Need to Know 10/14/14 You have new Need to Know groups! Look at the number on your desk and go to your new group! Write which group you are in, in your notebook! Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. Using chemical analysis, researchers have determined that large amount of methane gas was released from ocean floor sediment. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history, according to these scientists. 1. Which sentence from the passage is irrelevant and should be deleted? A. Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. B. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago.
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Need to Know 10/14/14 You have new Need to Know groups! Look at the number on your desk and go to your new group! Write which group you are in, in your notebook!
Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. Using chemical analysis, researchers have determined that large amount of methane gas was released from ocean floor sediment. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history, according to these scientists.
1. Which sentence from the passage is irrelevant and should be deleted? A. Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. B. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. C. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. D. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history.
Need to Know 10/14/14 You have new Need to Know groups! Look at the number on your desk and go to your new group! Write which group you are in, in your notebook!
Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. Using chemical analysis, researchers have determined that large amount of methane gas was released from ocean floor sediment. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history, according to these scientists.
1. Which sentence from the passage is irrelevant and should be deleted? A. Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. B. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. C. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. D. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history.
Need to Know 10/14/14 (Cont’d)Read the following passage and the little blurb before it:
“Germ Warfare” Pg. 555
Answer the following question in complete sentences:
2. The organizational structure used in this article is classification. Identify THREE characteristics of the article that shows it uses this structure. (EQ 18)
Today’s EQ’s
• EQ 9 How do we formulate possible themes in a passage?
• EQ 13 How do we analyze the significance/meaning of a symbol in poetry or prose.
• EQ 39 How do we proofread a passage for capitalization errors?
• EQ 43 How do we analyze how form relates to meaning?
Capitalization Rule #2 (1st word in a direct quote) with Examples.
• Incorrect
• “the rest of the chapter, of course” the teacher said.
• Correct
• “The rest of the chapter, of course” the teacher said. (1st word in a direct quote)
Knowledge check from yesterday..
1. What are the 6 parts of a poem?
2. What types of things do we capitalize?
3. What is the difference between two, too, and to?
4. What does the word wall word MLA Style mean?
5. Give me a synonym for the word wall word consolidate
With your buddy, turn to page 782-783 and read “Egg
Horror Poem” and complete the 6 parts below for the
poem.• Title:
• Subject:
• Speaker:
• How many Verses:
• What’s the Refrain:
• How many Stanzas:
• Be prepared to share!10/25/12
Let’s check our answers!
• Title: “Egg Horror Poem”
• Subject: scared eggs/ food’s perspective
• Speaker: narrator
• How many Verses: 46
• What’s the Refrain: in the cold, in the dark
• How many Stanzas: 3
• *Food for thought* What does it mean that a non-human object displays human emotion?
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Symbol and Theme 2
minutes
SYMBOL: An object in literature that represents itself and another abstract idea
THEME: the author’s message bout life (what the author is REALLY trying to say) in a few words or less.
FOR EXAMPLE*
“Dreams” by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.
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Symbol and Theme* 2
minutes
SYMBOL: An object in literature that represents itself and another abstract idea
• For ex: the “broken-winged bird” or the “barren field” in “Dreams” symbolizes __________
THEME: the author’s message about life (what the author is REALLY trying to say) in a complete sentence
• For ex: in “Dreams” Get the most out of_________. Or Don’t let life ______.
Exit Ticket
• What is a symbol in “Egg Horror Poem?”
• What is the theme in “Egg Horror Poem?”
• Write 1-2 sentences using the word wall words integrate and concur to explain the main idea of “Egg Horror Poem.”
• Draw a picture of the poem as you saw it in your head.
