15) Intercede (V.)
Prefix inter=between ,among Root cedere=to go
Intercede
to act on behalf of someone in trouble or who having difficulty; mediate
Jim Lehrer interceded Wednesday's presedential debate, but he was crticized for not keeping candiates on subject or within time constraints.
Do own picture, sentence and have somone peer review both.
FCAT scores given to each student. Retake is next week. Passing score discussed (245 Level 3) and students who didn't pass were told to take notes on FCAT discussion for credit.
-Take the test seriously
-Take your time-do not race through it.
-Mark the text using the etools (highlighter for important parts, eliminate choice, mark for review, notepad)
-Read questions carefully
-When reading, predict the questions they will ask you ahead of time
-Use the morphological magic word knowledge that you've acquired
-If its an author's purpose question, elimnate answers with key words that are obviously not the purpose. For example if its informational, they you can eliminate any multiple choice answer that begins with to convince, to persuade and to tell a story.
-Go go fcat.fldoe.org click on FCAT 2.0 and practice with sample tests and answer keys
College Week discussed briefly. Students told to sign up for ACT/SAT next Wednesday in the library.
Take out Exit 3 and Xfactor/Idol diagram. Students in 4th block see clips from both shows. All students add to Venn Diagram, colloborate with groups and add more to their diagram and review with class, adding even more to their diagram.Each person has their own Venn Diagram. The next class we will write supporting paragraphs for Idol vs. Xfactor.
Remember you will be comparing and contrasting Our Mother's Gardent to Straw Into Gold. We are comparing the two shows to show you how to successfully write a comparison/contrast essay.
Point to Point organization discussed briefly as choosing categories for comparison in which you can generate supporting paragraphs. For example we could write a whole paragraph comparing and contrasting the rules of one show to the other. If we did, we would have to stick to that point the whole paragraph.
Transitioning briefly discussed. Students told transitioning is essential or the reader will get lost. They won't know which show, author you are speaking about and they won't know if you are comparing or contrasting.
H5-Transitions distributed to 5th block.
Next class-Writing supporting paragraphs for idol vs xfactor, reviewing, Cnotes compare/contrast essay tips.
