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Do Now : Monday, September 16 th , 2013. Take out your homework. Begin making your vocabulary cards. abhor (v.)- to hate yield (v.)- to make way for or to make procure (v.)- to get, to obtain Root : pet = to seek aggressively, to rush p etulant ( adj )- irritable or short-tempered
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Do Now: Monday, September 16th, 2013 Take out your homework. Begin making your vocabulary cards. abhor (v.)- to hate yield (v.)- to make way for or to make procure (v.)- to get, to obtain Root: pet = to seek aggressively, to rush petulant (adj)- irritable or short-tempered impetuous (adj.)- acting passionately and without forethought impetus (n.)- the thing/person that drives someone
Vocabulary Sentences • Even though Ms. Yarrington loves tomatoes, she abhorsketchup with a passion! • Students may procureglittery lanyards from one of the cheerleaders. • This recipe yields (makes) twelve cupcakes. Henry was pulled over on Thursday afternoon while driving because he did not yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. • Ms. Wrotten’s advisee had a petulant attitude when Ms. Wrotten told her to go to detention. • Pyramus acted in an impetuous manner when he killed himself because he thought Thisbe was dead. • The tragic accident at the crossroads was the impetus for the meeting on traffic safety.
Turn It In (.com)! Go to: www.turnitin.com Click: “Sign in” Sign up: Use the class ID below and your Muchin e-mail address. Wrotten: ID-5532911 Password: cupid [Honors: ID-5532905 Password: cupid] Yarrington: ID-5501039 Password: cupid
Portfolio Directions: Read the yellow sheet, annotating to make clear of what the paper ask you to do.
Objectives: • SWBAT identify the key components to a strong, central thesis statement. • SWBAT identify the six steps to choosing a topic. • SWBAT identify the parts to an introduction paragraph.
Thesis Statements http://prezi.com/fyvpmqwvwvik/eng-101-thesis-statement/
six steps for choosing a topic 1 2 3 4 5 6
step 1: choose a topic video games
step 2: be a little more specific video games and learning
step 3: be even a little more specific first person shooter video games and their effect on learning behavior
step 4: change any vague words and make them more specific first person shooter games and their effect on the ability of adolescents to learn how to socialize with their peers
step 5: write a complete sentence The effect of first person shooter games affects the ability of adolescents to learn positive social behaviors.
step 6: write a thesis statement When played in peer groups, first person shooter video games significantly influence the ability of adolescents to develop and enhance positive group social behavior.
Practice • Take the next 10 minutes to work on your topic & thesis statement.
Introduction paragraph • Attention Grabber Also, known as the hook. Use the handout to see different types of hooks. • Synopsis Short summary of the text, which includes the title and the author’s name • Thesis Statement (Refer to recent lesson)
Sample Introduction paragraph Read the paragraph, and identify where each of the components of the introduction are.
Do Now: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 - Take out your homework. - Take out a sheet of paper and copy down the following sentences, filling in the blanks with your vocab words from this week. Pay attention to verb tense/prefixes/suffixes! Work independently. 1. When driving, you must always ______ to the pedestrians walking across the street. 2. Justin could tell his mother was in a ______ mood, so he decided to wait until she was happier to tell her he about his demerits. 3. Breaking the chair when she sat on it was the ______ for Joyce to stop eating junk food and ______ stuffing her mouth whenever she felt like it. 4. Jamir ______ the police man who failed him when he took his driving test. 5. It took J.K. Rowling almost 3 years to ______ the publishing rights to the “Harry Potter” books.
Do Now: Wednesday, September 19st, 2012 Take out your homework. Clear your desk except for a pen or a pencil. Study your vocabulary cards.
Do Now: Thursday, September 20th, 2012 Take out your homework. On three separate post-its, write a funny sentence using one vocabulary word. Show that you understand the word by giving it context. Theme: You know you go to Muchin if… **at least one must be POSITIVE!!** Ex: You know you go to Muchinif you abhor the site of an un-tucked shirt and tell your significant other that you are going to stop dating him or her if he or she continues to look so sloppy.
Do Now: Friday, September 21st, 2012 Take out your homework Take out a pencil. 3. Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz. You may read your SSR book when you are finished.
Do Now: Put your homework on your table Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz.