1 / 27

September Bell Ringer Prompts

September Bell Ringer Prompts. September 2 nd , 2014 (All Blocks). Write down Roots List #3! Brev : short; Example: abbreviation Derm : skin; Example: dermatologist Manu: hand; Example: manual Proto: first; Example: prototype

donna-cotton
Download Presentation

September Bell Ringer Prompts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. September Bell Ringer Prompts

  2. September 2nd, 2014 (All Blocks) • Write down Roots List #3! • Brev: short; Example: abbreviation • Derm: skin; Example: dermatologist • Manu: hand; Example: manual • Proto: first; Example: prototype • Struct: build; Example: construct • Ter/terr: earth; Example: territory • Luc/lum: light; Example: illuminate • Path: feeling; Example: sympathy • Uni: one; Example: Unicycle

  3. Roots list #3 continued… • Quad: four; Example: quadruple • Clud/clos: closed Example: exclude • Pent: five Example: pentagon • Sub: under Example: submarine • Theo: god Example: theology • Tox: poison Example: toxic

  4. September 3rd, 2014 (All Blocks) • Writer’s Notebook: • List the 5 most important books in the world, the books that are most central to society. Then explain why you chose each book. What makes it that important?

  5. September 4th, 2014 • Writer’s Notebook: • Today is Therapeutic Thursday! This is a weekly tradition by which we celebrate the approaching weekend by writing about whatever we want! You may choose to write about whatever is on your mind (no profanity and keep it “PG”). Just be sure to write in full sentences (no repeating one word or phrase over and over) and make it a 1/2 a page.

  6. September 5th, 2014 • Dobie was absent. • Independent Reading: • Read your book of choice silently for 15 minutes.

  7. September 8th, 2014 • New Roots List #4: • Write these down! • Graph- write; ex. Biography • Hemo- blood; ex. hemoglobin • Log/logue- word, thought; ex. dialogue • Meter- measure; ex. thermometer • Op/oper- work; ex. Operation • Vid/vis- see; ex. Visual, video

  8. Roots list #4 continued… • Flect/flex- bend; ex. Reflection • Frag/fract- break; ex. Fragment • Mis/mit- send; ex. Transmission • Pul/ pel- force; ex. Compel • Tri- three; ex. Tripod • Soph- wisdom; Ex. Philosophy • Metro- city; Ex. Metropolis • Cap- head; Ex. Decapitate • Crat- rule; Ex. Democrat

  9. September 9th, 2014 • Independent Reading: (All Classes) • Today you will silently read a book of your choice for 15 minutes. If you do not have a book you may borrow one from my shelf or go to the library (come ask me ASAP). • *As you read, a list will be circulating. Please write down the book you are reading and will be using for your project. Also write down which project you are choosing to complete for this nine weeks.

  10. September 10th, 2014 • Writer’s Notebook: • Identify the verb phrases in each of the following sentences. Do not write the whole sentence. Just write down the verb phrase and label each verb as “L” for “Linking”, “A” for “Action”, or “H” for helping. • Poodles can be excellent pets. • Albert was being gentle with the newborn kittens. • The sharp knife is the one on the counter. • Paul has not always acted so strangely. • I have seldom seen a more moving performance. • Did anyone call for me? • When will the show start? • If Jeff feels sick, he should stay home. • The soup tastes a little bland. • We must look for a birthday card after school.

  11. September 11th, 2014 • Writer’s Notebook: • Today is Therapeutic Thursday! This is a weekly tradition by which we celebrate the approaching weekend by writing about whatever we want! You may choose to write about whatever is on your mind (no profanity and keep it “PG”). Just be sure to write in full sentences (no repeating one word or phrase over and over) and make it a 1/2 a page.

  12. September 12th, 2014 • Independent Reading: (All Classes) • Today you will silently read for 15 minutes. • the book you have chosen for your project. • *I will be monitoring who is consistently reading for the entire time.

  13. September 15th, 2014 • New Vocab ! • Write Roots List #5 down in your notebook. • 1. -al def: relating to Example Word: maternal • 2. ambi- def: bothExample Word: ambiguous • 3. ante-def: beforeExample Word: antebellum • 4. –ariumdef: place ofExample Word:aquarium • 5. centi-def: hundredExample Word: centimeter • 6. de-def: from / downExample Word: depart

  14. 7. di-def: twoExample Word: dissect • 8. dis-def: oppositeExample Word: disable • 9. ex-def:outExample Word: exit • 10. hypo-def:too littleExample Word: hypothermia • 11. in-def:notExample Word: invalid • 12.intra-def: withinExample Word: intra-murals • 13. –istdef:one who practicesExample Word: biologist • 14. nano-def:billionExample Word: nanosecond

  15. September 17th, 2014 • Writer’s Notebook: (All Classes) • Give your opinion! If there is a movie version of a book, should one just skip reading the book and watch the movie? Explain using examples to support your claim. Also, what if there is a shortened version of the book (abridged)? Is reading the shortened version just as good? Explain why or why not? Finally, is reading important after you get out of high school? Explain why or why not.

  16. September 18th, 2014 • Writer’s Notebook: (All Classes) • Today is Therapeutic Thursday! This is a weekly tradition by which we celebrate the approaching weekend by writing about whatever we want! You may choose to write about whatever is on your mind (no profanity and keep it “PG”). Just be sure to write in full sentences (no repeating one word or phrase over and over) and make it a 1/2 a page.

  17. September 19th, 2014 • Independent Reading: (All Classes) • Today you will silently read for 15 minutes. • the book you have chosen for your project. • *I will be monitoring who is consistently reading for the entire time.

  18. September 22nd, 2014 (All Classes)Roots list #6 • 1. macro- means- large ex. Macrocosm • 2. micro- means- small ex. Microscope • 3. mis- means- bad ex. Mistake • 4. neo- means- new ex. Neonatal • 5. omni- means- all ex. Omnipresent • 6. per- means- throughout ex. Pervade • 7. peri- means- all around ex. Periscope

  19. List 6 Continued… • 8. poly- means- many ex. Polygon • 9. post- means- after ex. Postpone • 10. pre- means- before ex. Prepare • 11. pro- means- forward ex. Progress • 12. re- means- again ex. Reappear • 13. retro- means- back ex. Retrospect • 14. super- means- more than ex. super-power • 15. sym means- together ex. symmetry

  20. September 23rd, 2014 • Independent Reading: (4th and 5th) • Today you will silently read for 15 minutes. • the book you have chosen for your project. • *I will be monitoring who is consistently reading for the entire time.

  21. September 24th, 2014 • No Bell Ringer: (1st and 3rd blocks) • Take 5 minutes to review your List 5 Root Words for today’s quiz.

  22. September 25th, 2014 • No Bell Ringer Today! • Get out your Reading Guide Questions for Part 2 of Fahrenheit 451 and prepare to read!

  23. September 26th, 2014 • Independent Reading: (All Classes) • Today you will silently read for 10 minutes. • the book you have chosen for your project. • I will be monitoring who is consistently reading for the entire time.

  24. September 29th, 2014 (1st Block Only) • Get out a half sheet of paper for the reading quiz over the Fahrenheit 451 reading you did this weekend.

  25. September 29th, 2014 (3rd, 4th, 5th ) • No New Vocab! • I am giving you an extra week to study for your Mega Roots Quiz with all 6 of the lists we have done so far. Get out all of your root word lists and we will do a vocab review game for the first 10 minutes of class.

  26. September 30th , 2014 (1st Block Only) • Get out a half sheet of paper for the reading quiz over the Fahrenheit 451 reading you did last night.

  27. September 30th , 2014 • Independent Reading: (3rd,4th, 5th) • Today you will silently read for 15 minutes. • the book you have chosen for your project. • I will be monitoring who is consistently reading for the entire time.

More Related