WednesdayFebruary 25, 2009

Agenda• HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT (7):

• Composition notebook, writing utensil • [3 min] Warm up: “Opinions.”• [2 min] Discussion• [2 min] Review: Missed Last Week?• [2 min] Preview: This Week In Advance• Welcome to FCAT Bootcamp Day 6!• [7 min] PP Notes: Context Clues• [3 min] What is on your Quiz Th/Fri?• [2 min] FCA #6 Results• [Optional if you are “evil”] Mastering FCAT: pg.

189, “Leiningen versus the Ants.”

Objective(s):• Apply knowledge of plot

structure, characterization, and cause and effect by answering questions after reading “How to Fight Monsters.”

Important Dates:2/25: Early Release Day/Film Club

meeting2/27: Film Club Viewing3/4: FCA #73/10: FCAT

2/25/2009 [3 min]• You have approximately 5 more

days with me until the FCAT.1. Thursday/Friday (2/26 or 2/27)2. Monday (3/2)3. Tuesday (3/3)4. Thursday/Friday (3/5 or 3/6)5. Monday (3/9)

– Do you think my FCAT Bootcamp is helping you at all? Why or why not? Do you have suggestions for improvement? Explain!

WARM UP

Timer

Review: Missed Yesterday?

NO NOTES

Makeup needed?What YOU missed…

Monday Yes—Mastering FCAT, pg. 214. All questions in notebook.

Tuesday Yes--“How to Fight Monsters” story and answered questions at end of presentation.

Preview: This Week in Advance

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What are we doing?

Wednesday CONTEXT CLUES: Notes taken on how to find context clues to find word meanings.

Thursday/Friday QUIZ. COMPARE AND CONTRAST/POV: Read “Flipped,” answered questions at the end of the PP.

Today…

• We’ll be taking a few slides of notes on our new standard: context clues.

• We’ll be discussing what will be on your quiz Th/Fri.

• I’ll tell you what you AS A CLASS received for FCA #6.

• Questions?

NO NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• Ever come across a question like this?

1. Read the following sentence.

It was imperative that the man survive the plane crash.

What does the word imperative mean?• Instinct• Irresistible• Native• Urgent

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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• Textbook and FCAT Writers know when you probably don’t know what a word means.

• Thus, they include hints, words, or phrases that are built into the sentence(s) surrounding the word.

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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• There are 3 types of context clues.– Examples– Synonyms – Antonyms TAK

E NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• Examples:– The writer will SHOW what a word means.– Look for:

• “For example”• A comma• A colon ( : )

TAKE

NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• This third grade was full of precocious children. One child had learned to read at two and another could do algebra at age 6.

• What does the word precocious mean?

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Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• Synonyms:– The hard word will have another word next to it

that means the same thing.– Look for:

• A word next to it• “Or”

TAKE

NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• His rancor, or hatred, of his brother has caused him to live his life as a lonely person.

• What does the word rancor mean?NO NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• There was chaotic pandemonium as people were trying to leave the rock concert.

• What does the word pandemonium mean?NO NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• Antonyms:– The hard word will have another word/sentence

next to it that means the opposite.– Look for:

• Without• But• Instead of

TAKE

NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• She had a smirk on her face instead of a frown.

• What does the word smirk mean?NO NOTES

Bootcamp, Day the 6th:Context Clues

• The smell from the refrigerator was very foul, but the freezer smelled fresh.

• What does the word foul mean?NO NOTES

Th/Fri Quiz

• Study:– Plot Elements notes (plot, characterization, POV)

• P.A.D. = post-apocalyptic dystopia – Organizational patterns (flashback, chronological)– Cause and effect notes– Context clue notes from today (synonym/antonym)

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FCA #6 Results

• F.Y.I.

• There is an FCA #7; you will take it next Wednesday—there are no other FCA’s after that.

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FCA #6 Results

• 1st: 64%• 2nd: 80%• 3rd: 58%• 4th: 59%• 6th: 55%

• Average: 63.20%

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All FCA Results

• 1st: 77% (2nd place)• 2nd: 79% (1st place)• 3rd: 70% (4th place)• 4th: 74% (3rd place)• 6th: 70% (4th place)

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All FCA Results

• It all comes down to FCA #7

• Want to help your class? Study notes on:– Context clues– Cause and Effect

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Have you been “evil”?• Read: Mastering FCAT: pg. 189, “Leiningen

versus the Ants.” Answer all questions in notebook.

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