SEI P2 9.14

SEI P2 9.14

Open Ended

If you had a million dollars what would you do with it?

Multiple Choice

How do you make the /j/ sound in English?

• /j/

• /g/

• /dge/

• all of the above

/j/ can be made in three ways:

• using /j/ like in John, or enjoy

• using /g/ like in giant

• using /dge/ like in edge

• note that you will not see /dge/ at the beginning of words.

Multiple Choice

How many examples of the /j/ sound are found in "judge?"

• 1

• 2

• 3

Vocabulary builder: Jot these words down somewhere...

advice, combination, compliment, rebels, rehearsal, resemble, surrender, separated

Summary: Chapter Seventeen

Marco gives Raquel a stuffed toy panda for Valentine’s Day. Raquel feels flattered that he gave her the gift, but the panda frightens her. Mrs. Pruitt starts telling the class about the battle at the Alamo. Marco decides to use what Mrs. Pruitt says to help him in the play.

Raquel asks Mrs. Pruitt why she doesn’t tell the truth about Texas and the Alamo. Raquel feels nervous talking back to a teacher, but she is so angry that she keeps talking about how the Americans had come to Texas illegally and how history books have forgotten about the Mexicans at the Alamo. After class, she argues with Marco because he did not speak up and defend her in class.

Open Ended

Why do you think Raquel is so upset about the way the battle at the Alamo is taught?

Poll

Do you think Marco should have stood up for Raquel in class?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Is Raquel right to be upset at Marco for not standing up for her? Why or why not?

Summary: Chapter Eighteen

Mrs. Frymire is leading a play rehearsal. Agatha cannot remember her lines. Marco thinks about Raquel. Billy Ray laughs at Izzy when Izzy says his lines. Izzy calls Billy Ray a “buck-toothed, bald-headed orangutan” again. The boys start shouting at each other. Mrs. Frymire calls an end to rehearsals. Mr. Watts leads Marco and Izzy out of the auditorium.

Multiple Choice

How are Billy Ray and Izzy behaving in rehearsal?

• Like best buddies

• Fighting and shouting

• Joking and singing

Adjectives in a noun phrase

These adjectives add details and enrich the story.

A noun phrase is a piece of a sentence with a determiner and a noun, minimum... and can have adjectives added.

Example:

The bear was covered in fur. It had a nose. The inside of its ears were red. The bear held a red valentine with the words: "Be mine, Valentine," written on it.

Example:

The bear was covered in course, bristly, black fur. It had a red, valentine-shaped nose. The inside of its ears were lined with red felt. The bear held a huge red valentine with the words: "Be mine, Valentine," written in bold black letters.

Example:

The car has wheels. It is blue. It goes fast.

Multiple Choice

What are rebels?

• People who follow along

• People who go against the rules

Closer look:

"You call Crockett, Travis, and Bowie heroes," Raquel continued, "but the Mexican soldiers were even bigger heroes. They died defending my country against U.S. rebels."

Open Ended

Is Raquel right? Can US soldiers be "rebels"? Why or why not?

Open Ended

The car has wheels. It is blue. It goes fast.

Rewrite this adding at least one adjective to each sentence.

Describe the wheels, the blue color, and it's speed.

Research 1:

What nation is your first language from? What is that nation's position on climate change? How did they approach the pandemic?

Google it! Then, create 4 slides on Powerpoint.

*Cover slide with name

* Language 1 nation

Approach to climate change

Approach to Covid 19

Research 2

Google "The battle of the Alamo."

Make a Prezi OR Powerpoint with a minimum of 5 slides with information about the Alamo.

Cover slide with your name and title

Then one slide for "Who"

One slide for "What?"

One slide for "Where and When"

One slide for "Why."