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Warm-Up

Warm-Up. Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Iska wrote this story about the first disc dog. She wants you to read the story and think about how she might correct and improve it. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow. Ashley Whippet

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Warm-Up

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  1. Warm-Up Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Iska wrote this story about the first disc dog. She wants you to read the story and think about how she might correct and improve it. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow. Ashley Whippet (11) Ashley started catching discs when he was six months old. (12) Alex used discs for food and water dishes, so Ashley was used to them. (13) Alex started bringing Ashley to school, where there was plenty of room to play. (14) Ashley quickly learned to leap and twist. (15) He quickly learned to catch discs in mid-air. (16) Hundreds of students from the college gathered to watch. (17) Alex and Ashley became local stars. 7. Iska needs to add a transition word or phrase to help her readers move from sentence 12 to sentence 13. Which transition could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 13? A. Well ahead, B. When C. Although D. Soon, 8. What is the BEST way to combine sentences 14 and 15? A. Ashley quickly learned to leap and twist, and catch discs in mid-air. B. Ashley quickly learned to leap, twist, and catch discs in mid-air. C. Ashley quickly learned to leap, twist, and he quickly learned to catch discs in mid-air. D. Ashley quickly learned to leap, twist, or catch discs in mid-air.

  2. Buzz Word Snarl (v): to growl threateningly or viciously (gruñido;うなり声) Sentence: He had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him (pg. 28).

  3. EOC Blueprint Review • How long do you have to take the test? • What is on the test? • How many short answer? • How many multiple choice? • How many essays? • What type of essay? • How should you break down your test? • What percent of your test is each section?

  4. Drama “The Open Window” • We are going to read the play out loud and then answer the questions • Remember to make note of the list of characters, setting, stage directions and other elements of drama OER Practice: What is the tone of the play? Use evidence from the text and video to support your answer.

  5. Drama “The Open Window” • Watch the video interpretation of the play • How is it different than the written version? • How is it the same?

  6. Revise & Edit Practice • We are going to do a revise and edit practice passage together (Turtle Cam) • The next one you will do with a partner so PAY ATTENTION! (Fast Food) • Using the strategies I showed you work with your partner to answer the questions. • Make sure both of your names are on the paper

  7. Dictionary & Thesaurus Practice • With a partner (or alone-it’s up to you) find the answers to the questions using a dictionary or a thesaurus • The first one (or partnership) to finish and get them all complete wins a PRIZE! (yes, it’s food)

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