1.4.2 Suffixes, "Finest" Ch 1-2, Personal Evidence

Suffixes, The Finest Hours Chapters 1-2, Personal Evidence

Lesson 1.4.2

Word Work: Suffixes -an/ian, -ous, -acy, -ate

Objectives:

• sort words based on suffix

• pronounce multisyllabic words correctly

Suffix Examples

​Suffix	​Definition of Suffix	​New Words
​-an/-ian	belonging to or related to​	olympIAN
​-ous	characterized by	bounteOUS
​-acy	the state or quality​	advocACY
​-ate	an office or function​	separATE

Categorize

Options (16)

urban

suburban

librarian

avian

fallacy

piracy

illiteracy

mediocracy

liquidate

activate

medicate

hibernate

poisonous

ambidextrous

dubious

trecherous

Organize these options into the right categories

-ate (an office or function)

-ous (characterized by)

-an/-ian (belonging to or related to)

-acy (state or quality)

Reading: The Finest Hours Chapters 1-2

Objectives:

• recall details from Chapters 1 and 2 of The Finest Hours

• examine how authors create a narrative nonfiction exposition

Open Ended

As you look at this image, imagine what it might be like to be aboard a ship caught in a storm. How would you feel? How would you act or react to being in this situation?

• Rudderless: not having direction or a plan

• ​Arduous: hard to accomplish or achieve

• Mettle: strength of spirit

• Sandbar: ridge of sand created by water currents

• Treacherous: containing hidden dangers

• Shoal: a sandbar that makes the water shallow

• Dubious: of questionable quality, doubtful

Vocab

• Narrative nonfiction stories read like narrative fiction stories but are true

• Many follow the same plot (event structure)

• Exposition: the introduction to the setting and characters

• Inciting Incident: the problem or conflict that propels the story forward

Narrative Arc

• We will listen and follow along for the first two chapters of The Finest Hours (pages 2-15)

• The first two chapters of The Finest Hours incorporate the story's exposition and inciting incident.

• Focus on enjoying and understanding the story

• As you read make annotations about any questions you have, your emotional response, and items that interest you

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First Read

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lines from the text's exposition provides essential background information about the book's setting?

• "Taking a sip of his coffee, Bernie thought of his young wife, Miriam, in bed with a bad case of the flu at their cottage on Sea View Street."

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  "A year later, at the age of 16, when World War II was underway, Bernie got an idea that would change the course of his rudderless life."

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  "Windswept snow danced over the shifting sands as large drifts piled up in the front yard of the Chatham Lifeboat Station."

• "It [the waters off Cape Cod] was one of the most dangerous places on the sea, because of the shifting sandbars and enormous waves."

Multiple Choice

What is the inciting incident of The Finest Hours?

• The inciting incident is when Bernie Webber wonders what the day will bring.

• The inciting incident is when Bernie Webber decides to enlist in the U.S. Maritime Service.

• The inciting incident is when the Pendleton did not dock in Boston Harbor.

• The inciting incident is when the Pendleton split in half.

Writing: Personal Evidence

Objective:

• use personal observations to support their argument claim

• You wrote an argumentative claim and submitted an outline with two reasons.

• In this lesson and upcoming lessons, you will work to add evidence that reinforces both reasons.

• Personal evidence refers to using firsthand experiences, stories, and observations to support your claim.

• Personal evidence can be effective because it adds a human element to an argument and makes your argument more relatable.

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Argumentative Writing

a story of something that happened to you that directly relates to your argument

Personal Story

​If you are an expert in the subject you are arguing, you can use your personal expertise as evidence

Personal Expertise

Unlike stories that have happened to you, personal observations are things you notice about the world around you

Personal Observations

​Types of Personal Evidence

Multiple Select

Why is personal evidence valuable when constructing an argument?

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  It adds other perspectives.

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  It makes your argument able to be fact-checked.

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  It adds a personal element.

• It makes your argument more relatable.

• Open your Argumentative Outline (open Word or ELA Notebook)

• You should already have your claim and two reasons sections filled out

• Brainstorm and record personal evidence that you can use to support your claim

• You can use personal stories, observations, or your own expertise

Next Steps

Today, you:

• applied words that employ the suffixes ‑an/ian, ‑ous, ‑acy, and ‑ate

• completed the first read of two chapters of The Finest Hours

• developed your argumentative writing outline using personal evidence

• shared your personal evidence with your teacher.

Continue to think about ways in which The Finest Hours and your work in ELA address this unit's inquiry question: Are we better together?

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Wrap Up

• The rest of class is Choice Time. You can be working on:

  • iReady Reading Practice
    (Finish your benchmarks!!!)

  • Silent Reading

  • Get help from Mrs. Massack

  • Overdue Edio Lessons

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Choice Time