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Do Now : Monday, September 16 th , 2013

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 16 th , 2013

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  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. Portfolio Directions: Read the yellow sheet, annotating to make clear of what the paper ask you to do.

  5. 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.

  6. Thesis Statements http://prezi.com/fyvpmqwvwvik/eng-101-thesis-statement/

  7. six steps for choosing a topic 1 2 3 4 5 6

  8. step 1: choose a topic video games

  9. step 2: be a little more specific video games and learning

  10. step 3: be even a little more specific first person shooter video games and their effect on learning behavior

  11. 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

  12. step 5: write a complete sentence The effect of first person shooter games affects the ability of adolescents to learn positive social behaviors.

  13. 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.

  14. Practice • Take the next 10 minutes to work on your topic & thesis statement.

  15. 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)

  16. Sample Introduction paragraph Read the paragraph, and identify where each of the components of the introduction are.

  17. 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.

  18. Do Now: Wednesday, September 19st, 2012 Take out your homework. Clear your desk except for a pen or a pencil. Study your vocabulary cards.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. Do Now: Put your homework on your table Silently take out your vocabulary cards and study for your quiz.

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