Welcome!Today is Monday, April 21, 2014

Fail notices will be mailed out Friday.Service and Study tours meeting tomorrow.

Please: turn off your phones and put them away, take out your:

annotated history packet journals copy of the class novel, writing utensil,

put backpacks on the floor, and

Prepare your journals for a Good Grammar Lesson

Good Grammar: Commas Reviewhttps://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/1/Purdue OWL PowerPoint presentation: Clauses and PhrasesWhat is a clause?

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb that complement each other.

What is a phrase? A phrase is a group of words that does

not contain a subject or a verb that complement each other.

Commas: Independent Clauses True or False? The subject and verb must form a

complete thought to be considered an independent clause.

SAMI students listen.subject (S) verb (v)

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/1/ What is a compound sentence?

A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction is called a compound sentence.

Comma ReviewWhat are the conjunctions?

– For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and sohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODGA7ssL-6g

Commas: Dependent Clauses A dependent clause contains

a subject and verb, but the clause cannot stand independently.

Dependent clauses can often be identified by the use of dependent clause markers.

because

since

when

while

until

if

as

though

although

unless

after

before

once

whether

Commas: Dependent Clauses Dependent phrases and clauses help to

clarify and add detail to an independent clause.

Dependent clauses may appear at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence.

Commas: Dependent Clauses When a dependent clause is placed at

the beginning of a sentence, place a comma between the independent clause and the dependent clause.

Dep. clause S V Before he took the test, Dan struggled with

Conj. S V his homework, so his father helped him.

Commas: Independent Introductory Clauses

Where would you place the comma in the following example?

S V Because it was raining we decided to go

to the movies.

Commas: Introductory Clauses You would place the comma here…

Introductory clause S V Because it was raining, we decided to

go to the movies.

Commas: Dependent ClausesWhen a dependent clause is located after an independent clause, do not place a comma between the two.

S V We decided to go to the movies because

we were bored.

Today’s Learning Goals

We will be able to better understand why Native Americas experience so many challenges on the reservations and how oppression affects identity and relationships.

Progression of Learning We will discuss the history of Native

Americans after contact with Europeans. We will discuss the development of the

characters Thomas and Victor

Prioritizing Historical EventsIn your small groups, pick the five most important events in the history of Native American oppression by Europeans and European Americans and explain why they are the most important in your journals.

As you are working, I will check your reading journals and the annotation of the History article.

Pick 51. Most important2. Second most important3. Third most important4. Fourth most important5. Fifth most important

Smoke SignalsTurn to your neighbor and tell them your favorite part of the movie and one thing you learned.

Character Development Tracking: Victor

Victor How it was at the beginning:

What changed it:

How it was at the end:

Something he learned:

His self-image:

His relation-ship with Thomas:

How he feels about his dad:

Character Development Tracking: Thomas

Thomas How it was at the beginning:

What changed it:

How it was at the end:

Something he learned:

His self image:

His relationship with Victor:

How he feels about his parents/other

Fist to FiveI better understand why Native Americas experience so many challenges on the reservations and how oppression affects identity and relationships.

Homework Outline your Socratic Seminar paper In the Pagoda tomorrow. Set the tables

up in a “U” formation. Bring in your camp forms. Vocabulary quiz on Thursday

Effective Note-Taking FormatChapter Title and page numbers (One Page for Each Chapter)

Text Evidence in the form of quotes“………………” (Junior, pg. 14)

Reaction to each quoteThis quote makes me think………This actions shows me……I’m wondering………..

Vocabulary Words and a quick summary of the chapter

Information to answer the Essential Questions:What is his identity and how does it develop? andHow does it affects the decisions he makes?