Drill # 73 12/19/11

B-DayPlease write the date and drill # on your paper.

Copy the following sentence. Predict the meaning of the underlined word using context clues.

Since the Ewells lived in a ramshackle, old cabin down by the dump, Tom Robinson tried to help with repairs around the house.

ObjectivesSWBAT: – predict word meanings using context clues.

– apply the rules of standard English to correctly punctuate sentences with colons, semicolons, and apostrophes.

– create a visual representation of a scene in a novel.

– analyze and explain plot developments and characterization in a novel.

HomeworkVocabulary Unit 14

CTS (pages 160-161)

Grammar Quiz TOMORROW

Housekeeping

Mid-term Mania!

5 School Days Until Winter Break

Winter Festival Countdown Continues:

• Winter Festival on Friday, 12/23

• All students who are referral free from Monday, 11/28-Thursday, 12/22 are eligible to participate.

Vocab Unit 14

Work in a group to predict the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences.

After you have predicted the meanings of all 10 words, one member of your group should look up and share the definitions with the rest of the group (pages 157-159).

Grammar—Practice

Punctuation Practice—The class will work together to determine and explain the best choice for each item.

Transition—What was it like outside the

courthouse?

Create a sentence about the atmosphere outside the courthouse. Include a semicolon in your sentence.

BREAK

Literature

We will continue to read chapter 16. When we are finished, you will complete the picture and description for the second half of the chapter—inside the courtroom.

Literature

Transition: Lady Justice

What are the symbols of justice?

LiteratureThe Trial!

As we read the testimony of each witness, we will pause to record the evidence on the chart.

Closure

What has been the most compelling evidence presented so far?

Revisit the Objectives

SWBAT:predict word meanings using context clues.

apply the rules of standard English to correctly punctuate sentences with colons, semicolons, and apostrophes.

create a visual representation of a scene in a novel.

analyze and explain plot developments and characterization in a novel.