January 20/21

OBJECTIVES:  Students will (1) identify appositive and participial phrases in a sentence in order to understand how writer's create sentences; (2) explain the specific purpose, controlling idea, and make inferences about expository text (3) evaluate expository literature through writing and develop response with effective supporting details

ACTIVITIES:

1.  Watch appositive and participial phrases  grammar videos on youtube

2.  Copy model sentence #3 and analyze:  "One evening late in January, a 21 year old name Peter Dut led his two teenage brothers through the brightly lighted corridors of the Minneapolis airport, trying to mask his confusion."

3. Complete your OER for "The Lost Boys of Sudan" article if you did not do so on Thursday/Friday.  Leave it in the black tray with the substitute.  Make sure you highlight it  (Answer to the question = green; paraphrased and "cited" = orange; your conclusions and connections = yellow)

4.  Read the following article: Team Hoyt article

5.  Complete "Similarities of Team Hoyt and Lost Boys" and share it with terri.davis@ptpirates.org AND to tdavis@ptisd.org  Here's how:

     1.  Copy the information into a new Google doc OR the Pages app
     2.  Rename the document with your name and class period.
     3.  Complete it and share it with both email addresses above.

If you have trouble completing this electronic assignment or do not have your iPad, ask the substitute for a paper copy.

GRADES:   "The Lost Boys of Sudan" OER and multiple choice, Similarities of Team Hoyt and Lost Boys