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Class Prep: Folders, Good News, Updates

Warm-UP : October 8, 2013 1. Please grab a newspaper and a worksheet from the front of the room. 2. Read the directions and begin. Your newspaper will need to be put back together neatly just as you found it, so don’t get it too mixed up while reading!.

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Class Prep: Folders, Good News, Updates

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  1. Warm-UP: October 8, 20131. Please grab a newspaper and a worksheet from the front of the room. 2. Read the directions and begin. Your newspaper will need to be put back together neatly just as you found it, so don’t get it too mixed up while reading!

  2. Class Prep: Folders, Good News, Updates

  3. It’s time for…

  4. Why Bother?

  5. Vocab – Notes! The next 10 slides have your vocab for this unit. Look Think Explain Check Be thinking about hand motions for the words!

  6. Ss groups will review the words and decide if they need to revamp their prediction based on the words that are in their list. Invincible Part of speech: Adjective Definition: Unbeatable

  7. Demeanor Part of Speech: Noun Definition: the way a person appears to be or acts towards others

  8. Fealty Part of Speech: Noun Definition: loyalty or faithfulness

  9. Quest • Part of Speech: Noun or Verb (depending on use) • Definition: (to) search or journey to find or achieve something

  10. Damsel • Part of Speech: Noun • Definition: a young woman, usually of noble birth

  11. Vanquish • Part of Speech: Verb • Definition: to defeat or overcome

  12. Foreshadow • Part of Speech: Verb • Definition: to hint about something beforehand

  13. Bionic • Part of Speech: Adjective • Definition: having normal body parts or abilities changed by robotics

  14. Distress • Part of Speech: Noun (can also be a verb) • Definition: great pain, anxiety or sorrow

  15. Cretin • Part of Speech: Noun • Definition: an obnoxious or foolish person

  16. What About Kevin? While Kevin (Freak) is not the ‘hero’ of the quest, he is definitely a major part of the story. His point of view is very important and unique. To understand Kevin’s perspective more, we will be reading about Morquio Syndrome (MORE-key-o SIN-drome) http://morquio.com/

  17. Unit II Vocab Game

  18. Ready to play?

  19. is… The fealty

  20. is… The vanquish

  21. is… The cretin

  22. is… The distress

  23. is… The bionic

  24. is… The foreshadow

  25. is… The quest

  26. is… The damsel

  27. is… The demeanor

  28. is… The invincible

  29. is… The foreshadow

  30. is… The fealty

  31. is… The damsel

  32. is… The cretin

  33. is… The vanquish

  34. is… The bionic

  35. is… The quest

  36. is… The demeanor

  37. is… The distress

  38. Morquio Syndrome • With your group: Read the article • Highlight important information (definition, how you get it, problems you recognize in Kevin’s description already, etc.) • Discuss what you think the most difficult complication would be. • If you finish early, visit the Anchor Activity Area. • We will discuss what you learned in 7 minutes.

  39. Closing Activity Write a paragraphabout how your life would changeif YOU had Morquio Syndrome. A paragraph means AT LEAST THREE SENTENCES. NONE of those sentences should start with the word ‘and’. • Think about: • Diseases are expensive. • Would your home would be easy for someone with this condition to live in? • What activities would you have to give up if you had this sickness? • What daily things do you think would be harder for you to do?

  40. Homework and Points • Due TOMORROW: • Complete the vocab fill-in / inference sheet • Points!

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