Sunday, September 7, 2014

Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets

Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets
Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets


Bell Ringer
Circle the context clues in the sentence.  Select the correct answer

9/8
Circle the context clues in the sentence.  Select the correct answer
1. He had financial issues, so he decided to make his own money.  He was sent off to Leavenworth for seven years for COUNTERFEITING.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages

2.Out of the WARRENS in the wall, tiny little robot mice darted.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages

3. Still farther over, their images burned on the wood in one TITANIC instant.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages

9/9
1. The the leave of tremulous palm trees swayed in the cold wind.
A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages


2. In the kitchen, the stove could be seen making breakfasts at a PSYCHOPATHIC rate, ten dozen eggs, six loaves of toast, twenty dozen bacon strips, which, eaten by the fire, started the stove working again, hysterically hissing!

A. Having great power B. With danger mental disorder C. Making illegal imitations D.Trembling; quivering  E. Maze like passages


REMINDER: 
Vocab Unit 2 Test Tuesday
1. Students will learn to make conclusions using clues/ context clues
A. Each student will get a sheet of paper
B. Students will review "evidence: from a crime scene
C. Students will evaluate the circumstances and reasons for the victim's death
D. After reviewing the evidence, the students will write a short paragraph discussing the cause of the person's death.  Students will also list "character traits"  that are evident from the evidence.

Students will offer their opinions of other "popular mysteries"
Procedure:
1. Students will continue reading "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets" in their text
.2. Students will discuss why people take risks
3. Students will make predictions about the "Contents"  and take "notes" while actively reading
4. Students will discuss literary terms:  Plot elements, irony, tone, mood, foreshadowing
5. Students will discuss and analyze the outcome of the story
6. Students will Answer questions on page 19 and complete a worksheet
7. Students will complete a plot structure worksheet
Assessment:  There will be a short quiz following the reading

Materials: Packets, Smart Board, highlighters, pens
Tuesday:  Vocab Unit 2 Test
Closure
9/8
Closure
Use GRIMACE in an original sentence...indicate your context clues
9/9
Closure:  Use COUNTERFEITING in a sentence
R11.B.1: Understand components within and between texts.
Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.
R11.A.2: Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.
-Analyze inferences and draw conclusions based on text
-Analyze the effectiveness of figurative language

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