WEEK OF JANUARY 28Last week of January

Announcements• Welcome back

• Semester Goals

• Vocab

• P.O.S. Warm-Up

• Current event

• Sentence practice

• Fahrenheit 451

ambiguous

Please guess the definition . . .

Mentally guess the part of speech . Substantiate is a adjective.

- Having more than one possible meaning.

Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

Many students had trouble with the assignment because the teacher’s instructions were ambiguous and confusing.

P.O.S. Warm-Up• Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word

• Do you want to come to the playground with us?

• Mandy was so happy she skipped down the street.

• We hung shiny decorations on our tree.

Immigration Legislation• The Senate is currently

looking at immigration reform.

• There is a bipartisan plan asking to let the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants citizenship

• What are the pros and cons of this plan?

foster

Please guess the definition . . .

Mentally guess the part of speech . foster is a verb.

- help develop, help grow.

Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

James the farmer made sure to use fertilizer to help foster the growth of his corn so he could have a good harvest.

P.O.S. Warm-Up• Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word

• Carlos can run faster than anyone in our school.

• Please buy me a bunch of ripe bananas when you go to the store.

• Jalen’s dad sings loudly in the shower.

Us vs. Them (The ‘Other’)• What do we mean when we say “us”?

• What do we mean when we say “them” or “they”?

• What does it mean when we use these terms?

• Dehumanization

Boy Scout’s Gay-Ban• The Boy Scouts of America

consider ending it’s ban on gay members

• For decades the organization has been allowed to ban gay members since it is a private organization

• Some groups have planned to end their funding of the program because of the gay ban.

Fahrenheit 451 review• What happened to Montag’s house?

• What happened to Captain Beatty?

• What happened to the Hound?

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Even though many scientists say they have unequivocal evidence that global warming is real, many Americans still deny its existence.

Please guess the definition . . .

Mentally guess the part of speech . . .Unequivocal is an adjective.

-clear, only one possible meaning 

Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

P.O.S. Warm-Up• Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word

• Alex choked on his food because he ate so fast.

• Did you finish your homework yet?.

• Steve handled the breakable glass very carefully.

Double Arm-Surgery • Brendan Marrocco is the

first soldier to survive losing all 4 limbs

• He has received a double arm transplant from a deceased owner

• Doctors suspect it may take a few years for nerves to grow in his new arms.

Malevolent

The baron was known as a malevolent ruler who was very cruel to his people.

Please guess the definition . . .

Mentally guess the part of speech . . .Malevolent is an adjective.

-Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

P.O.S. Warm-Up• Identify the adjectives in the sentence

• Tanya is a graceful dancer.

• The chubby baby clapped his tiny hands.

• The children were happily painting colorful pictures.

Gaffe

Many people considered it a gaffe when VP Joe Biden said, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”

Please guess the definition . . .

Mentally guess the part of speech . . .gaffe is a noun.

- a clumsy social error.

Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

Seattle City Council considers public financing of campaigns

• Currently campaigns are funded through personal and fund raising money.

• This law would have the city fund campaigns through funds received from tax dollars

• Pro: Make elections more equal

• Con: Some do not want to fund politicians they don’t agree with