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Vocabulary Development and Writing Strategies for Chapters 1-4

This assignment outlines essential home learning strategies to enhance your vocabulary and writing skills. Students are to turn in their home learning to the class inbox and focus on vocabulary from Chapters 1-4, including words like "adherence" and "bewildered." Create vocabulary cards and study for 20 minutes each night in preparation for the upcoming quiz on 9/16 (B) and 9/17 (A). Additionally, compose two SAT-style questions, due between 9/11 (A) and 9/12 (B). Engage in pre-writing strategies, brainstorm ideas, and organize thoughts for clear expression in writing.

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Vocabulary Development and Writing Strategies for Chapters 1-4

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  1. Bell Ringer • Turn-in your home learning to the class inbox. • Write down Ch. 1-4 vocabulary words: 1. Adherence 2. Apprehensive 3. Awed 4. Bewildered 5. Chastisement 6. Gravitating 7. Nondescript 8. Nurturer 9. Rarity 10. Transgression

  2. Home Learning WRITE IN PLANNER: • Create vocab. cards and study 20 minutes each night. • Ch. 1-4 Vocab. Quiz will be on 9/16 (B) and 9/17 (A). • Create two SAT style questions due 9/11 (A) & 9/12 (B). • Hold all questions until the end.

  3. Home Learning Explanation Vocab. cards will be set-up as follows: • On the FRONT of the card is the: • Vocab. word written in BLACK (color varies by week.) • Week number • On the BACK of the card is the: • Definition • Part of speech.

  4. Home Learning Explanation SAT Questions Directions: • Write a sentence that uses two of the vocab. words correctly in context. • Omit the words and provide four multiple choice options. • EXAMPLE: • Hoping to ______ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be _______ to both labor and management. • ENFORCE…USEFUL • END…DEVISE • OVERCOME…UNATTRACTIVE • RESOLVE…ACCEPTABLE

  5. Housekeeping • Finish remaining Book-in-a-Bag presentations • Conclude Context Clues Power Notes • Context Clues activity, if time allows

  6. Pre-writing Strategies

  7. Objectives • Think more clearly • See a start of your paper • Keep track of your ideas • Practice expressing yourself in writing

  8. Develop Ideas • Use the following strategies: • Jolt list • Brainstorm (may include drawings) • Free writing

  9. Visualize/Organize Ideas into Major Categories for Writing • Types of strategies: • Outline • Mapping • Tree Diagram

  10. Anticipation Box • Leave title blank, for now. We’ll add it after you have written. • Anticipation Box reveal Writing Prompt: • Using the objects from the anticipation box, predict what will happen in the novel.Make an inference about the novel’s central message.

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