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Tuesday 09-03

Warmup

  • Phones in caddy
  • SSR

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Objective(s)

  • I can comprehend literary texts.
  • I can cite textual evidence.

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Materials

  • School device
  • SSR book
  • “The Pedestrian” printout

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Agenda

  1. SSR
  2. Grammar Warmup
  3. Set up Google docs
  4. Read/annotate “The Pedestrian”
  5. -----break-----
  6. Comprehension questions

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Homework

  • Finish writing your “The Pedestrian” paragraph on the Classroom assignment by beginning of next class

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SSR

  • Sustained: continued WITHOUT INTERRUPTION

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  • Silent: not distracting your classmates

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  • Reading: engaging genuinely with your text

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This is time for you to read something YOU ENJOY. Take advantage of it, because research shows that it:

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  1. Decreases your stress levels and slows your heart rate

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  • Increases your reading fluency

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09-03 Grammar Warmup - Subject and Predicate

Every complete sentence has two things:

  • A SUBJECT - whom/what the sentence is about (the main “actor”)
  • A PREDICATE - what the subject does or is

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Identify the subject and predicate in the sentences below:

  1. The track star beat their personal best this weekend.

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  • Huge waves rocked the sailboat.

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  • The standup comedian bombed.

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  • I have not started the second season of The Rings of Power yet.

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  • Our brains are incapable of multitasking.

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Google Notes

Google Folder:

  • From Google Classroom, click the Google Drive icon in the top right

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  • In that folder, create a Google Doc:
    • Last Name, First Name_Class Notes and Journal
    • Dement, Ben_Class Notes and Journal

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  • Share with both Mr. Dement and Mrs. Cerda as “Commenter”

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AS YOU READ

  • UNDERLINE words or phrases that provide exposition (people, place, time)

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  • Star sections where you notice conflict
    • Person vs. Person
    • Person vs. Self
    • Person vs. Society
    • Person vs. Nature
    • Person vs. Supernatural

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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  1. What is our exposition? (people, place, and time)
  2. Leonard Mead
  3. City at night, 8p, November
  4. 2053

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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2. Where is everyone (other than Leonard) and what are they doing?

In their houses watching TV.

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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3. How does the police car respond to Leonard saying he is a writer? What does that tell us about the current society?

“No profession” - no respect for writers

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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4. Define the term “regressive.” To what type of facility is the police car taking Leonard?

“Moving backwards” asylum

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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5. What word is repeated in the final paragraph? What effect does this create?

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“The Pedestrian,” by Ray Bradbury

AFTER YOU READ, answer the following questions in your pods:

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6. The story takes place in 2053 (~30 years from now). Do you think this type of environment is realistic for OUR future? Why or why not?

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