Welcome to world literature! Wednesday, August 7, 2013.

1. Welcome to world literature!Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the first book in a series about a society that hosts a tournament every year in which candidates fight to the death in honor of their home district. Katniss, the protagonist, volunteers to take her sister’s place, traveling to the capital of Panem, hoping she is tough enough to survive the televised game.

2. What do you already know? • Sentences are made up of independent clauses. • Independent clauses include a subject and its verb. They can stand alone. I ran. I ran to the store. Yesterday afternoon I ran to the store. If you can create an independent clause, you can be a writer! Look at the next slide to see a sentence from a published author.

3. Mentor Sentence #1:“We have learned so much; we have so far to go.” from A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer • Write the mentor sentence on your handout. • Read the sentence. Why is this a good sentence? Start by looking at the actual grammar rules followed. What does the author do well? • Read the sentence again. What about the word choice or content makes this a good sentence?

4. Grammar things I need to know… “We have learned so much; we have so far to go.” from A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer • Write these on your handout: • An independent clause is made up of a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. • Two independent clauses that are related can be joined by a semi-colon.

5. Welcome to world literature!Thursday, August 8, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: A Child Called Itby Dave Pelzer is a true story of a successful man who survived one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever documented. This work of nonfiction has sequels that follow Pelzer’s journey through adulthood as he tries to adapt to foster care and eventually overcome his past in order to become a motivational speaker. This book made me so grateful for the unconditional love of my family.

6. What do you already know? • Sentences are made up of independent clauses. • Independent clauses include a subject and its verb. They can stand alone because they are a complete thought. • Two independent clauses with a related topic can be joined with a semi-colon. Now let’s look at the sentence by Dave Pelzer again. What else makes this sentence interesting?

7. Grammar things I need to know… “We have learned so much; we have so far to go.” from A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer • Write these on your handout: • An independent clause is made up of a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. • Two independent clauses that are related can be joined by a semi-colon. • Parallel structure is when an author purposefully uses the same exact words or the same structure to emphasize the meaning of the words.

8. Now let’s write like a published author! Imitate the mentor sentence:“We have learned so much; we have so far to go.”from A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer Follow this structure to write your own sentence: Subject + verb+ other words to finish the clause; Same subject + similar verb + other words to finish the clause. for example: I love Mill Creek; I love my friends here.

9. Welcome to world literature!Friday, August 9, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letterby Tom Franklin is set in Mississippi where “Scary Larry” lives and is the town outcast. Nobody has paid attention to him in years until a local girl goes missing, and suddenly he is a person of interest. Larry’s life begins to intertwine with a local law enforcement officer Silas, who is African American and was a popular ball player in his high school days. The interesting part of this book is finding out how Larry and Silas have had connected lives long before this investigation.

10. Vocabulary Write the following vocabulary words, the part of speech, and definition. Definitions are in your literature book. from Genesis 1-3, 6-9 p. 43: void expanse shrewdest duped enmity corrupt covenant comprised

11. Welcome to world literature!Monday, August 12, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: If I Stayby Gayle Forman is a modern, teen novel about Mia, who is in a car accident and wakes up as a spirit overlooking her own body in intensive care in the hospital. She watches her family as they mourn and try to decide how to move on. Mia entwines stories about her best friend and boyfriend as she considers the consequences of waking up out of the coma or succumbing to death. This is a short book that I enjoyed reading. It discussed death but wasn’t depressing.

12. What do you already know? • Sentences are made up of independent clauses. • Independent clauses include a subject and its verb. They can stand alone because they are a complete thought. • Two independent clauses with a related topic can be joined with a semi-colon. BUT what if an author wants to talk about emotions instead of people? Can an emotion be a subject of an independent clause? Yes! Let’s look at a sentence by Stephanie Meyer.

13. Mentor Sentence #2:“Despair momentarily vanished; wonder took its place.” from New Moon by Stephanie Meyer • Write the mentor sentence on your handout. • Read the sentence. Why is this a good sentence? Start by looking at the actual grammar rules followed. What does the author do well? • Read the sentence again. What about the word choice or content makes this a good sentence?

14. Grammar things I need to know… “Despair momentarily vanished; wonder took its place.” from New Moon by Stephanie Meyer • Write these on your handout: • Two independent clauses that are related can be joined by a semi-colon. • Subjects can be an abstract nouns. Despair and wonder are feelings or emotions that are real but can’t be seen or touched. Instead of a person for the subject, she uses abstract nouns.

15. Welcome to world literature!Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: The Juliet Clubby Suzanne Harper is a romantic comedy about bookish teenager Kate. She travels to Verona, Italy, for the summer to attend a Shakespeare seminar and soon becomes caught up in a scheme to convince two other students to fall in love. This book talks about the same group of ladies who answer letters in the movie Letters to Juliet with actress Amanda Seyfried.

16. Glance over the definitions for the following words again: from Genesis 1-3, 6-9 p. 43 1. Now complete p. 58 Fluency: Sentence Completion. Don’t write the entire paragraph. Just list the words in the order they appear. 2. When you are finished, choose any 3 of the words above. Write an original sentence for each of those 3 words, including context clues to show you understand the meaning of the word.

17. Welcome to world literature!Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Water for Elephantsby Sara Gruen is the story of Jacob, an elderly man living out his days in a nursing home. He tells of his adventures during the Great Depression, when he left medical school and traveled with the circus. His troubles begin when he falls in love with a married woman and continue as he tries to stop the animal cruelty he witnesses daily as they travel cross-county with an interesting group of characters. The movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson was in theaters spring 2011 and was released on DVD last fall.

18. What do you already know? • Sentences are made up of independent clauses. • Independent clauses include a subject and its verb. They can stand alone because they are a complete thought. • Two independent clauses with a related topic can be joined with a semi-colon. • Subjects can be an abstract nouns(things that can’t be seen or touched). The key to using abstract nouns as subjects is choosing awesome verbs. Let’s try it!

19. Imitate Mentor Sentence #2:“Despair momentarily vanished; wonder took its place.”from New Moon by Stephanie Meyer Follow this structure to write your own sentence: Subject (a feeling personified) + verb+ other words to finish the clause; Subject (a feeling personified) + verb + other words to finish the clause. for example: Excitement faded slowly; exhaustion engulfed me instead.

20. Real world grammar challenge- due next Thursday (5 pts extra credit on your quiz) Locate ONE of the following in print this week: • compound sentence joined by semi-colon • parallel structure • subject that is an abstract noun Where do I find mentor text? ANYWHERE! song lyrics tweets advertisements newspapers blogs magazines textbooks posters reviews movie scripts handouts famous quotes

21. Welcome to world literature!Thursday, August 15, 2013 Today’s book spotlight: Christyby Catherine Marshall is the story of Christy Huddleston, a 19-year old who travels to the poor mountain area of Cutter Gap, Tennessee to teach school. It is based on the life of Marshall’s mother, who sought adventure as a teacher in some of the most impoverished areas of the Great Smokey Mountains. Her ideas about family, faith, and life are all challenged. There have been two TV shows based on this book over the past 20 years. I still remember reading this book the first time in 8th grade.

22. Write the following vocabulary words, the part of speech, and definition. Definitions are in your literature book. from The Epic of Gilgamesh “The Story of the Flood” p. 21-25: teemed babel subsided

23. Welcome to world literature!Friday, August 16, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Afterby Amy Efaw is a previous Georgia Peach Book Award nominee. The protagonist is a straight- A student named Devon who refuses to recognize the fact that she is pregnant. After unexpectedly giving birth at home alone, Devon places the baby in a dumpster. Miraculously, the baby survives. The book follows Devon as she is arrested and charged with attempted murder. The most interesting thing about this book for me was trying to decide if I had any sympathy or not for Devon.

24. Write the following vocabulary words, the part of speech, and definition. Definitions are in your literature book. from The Epic of Gilgamesh p. 13: immolation succor somber incantation ecstasy Complete Fluency: Words in Context p. 30 Do not write the sentences. Just write the word that completes the sentence.

25. Welcome to world literature!Monday, August 19, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher tells the story of Hannah Baker, recently deceased. The reader learns about the factors that led Hannah to despair as Clay Jensen, a high school classmate, listens to audio tapes Hannah left him. Clay, and twelve other classmates, hear the truth in Hannah’s own voice and understand the thirteen reasons why she ended her own life. The most interesting part of this book is how each person who receives the tapes knows the secrets of the other twelve people. This book was a very popular Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee last year.

26. Writing Application • Write an original sentence using the word somber to describe something we read in Genesis 1-3 or 6-9. Don’t forget to include context clues. • Write an original sentence using the word shrewd to describe someone in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Don’t forget to include context clues.

27. Welcome to world literature!Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson is about Tyler, a rising high school senior, who has just completed his community service having to do with a grafitti prank in the spring. Somehow Tyler goes from being socially invisible to dating Bethany, one of the most popular girls at school. Just as Tyler becomes comfortable with his new role, he is fighting to clear his name, wrongfully accused of something very inappropriate. I like how this book also explores the struggles Tyler has trying to get along with his very demanding father.

28. The verses or lines of the Bible often use parallelism, in which an idea stated in the first half is repeated, negated, completed, expanded, or otherwise elaborated on in the second half. Parallelism makes verses more powerful and more memorable, and it emphasizes important themes or ideas. Here are some examples of parallelism from the Book of Ruth and the Psalms: Parallelism • idea repeated: There is no utterance, there are no words. . . . (Psalms 19:4) • idea negated: “I went away full, and the LORD brought me back empty.” (Ruth 1:21) • idea completed: “wherever you go, I will go.” (Ruth 1:16) • idea expanded or elaborated on: the birds of the heavens, the fish of the sea (Psalm 8:9)

29. Writing Application • idea repeated: I love you_________________. • idea negated: I love you _________________. • idea completed: I love you _______________. • idea expanded or elaborated on: I love you ___________________________________.

30. Welcome to world literature!Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes is about Bo and Gari and what happens when their teacher introduces them to improv in the classroom. Their teacher Miss Loupe is somewhat nontraditional, which makes her very different from the other teachers at a school on a military base. Although Gari starts out reluctant about having to live with her cousin while her mother is deployed, somehow her Bo and their other classmates band together to support Miss Loupe after her family faces a tragedy. What starts as Gari’s vandalism with little green army men becomes a nationwide campaign to help wounded soldiers.

31. Write the following vocabulary word, the part of speech, and definition. Definition is in your literature book. from the Psalms p. 74: steadfast Writing Application: Consider what you have learned about the history of the Hebrew people. Write an original sentence using the word steadfast. Underline your context clue.

32. Welcome to world literature!Thursday, August 22, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: XO by Jeffrey Deaver tells the story of Kayleigh Towne, a small town girl who became a huge country music star. FBI Special Agent Kathyrn Dance becomes part of an investigative team following Kayleigh around after a member of her band is murdered. Suspicion falls on a fan who seems too interested in Kayleigh. Is he her biggest fan or her stalker? Deaver has a series of books about Special Agent Dance, but you don’t have to read them in any particular order.

33. Write the following vocabulary words, the part of speech, and definition. Definitions are in your literature book. from the Qur’an p. 83: compassionate incurred Writing Application: Write one sentence using the word compassionate when describing someone at Mill Creek. Write one sentence using the word compassion when describing how you should treat freshmen.

34. Let’s practice using these writing skillsAncient civilizations created moral codes.The Hebrews followed the 10 Commandments.What are two ways to combine these sentences to create one compound sentence?The student section cheered for the home team. They were enthusiastic. Their cheers filled the air.How can you take the three sentences above and combine them? Challenge- use enthusiasm as your subject.

35. What should I study for the quiz tomorrow? • Look over your vocab words, definitions and usage. • Can you write a sentence using this word correctly? • Can you recognize if the word is used correctly in text? • Look over your grammar notes. You should know… • how to recognize semi-colons used correctly. • how to place a comma FANBOY between two independent clauses • how to locate a subject that is an abstract noun. • how to write an original sentence using a semi-colon correctly. • how to write an original sentence with an abstract noun as the subject. • how to personify an abstract noun

36. Welcome to world literature!Friday, August 23, 2013. Today’s book spotlight: The Beverly Hills Supper Club- The Untold Story Behind Kentucky’s Worst Tragedy by Robert Webster is a story about the mob, corruption, and greed. Once a place for fancy dining and back room gambling, the Beverly Hills Supper Club caught fire in 1977, killing 169 people. At the time, the fire was blamed on faulty wiring, but now Webster has uncovered the mob’s ties to the club and presents a new theory behind the tragedy that might have actually been one of the worst cases of mass murder in American history.

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