11/9/12

11/9 English III

1) M&M 25-sublimate (v)

prefix:sub                         root: sublime                    suffix:ate  
under, secondary             supreme, greatest                  added to form verbs, adj, and noun

Model: The serial killer Dexter Morgan, from showtime's hit show "Dexter," doesn't often sublimate his instinct to kill, rather he feels it is his calling to eliminate criminals.

Infer meaning:
Actual meaning: to make nobler, purer, to divert negative energy into more acceptable uses
 Write sentence, draw picture, have someone review.


2) Add to R4-Cnotes: Ra Ta Ta presentations explained by Ms. Batten. Remember you can get your own book for extra credit. Ms. Batten models how to present a Ra Ta Ta to the class using pages 10-20. Afterward she reviews these pages with the class.
  •  You can use the document camera when presenting to project your notes, book or alternate between the two. You can zoom in, out, change exposure, change resolution, focus
  • Make sure the class sees what you see
  • Make sure you are organized, have notes ready and mark your book (with a pencil if my book). 
  • Do not flip through the pages when in front of class-be prepared and ready
  • Start by sharing your summary of the pages read.
  • Direct the class to what you are reading, be specific and give them time to find where you are
  • Even though you only have to write down part of the quote in your notes, you have to read more of the quote to the class.
  • Be sure to explain why you had the question, inference, connection or visualization. Don't just read form your notes, but talk about your thinking process.
  • You don't have to mention extra a lot, but you should mention it at least once. 
  • You must mention at least 3 of your notes from the set of pages you've been assigned to present. You cannot mention more than 5 notes. 
-Let Ms. Batten see that you did take Ra Ta Ta notes on R4. She checked everyone's work in class.

3)Take out Expectation-C notes. Review notes and add 5 questions to left margin which could become potential exit slip questions.. Make sure 1 is a level 3 and 1 is a level 2. The other ones can be whatever level you want. Label the 2 and 3 question. Submit to basket.

4)Batten reviews resources available to students and reminds students once again about the essay that is past due. W2-Compare/Contrast OMG/SIG. She goes to the website battensclasses.blogspot.com and shows students again how to use search (hitting control and f at the same time). Searching for essay and Our Mother's Garden brought up a lot of information which could help students trying to complete the essay. There was also a link on this site to the Holt book along with login and password. Ms. Batten showed students again how to go to the Holt book online, how to go to a page and how to play the audio for the stories in the book. Students have no excuse for not completing the essay.

5) 4th block setup W3-Cnotes-Persuasion. EQ:How does one influence society's decisions and actions?
Students were instructed to leave a small portion of their cnotes for the introduction and then split up the rest of their notes in 3 equal sections: logos, pathos, and ethos. Students advised to leave plenty of room for notes and use the front and back of their paper, or use more than one piece of paper. Logos notes coming the next class.