November 16, 2016 -- Wednesday

On the board:
1. sentence combining  -- can we do it with sentences about Gav?  (Powers Chapters 8, 9)
2. Inference -- page 324 in B. the G.
3.  Homework:  exercises 7.1 and 7.2 in B. the G.


The girl was thirsty.
The girl drank lemonade.
It was cool.
         The girl, who was very thirsty, drank the cool lemonade made by her sister.

The city was growing.
Gav tells stories.
Gav was sad about Sallo's death.
Gave becomes emotional
     1.  The city was growing, and within it, Gave tells stories. But Gav becomes emotional because he is sad about Sallo's death.
     2. Within the growing city, Gav tells stories, but finally he shows emotion, mourning Sallo's death.


2 handouts about "inference," one with an explanation of inference and one with a story about Kyle, giving us a chance to look closely at details to figure out how we can read between the lines and find the deeper meaning intended by the writer.

Homework:
1. Exercises 7.1 and 7.2 in B. the G
2. Write out all the sections in the "Kyle" reading on how to make inferences from what we read
3.  All Six (6)  Concept Preps will be due on December 2nd
4. Final will be at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, December 14