daring • Bright • Serious • Funny • Humorous • Sad • Lazy • Dreamer • Helpful • Simple-minded • Friendly • Adventurous • Timid • Shy • Pitiful • Cooperative • Lovable • Ambitious • Quiet • Curious • Reserved • Pleasing • Bossy • Witty • Energetic • Cheerful • Smart • Impulsive • Humorous • Sad • Lazy • Dreamer • Helpful

17. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Revisit the story to answer the following: • Next, write four of those quotations on Handout 1.3B. Determine character traits that those details reveal about the mother using the sentence kernels given to you on the handout: • The narrator’s mother is ______.

18. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Now use the frame on the handout to complete a complex sentence that includes the four adjectives you listed: • Based on the narrator’s comments, she views her mother as _____, _____, _____, and _____.

19. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Is there another side to the narrator’s mother that these quotes and adjective don’t capture? • Underline lines or phrases that reveal another side of the narrator’s mother – time when she would probably not be described as strict, proud, etc.

20. First Day by Edward P. Jones • Beginning sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions (e.g. althought, even though, whileA) will signal to readers that there will be contrasting or contradictory information coming up later in the sentence (after the comma). For example, “Even though the narrator is young, she is wise beyond her years.” • Use this sentence frame to capture the contradictory traits of the mother: • While the narrator chooses to present her mother as ________, the mother’s vulnerability is revealed when __________.

21. First Day by Edward P. Jones • How would the story be different if Jones had the sound of the mother’s footsteps “fade into the distance”? • Why does the narrator hear them “above it all”?