WU Journal Opening Adverbs definition practice Read chapters

• WU: Journal- Opening Adverbs –definition & practice • Read chapters 4 and 5 of Animal Farm. • Character Chart; fill in as you read. • Closure: Whom did you fill in on your character chart? • HW: Finish reading, if necessary. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 6 A Today I will continue to read Animal Farm, and I will focus on the allegorical aspects of the story. I will show what I have learned by filling in a chart.

• Quickly, they flung a rope with a hook towards him. – J. R. R. Tolkein, The Hobbit • Reluctantly, the boy fastened the collar on the bear cub. – Hal Borland, When the Legends Die • On and on, they walked, but the view did not vary. – J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his bike on its side on the path behind his family’s dwelling. OPENING ADVERBS An adverb at the beginning of a sentence. May be single or multiple, may be part of a phrase Set off by commas

MATCH THE OPENING ADVERBS WITH THE SENTENCES. WRITE OUT ONE OF THE SENTENCES. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ___ the branches rustled. ___I climbed over the scraggly rocks, slippery from the evening dew. ___like a mother with a little child, she led the heartbroken old man out of the watchers’ line of vision, out of the circle of lamplight. ___the snake raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry’s. ___she limped across the room and sat in her chair by the window. • A. Gently, • B. Overhead, • C. Slowly, very slowly, • D. Unsteadily, • E. Up, up,

• WU: Journal – Opening Adverbs • Malevolent Ink contest info –Read & discuss chapters 6 and 7 of Animal Farm. • HW: Finish reading chapter 7, if necessary. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 6 A Summarize the elements of plot development (e. g. , rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, denouement) in various works of fiction. Fig. 19 D Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.

• Model: Slowly, she slid the rest of the way down, and vanished. • A. she washed the grease from the plate • B. carefully • C. and rinsed WARM-UP Free write in your journal and incorporate at least 2 sentences with opening adverbs. One of them should mimic the model sentence.

• WU: Journal – opening adverbs • Socratic Dialogue over ch. 4 -7 • HW: Quiz over ch. 4 -7 tomorrow WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 6 A Summarize the elements of plot development (e. g. , rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, denouement) in various works of fiction. Fig. 19 D Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding.

• Model: Up, up, Icarus went, soaring into the bright sun. • A. Around, around, Rex chased • B. He was circling around his own tail. WARM-UP Free write in your journal and incorporate at least 2 sentences with opening adverbs. One of them should mimic the model sentence.

• What is the most corrupting influence on the pigs and how did the pigs become what they hated? • Is it morally wrong to be someone like Benjamin who recognizes what is happening but does not care enough to speak up, even if others will be hurt? • Is man really the root of the animals’ problems? If so, why? If not, who/what is? • What conclusion can be drawn for Orwell’s depiction of the use of propaganda (Squealer) in Animal Farm? • What is the reason for the conflict between Snowball and Napoleon? • Why does Napoleon order that the windmill be rebuilt? • Why did Orwell make the reader sympathize with all the animals except the pigs?

• WU: Bulldog Festival • Animal Farm quiz, ch. 4 -7 • (Journal) Opening Adverbs • Begin reading ch. 8. • Closure: Is Animal Farm a failed experiment? HW: Complete adverbs practice & Finish Animal Farm by Tuesday, October 10. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 6 A Summarize the elements of plot development (e. g. , rising action, turning point, climax, falling action, denouement) in various works of fiction. Fig. 19 D Make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding. Bring JOV

• Later, when it was time for the smaller children in the cabin to go to bed, Sounder’s master got up, put on his overall jacket, and went outside. • Further south, they saw the graceful necks of the apatosaurs, standing at the water’s edge, their bodies mirrored in the moving surface. WARM-UP Free write in your journal and incorporate at least 2 sentences with opening adverbs. Include sentences that mimic each of the models.

• Introduce JOV Unit 12, page 89 • Charades • Work on assignment: CDE • Closure: Can you guess my charade? • HW: Finish the book by Tuesday & JOV Unit 12 due Wednesday FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Today I will learn to use Greek and Latin root words that mean “cut” so that I may improve my vocabulary. I will show what I have learned by using the root words to create new words, answering questions, and completing analogies.