14 August 2019 Bell Work

● Green dot person, go pick up your group’s folders in the back and
pass them out. Take out the paper from yesterday.
● Take out one of your 3x5 flashcards and write the root word on
the blank side and the meaning and examples on the lined side.
On the blank side:

Aud-
On the lined side:
Aud- means…
listen, hear
Examples:
Audible – able to be heard
Auditorium – place to hear speeches &
performances
Auditory – relating to the sense of hearing
Sentence Expansion
kernel=a simple sentence (subject + verb)
The kernel will expand as you analyze each paragraph
of “Bread”
Let’s try paragraph 1 together…
Paragraph 1
Kernel: It loses value.
What? The bread
Where? In the kitchen
Why? Because there is an excess of it.
 We will now expand the kernel sentence into a complex
sentence using the info from previous slide…
Complex sentence: In the kitchen, the bread loses value because
there is an excess of it.
Supporting quote: “...and a heel of the rye you got last week,
round as a full stomach then, now going mouldy.”
Next, you will work with your shoulder partner to repeat the
sentence expansion exercise for paragraphs 2-7.
 Paragraphs 2-3
Kernel: It gains value

What:

When:

Why:

Complex sentence:

Supporting quote:
 Paragraphs 4
Kernel: It gains value

What:

When:

Why:

Complex sentence:

Supporting quote:
 Paragraphs 5-6
Kernel: It gains value

What:

When:

Why:

Complex sentence:

Supporting quote:
 Paragraphs 7
Kernel: It gains value

What:

When:

Why:

Complex sentence:

Supporting quote:
Class Discussion
Exit Ticket –
Add this to the end of your Complex Sentences
Why does Atwood use the verb conjure instead of make or
bake?
What if Atwood had chosen another food (such as ice cream or
pizza) instead of bread as her subject? Why do you think she
chose bread?
Write your response using the following stem:
Atwood selected “Bread” as her title and subject because it
represents___________.
Unit 1
Lesson 1.3-1.4
First Day
Edward P. Jones
 Read the first paragraph of “The First Day,” on
Handout 1.3A you picked up at the door and
respond to the following question:
Based on the details and language in
the first paragraph, how do you know
that this is not just another ordinary day
in the narrator’s life?

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 Listen and follow along as I read the rest of “The
First Day,” and respond to the following question:
What telling details stood out to you on
your first read? Highlight telling details, star
things that seem important, underline main
ideas, write notes, write question marks for
parts you don’t understand…in other
words, annotate while I read it to you.

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 Revisit the story to answer the following:
Identify and highlight or circle all of the
“this is my mother” moments, those
specific instances when the narrator
announces definitive moments that
capture the essence of her mom.

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 Time out to talk  Happy  Humorous  Reserved
 Determined  Sad  Pleasing
about character  Disagreeable  Lazy  Bossy
traits:  Persistent  Dreamer  Witty
Character  Fancy  Helpful  Energetic
 Plain  Simple-minded  Cheerful
traits are  Excited  Friendly  Smart
aspects of  Studious  Adventurous  Impulsive
 Inventive  Timid  Humorous
personality.  Creative  Shy  Sad
Examples:  Thrilling  Pitiful  Lazy
 Intelligent  Cooperative  Dreamer
 Demanding
 Daring  Lovable  Helpful
 Strict
 Bright  Ambitious
 Thoughtful
 Serious  Quiet
 Proud
 Funny  Curious

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 Revisit the story to answer the following:
Next, write four of those quotations on
Handout 1.3B. Determine character
traits that those details reveal about the
mother using the sentence kernels given
to you on the handout:
The narrator’s mother is ______.

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 Now use the frame on the handout to complete a
complex sentence that includes the four
adjectives you listed:
Based on the narrator’s comments, she
views her mother as _____, _____,
_____, and _____.

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 Is there another side to the narrator’s mother
that these quotes and adjective don’t capture?
Underline lines or phrases that reveal
another side of the narrator’s mother –
time when she would probably not be
described as strict, proud, etc.

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 Beginning sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions
(e.g. althought, even though, whileA) will signal to readers that
there will be contrasting or contradictory information coming up
later in the sentence (after the comma). For example, “Even
though the narrator is young, she is wise beyond her years.”
Use this sentence frame to capture the
contradictory traits of the mother:
While the narrator chooses to present her
mother as ________, the mother’s vulnerability
is revealed when __________.

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How would the story be different if
Jones had the sound of the mother’s
footsteps “fade into the distance”?
Why does the narrator hear them
“above it all”?

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