Download Unit 4 week 2 day 2

Tripping Over the Lunch
Lady
Day 2
How do people overcome
obstacles?
• Have you ever had to confront a
predicament? What was it?
• Were you able to come up with an
ingenious way to solve your problem?
What was it?
• How were you able to be triumphant over
your problem or obstacle?
Application- the act of putting something on
Hank hoped the application of bug spray would
stop the mosquito bites
Resilient- able to recoil or spring back into shape
after bending
He was resilient after his surgery.
Suffixes change the meaning of the word
when added to the word
-ly means: in a certain way
-ian means: relating to
Literary Terms
We are going to need our books now.
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-26
hyperbole
• Hyperbole is a type of figurative language
that uses exaggeration
• An author uses hyperbole when he or she
overstates something or makes it greater
than it actually is
• Used to emphasize a point and not to
deceive and is found in fiction, especially
in tall tales
Story Structure
• Climax• One of the main components of a story is
the plot, or the events of the story
• One major point in the plot is the climax,
the point where the conflict is directly
confronted
• The climax is when the conflict is
confronted
• In “The School Dance” I see that the
climax comes when his friend Nadia asks
him to dance
• Victor has to decide to dance or not
• Dalmatian- certain breed of dog
• The spotted dog was a Dalmatian.
• sprained- wrenched and twisted
• I couldn’t play anymore, I had a sprained
ankle.
Teach your partner these words.
• promenading- strolling
• We spent all of our time promenading
down the shopping street.
• Frilly- ruffled
• She couldn’t stand that frilly dress.
• Teach your partner these words
• Substitute- replacement
• The kids didn’t like the substitute teacher.
Teach your partner this word.
Pronouns and Antecedents
• Unclear:
• Dad and Amir exercise daily in his room.
• Clear:
• Dad and Amir exercise daily in Amir’s
room.
Lets take a look at our
Daily Fix it
Writing
Persuasive writing;
Introductory paragraph-your
position
Each paragraph should focus on your
evidence
Describe and then prove the
opposing views key points wrong
Restate and reinforce the thesis and
supporting evidence
• Your topic is:
• Kids should have less homework.