This document contains the agenda and lesson plan for a language arts class. It includes announcements, the daily schedule, a vocabulary lesson on words like "capsize" and "grotesque", and a history question about events that occurred on September 11, 2001. Students are asked to choose a writing prompt to respond to creatively using vocabulary words. The teacher leads the class in discussing word meanings and examples of usage.

1. BELLWORK:
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
CHOOSE ONE OF THE
PROMPTS ON PAGE 19 OF
YOUR REV IT UP BOOK.
BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR
USE OF OUR
VOCABULARY WORDS!
WELCOME TO
LANGUAGE ARTS

2. TODAY’S AGENDA
• On This Date
• Bellwork – In Your
Own Words
• H.O.T. Words!
• Finish Word Cards

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• MMS Open House is
Tuesday, Sept. 11 th
• Chess/Strategic Gaming
begins this Thursday,
Sept. 13 th in Mrs. Twait’s
room 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Early Release Day –
Wednesday, Sept. 12 th
• N.U.T. Day – Friday,
Sept. 14 th
• Teacher Work Day –
Monday, Sept. 17 th

5. TODAY’S MENU
• Roasted Chicken
• Italian Bread
• PB&J Uncrustable
• Specialty Salad
• Green Peas
• Mashed Potatoes
• Chilled Fruit
• Milk

6. ON THIS DATE:
NASA’s Mars Global
Surveyor ______ Mars in
1997.
a) waves at
b) jaunted to
c) loses
d) reaches

7. ON THIS DATE:
NASA’s Mars Global
Surveyor ______ Mars in
1997.
a) waves at
b) jaunted to
c) loses
d) reaches

8. H.O.T. WORDS!
Be sure:
• To follow directions
• Have materials ready
(pencil & paper)
• Be honest with your
ratings

9. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step I – write word & tense
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
When you see this, rate how
well you know it. Be honest!
1. Don’t know it
2. Seen it, but don’t know it
3. I’ve got this word down

10. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step II – write meaning
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – turned or
flipped over

11. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step III – show example
• cap●size
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – turned or
flipped over
• examples
1. Big waves could capsize
a boat.

12. H.O.T. WORDS!
Step IV – write your own
• Come up with random
sentences.
• Besides boats, what other
things could capsize?
• What might be the
strangest thing that could
be capsized?

13. H.O.T. WORDS!
• gro●tesque
• (adjective) – a describing
word

14. H.O.T. WORDS!
• gro●tesque
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strange or
disturbing

15. H.O.T. WORDS!
• gro●tesque
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strange or
disturbing
• Examples
1. Horror movies can be very
grotesque.

16. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Why would someone want
to look grotesque?
• If your food was
grotesque, how would you
manage to eat it?

17. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mer●ci●less
• (adjective) – a describing
word

18. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mer●ci●less
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – acting cruelly

19. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mer●ci●less
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – acting cruelly
• Examples
1. Dictatorships are often
extremely merciless.

20. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Would people normally act
merciless?
• If you were always
merciless, how would you
think people would treat
you?

21. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mu●ti●ny
• (noun/verb) – a thing, or an
action word

22. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mu●ti●ny
• (noun/verb) – a thing, or an
action word
• meaning – to go against

23. H.O.T. WORDS!
• mu●ti●ny
• (noun/verb) – a thing, or an
action word
• meaning – to go against
• Examples
1. The crew lost faith in their
captain, so they mutinied.

24. H.O.T. WORDS!
• When would it be
appropriate to mutiny?
• If people did mutiny, would
you think they would be
right or wrong? Why?

25. H.O.T. WORDS!
• per●vade
• (verb) – an action word

26. H.O.T. WORDS!
• per●vade
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – spread all over

27. H.O.T. WORDS!
• per●vade
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – spread all over
• Examples
1. No one could have
imagined that kudzu would
be so pervasive.

28. H.O.T. WORDS!
• If something pervades, is it
always popular?
• Why do some things
pervade, but others do
not?

29. H.O.T. WORDS!
• rav●age
• (verb) – an action word

30. H.O.T. WORDS!
• rav●age
• (verb) –an action word
• meaning – ruin or damage

31. H.O.T. WORDS!
• rav●age
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – ruin or damage
• Examples
1. Kudzu grows so fast it
could almost ravage a
farm overnight.

32. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Are there times when it’s
appropriate to ravage?
Why?
• If you were hungry, would
you ravage your dinner?

33. H.O.T. WORDS!
• sim●ul●ta●neo●us●ly
• (adjective) – a describing
word

34. H.O.T. WORDS!
• sim●ul●ta●neo●us●ly
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – the same time

35. H.O.T. WORDS!
• sim●ul●ta●neo●us●ly
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – the same time
• Examples
1. It’s amazing how those
dancers make their moves
simultaneously.

36. H.O.T. WORDS!
• What kinds of things can’t
be done simultaneously?
• Can simultaneous things
be safe or unsafe?

37. H.O.T. WORDS!
• stal●wart
• (adjective) – a describing
word

38. H.O.T. WORDS!
• stal●wart
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strong, brave

39. H.O.T. WORDS!
• stal●wart
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strong, brave
• Examples
1. The stalwart knight faced
any opponent.

40. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Are people the only things
that can be stalwart?
• When could stalwart
people be mutinous as
well?

41. H.O.T. WORDS!
• trudge
• (verb) – an action word

42. H.O.T. WORDS!
• trudge
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – walking slowly

43. H.O.T. WORDS!
• trudge
• (verb) – an action word
• meaning – walking slowly
• Examples
1. We trudged onto the bus
after a long day at MOSI.

44. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Could you energetically
trudge?
• Why wouldn’t you trudge if
you were excited?

45. H.O.T. WORDS!
• vague
• (adjective) – a describing
word

46. H.O.T. WORDS!
• vague
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – not clear, fuzzy

47. H.O.T. WORDS!
• vague
• (adjective) – a describing
word
• meaning – strong, fuzzy
• Examples
1. Our book is so vague that
none of us hardly
understood it.

48. H.O.T. WORDS!
• Why would someone be
vague on purpose?
• Could being vague make
people happy?

49. QUESTIONS?

50. ON THIS DATE:
______ terrorist attacks
against various targets in
the United States were
carried out in 2001.
a) attached
b) peaceful
c) merciless
d) civil

51. ON THIS DATE:
______ terrorist attacks
against various targets in
the United States were
carried out in 2001.
a) attached
b) peaceful
c) merciless
d) civil