Thinklab

History of Warfare

Connotation and Denotation.

Read each question and select the correct answer.

1. Words that have the same denotation are called ________. A. acronyms B. antonyms C. homonyms D. synonyms

2. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ________. A. connotation B. denotation C. acronym D. homonym

3. What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader? A. synonym B. denotation C. connotation D. acronym

4. You look up synonyms for minimal. Which word do you see? A. least B. unclear C. largest D. obvious

5. Read the sentence below. The word tranquil has a ________ connotation. A. positive B. negative

The baby looked tranquil as he slept.

6. Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation. A. positive B. negative

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

7. Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior? A. better B. worse C. positive D. negative

My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

8. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed? A. better B. worse C. positive D. negative

A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

A. "Mortified" is antonym of "embarrassed."

B. "Embarrassed" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified."

C. "Mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed."

D. "Mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations.

9. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

A. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

B. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

A. "Surprised" is antonym of "astounded."

B. "Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

C. "Surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

D. "Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations.

10. The denotation is the ________ meaning of a word.

A. emotional B. literal C. incorrect D. opposite

History of Warfare

Types of Warfare - Complete the research using the topics provided.

Create a collector card for EACH one. It should include:

Name of Warfare

Explanation

Image(s)

Pros and Cons

Example(s)

Word Choice - Connotation versus Denotation

(Flocabulary)

Fill-in-the-Blank

Am I confident or cocky? Dominant or am I bossy?

Will you steal my style or copy? Can you terminate or stop me?

Better pick your words carefully, choose them like you choose your friend,

Words are like some dynamite, be careful how you're using them.

I dive deep into words, no scuba gear,

Learning vocabulary, never live in fear.

Words that mean the same thing? Those are ________,

But even synonyms have ______ differences.

Like if I say “There's no place like home,”

You know how I feel and where I want to go.

If I say “There's no place like a residence,”

It's pretty obvious those are different sentences.

Even though both words share the same __________,

They feel different in a sentence, you better listen.

__________ is the _______ meaning,

The definition in the dictionary, but you'll be needing

The ___________, that's the emotional meaning,

It's how a word hits you and how you're feeling.

And words have subtle shades, yeah you better get exploring,

Better pick the right word, so your lines are never boring.

Pick the words, the words, pick the words I need,

Know the denotation. That's the definition, y'all see?

Pick the words, the words, pick the words I need,

Know the connotation. That's the feeling of it, got me?

The elderly man was inactive, sitting in his chair,

He was curious, looking around everywhere.

That old man was lazy, sitting in his chair,

He was nosy, looking around everywhere.

Just then, a big bird flew down,

Then bumped into the man, and knocked him to the ground.

Just then, an enormous bird flew down,

Then smacked the man, and smashed him to the ground.

With a loud sound, the bird stretched its wings,

We were calling out, “What in the world is that thing?”

With a thunderous shriek the bird stretched its wings,

We were screaming, “What in the world is that thing?”

Just then a herd of displeased bunnies,

Came out of nowhere, they looked pretty funny.

Just then an army of angry rabbits,

Came out of nowhere, I think they were rabid.

Pick the words, the words, pick the words I need,

Know the denotation. That's the definition, y'all see?

Pick the words, the words, pick the words I need,

Know the connotation. That's the feeling of it, got me?

Pick the right word and explain why it is the right word.

1. William wanted to be honest but still impress his girlfriend. So he told her that the fancy necklace he gave her was ____________. (inexpensive/cheap)

2. Ollie ___________ (appreciates/adores) science so much that he can talk about it for hours and hours.

3. Shayla thought her best friend’s cat had lost too much weight. Hoping not to be too negative, Shayla told her that the cat looked ______________ (skinny/gaunt).

4. Martin can talk his friends into doing or believing just about anything. Some parents are worried that Martin is _______________ (brainwashing/influencing) them.

5. Teddy entered every fencing match thinking he could win but never bragged. Therefore, his teammates saw him as a __________ (confident/cocky) competitor.

6. The sight of green beans make Ava gag. She __________ (dislikes/loathes) them.

7. Afraid his teacher would scold him in front of the class, Horace made sure he only ___________ (snickered/roared) at his lab partner’s joke.

8. The ad described the house as small and cozy. But when the Davenports pulled into the driveway, they were disappointed at the ____________ (residence/shack) which stood before them.

9. Our annoying neighbors watch every move we make. They’re just so ___________. (curious/nosy)

10. Since dying my hair pink and wearing mismatched converse sneakers, my pesky little brother says I’m ____________ (unique/strange).

Day 2

Review Connotation and Denotation.

Read each question and select the correct answer.

1. Words that have the same denotation are called ________. A. acronyms B. antonyms C. homonyms D. synonyms

2. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its ________. A. connotation B. denotation C. acronym D. homonym

3. What is the term for the emotions that a word stirs in a reader? A. synonym B. denotation C. connotation D. acronym

4. You look up synonyms for minimal. Which word do you see? A. least B. unclear C. largest D. obvious

5. Read the sentence below. The word tranquil has a ________ connotation. A. positive B. negative

The baby looked tranquil as he slept.

6. Read the sentence below. The word dinky has a ________ connotation. A. positive B. negative

My mom only let me eat a dinky scoop of ice cream.

7. Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior? A. better B. worse C. positive D. negative

My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

8. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed? A. better B. worse C. positive D. negative

A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

A. "Mortified" is antonym of "embarrassed."

B. "Embarrassed" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified."

C. "Mortified" is more intense and has a more negative connotation than "embarrassed."

D. "Mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations.

9. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

A. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

B. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

A. "Surprised" is antonym of "astounded."

B. "Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

C. "Surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

D. "Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations.

10. The denotation is the ________ meaning of a word.

A. emotional B. literal C. incorrect D. opposite

Day 3

Celebrity Tweet Activity

History of Warfare

Day 1

Types of Warfare - Complete the research using the topics provided.

Create a google slide for EACH one. It should include:

Name of Warfare

Explanation

Image(s)

Pros and Cons

Example(s)

History of Warfare

Make trading cards of your chosen leaders.

ELA Study Links

Dumpster Fire Article

Central Idea

- A central idea of a text is one of the main points the author is making. (Sometimes a central idea is called a main idea.)
- A central idea can always be supported with details from the text.
- A central idea is a main point that the author is making (also called a main idea or a key idea).
- A central idea is what the article is mostly about. You can think of a central idea as a thesis statement: one sentence that states what the article is about.
- A text could have more than one central idea.
- HINT: When you search for central ideas, be sure to pay special attention to titles, subheadings, and the first and last sentences of each section.

Identify the central idea of the article.

History of Warfare

Great Leaders

Hannibal Barca George Washington

Genghis Khan George S. Patton

Julius Caesar Douglas MacArthur

Prepare a presentation about your assigned leader.

Monday - FAKEBOOK ASSIGNMENT

ELA

Author's Purpose Game - http://www.roomrecess.com/pages/AuthorsPurpose.html

Author's Purpose Battleship Game - https://www.quia.com/ba/72070.html

Word Roots Game - It’s Greek to Me Game - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/athens_games/gameGreekToMe.htm

Word Root Game - Short Circuit Gamehttp://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/shortcircuit_eng_launcher.html

Parts of Speech Game - http://www.arcademics.com/games/invasion/invasion.html

Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms Game - http://www.arcademics.com/games/invasion/invasion.html

Subject-Verb Agreement Game - http://www.arcademics.com/games/viper/viper.html

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History of Warfare ASSIGNMENT

The best way to demonstrate understanding is to use what you have learned. Pick a battle from history, and analyze it based on what you have learned from The Art of War.

Read The Art of War by Sun Tzu.

Complete the chapter table for The Art of War.

http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html

http://www.literatureproject.com/art-of-war/

http://www.history.com/topics/the-art-of-war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICWM5h_tBw&vl=en-US

Review Text Features. (Flocabulary)

https://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/the-25-rules-of-disinformation/

The 25 Rules of Disinformation

May 24, 2011

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From Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation (Includes The 8 Traits of A Disinformationalist) by H. Michael Sweeney. These 25 rules are everywhere in media, from political debates, to television shows, to comments on a blog.

1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it — especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues.

2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the “How dare you!” gambit.

3. Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations. Other derogatory terms mutually exclusive of truth may work as well. This method works especially well with a silent press, because the only way the public can learn of the facts are through such “arguable rumors”. If you can associate the material with the Internet, use this fact to certify it a “wild rumor” which can have no basis in fact.

4. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent’s argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issues.

5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary attack the messenger ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as “kooks”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “left-wing”, “terrorists”, “conspiracy buffs”, “radicals”, “militia”, “racists”, “religious fanatics”, “sexual deviates”, and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.

6. Hit and Run. In any public forum, make a brief attack of your opponent or the opponent position and then scamper off before an answer can be fielded, or simply ignore any answer. This works extremely well in Internet and letters-to-the-editor environments where a steady stream of new identities can be called upon without having to explain criticism reasoning — simply make an accusation or other attack, never discussing issues, and never answering any subsequent response, for that would dignify the opponent’s viewpoint.

7. Question motives. Twist or amplify any fact which could so taken to imply that the opponent operates out of a hidden personal agenda or other bias. This avoids discussing issues and forces the accuser on the defensive.

8. Invoke authority. Claim for yourself or associate yourself with authority and present your argument with enough “jargon” and “minutiae” to illustrate you are “one who knows”, and simply say it isn’t so without discussing issues or demonstrating concretely why or citing sources.

9. Play Dumb. No matter what evidence or logical argument is offered, avoid discussing issues with denial they have any credibility, make any sense, provide any proof, contain or make a point, have logic, or support a conclusion. Mix well for maximum effect.

10. Associate opponent charges with old news. A derivative of the straw man usually, in any large-scale matter of high visibility, someone will make charges early on which can be or were already easily dealt with. Where it can be foreseen, have your own side raise a straw man issue and have it dealt with early on as part of the initial contingency plans. Subsequent charges, regardless of validity or new ground uncovered, can usually them be associated with the original charge and dismissed as simply being a rehash without need to address current issues — so much the better where the opponent is or was involved with the original source.

11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions. Using a minor matter or element of the facts, take the “high road” and “confess” with candor that some innocent mistake, in hindsight, was made — but that opponents have seized on the opportunity to blow it all out of proportion and imply greater criminalities which, “just isn’t so.” Others can reinforce this on your behalf, later. Done properly, this can garner sympathy and respect for “coming clean” and “owning up” to your mistakes without addressing more serious issues.

12. Enigmas have no solution. Drawing upon the overall umbrella of events surrounding the crime and the multitude of players and events, paint the entire affair as too complex to solve. This causes those otherwise following the matter to begin to loose interest more quickly without having to address the actual issues.

13. Alice in Wonderland Logic. Avoid discussion of the issues by reasoning backwards with an apparent deductive logic in a way that forbears any actual material fact.

14. Demand complete solutions. Avoid the issues by requiring opponents to solve the crime at hand completely, a ploy which works best for items qualifying for rule 10.

15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions. This requires creative thinking unless the crime was planned with contingency conclusions in place.

16. Vanishing evidence and witnesses. If it does not exist, it is not fact, and you won’t have to address the issue.

17. Change the subject. Usually in connection with one of the other ploys listed here, find a way to side-track the discussion with abrasive or controversial comments in hopes of turning attention to a new, more manageable topic. This works especially well with companions who can “argue” with you over the new topic and polarize the discussion arena in order to avoid discussing more key issues.

18. Emotionalize, Antagonize, and Goad Opponents. If you can’t do anything else, chide and taunt your opponents and draw them into emotional responses which will tend to make them look foolish and overly motivated, and generally render their material somewhat less coherent. Not only will you avoid discussing the issues in the first instance, but even if their emotional response addresses the issue, you can further avoid the issues by then focusing on how “sensitive they are to criticism”.

19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs. This is perhaps a variant of the “play dumb” rule. Regardless of what material may be presented by an opponent in public forums, claim the material irrelevant and demand proof that is impossible for the opponent to come by (it may exist, but not be at his disposal, or it may be something which is known to be safely destroyed or withheld, such as a murder weapon). In order to completely avoid discussing issues may require you to categorically deny and be critical of media or books as valid sources, deny that witnesses are acceptable, or even deny that statements made by government or other authorities have any meaning or relevance.

20. False evidence. Whenever possible, introduce new facts or clues designed and manufactured to conflict with opponent presentations as useful tools to neutralize sensitive issues or impede resolution. This works best when the crime was designed with contingencies for the purpose, and the facts cannot be easily separated from the fabrications.

21. Call a Grand Jury, Special Prosecutor, or other empowered investigative body. Subvert the (process) to your benefit and effectively neutralize all sensitive issues without open discussion. Once convened, the evidence and testimony are required to be secret when properly handled. For instance, if you own the prosecuting attorney, it can insure a Grand Jury hears no useful evidence and that the evidence is sealed an unavailable to subsequent investigators. Once a favorable verdict (usually, this technique is applied to find the guilty innocent, but it can also be used to obtain charges when seeking to frame a victim) is achieved, the matter can be considered officially closed.

22. Manufacture a new truth. Create your own expert(s), group(s), author(s), leader(s) or influence existing ones willing to forge new ground via scientific, investigative, or social research or testimony which concludes favorably. In this way, if you must actually address issues, you can do so authoritatively.

23. Create bigger distractions. If the above does not seem to be working to distract from sensitive issues, or to prevent unwanted media coverage of unstoppable events such as trials, create bigger news stories (or treat them as such) to distract the multitudes.

24. Silence critics. If the above methods do not prevail, consider removing opponents from circulation by some definitive solution so that the need to address issues is removed entirely. This can be by their death, arrest and detention, blackmail or destruction of their character by release of blackmail information, or merely by proper intimidation with blackmail or other threats.

25. Vanish. If you are a key holder of secrets or otherwise overly illuminated and you think the heat is getting too hot, to avoid the issues, vacate the kitchen.

Read and Summarize The Art of War.

http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html

http://www.literatureproject.com/art-of-war/

http://www.history.com/topics/the-art-of-war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICWM5h_tBw&vl=en-US

https://www.sonshi.com/original-the-art-of-war-translation-not-giles.html

http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/sun_tzu_art_of_war.php

https://www.thedailybeast.com/back-to-school-japan-offers-sun-tzus-art-of-war-for-first-graders

https://www.superteachertools.us/millionaire/millionaire.php?gamefile=39474

11-27

Thinklab - Greek Gods and Goddesses http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/index.html

Create 10 trading cards. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/trading-card-creator-30056.html

TPCASTT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAUWPrBzBJk

Text Structure Review

http://www.westrusk.esc7.net/TextStructures.html

Review Text Structures. Who will be the FIRST to make it to a million points?

https://www.quia.com/rr/1079344.html?AP_rand=461982840

Other Review Links

https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=351823#.We9OuVuPLcc

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/text-structure-jeopardy2

https://www.quia.com/ba/575078.html?AP_rand=1089933490

Read 20 – 30 minutes each night.

ELA Section

Identifying Theme Worksheet

History of Warfare

Fakebook Assignment

Great Leaders

Hannibal Barca George Washington

Genghis Khan George S. Patton

Julius Caesar Douglas MacArthur

Prepare a presentation about your assigned leader.

Complete the chapter table for The Art of War.

http://classics.mit.edu/Tzu/artwar.html

http://www.literatureproject.com/art-of-war/

http://www.history.com/topics/the-art-of-war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICWM5h_tBw&vl=en-US

ASSIGNMENT

Your soldiers are going to the field. Make a foldable or pocket chart of need to know strategy information.

Please feel free to use color and illustrate it. You may work alone or with a partner.

Complete activities for Robert Frost's "The Road not Taken" poem.

Get a poem handout.
Diffuse the text on the handout.
Complete the TPCASTT guide.

"The Road Not Taken"

by Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

ELA Section

“Fire and Ice”

Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

Week of May 22

EOG Prep Activity

Review the Common Core for 8th Grade ELA.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/8/

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/8/

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/8/

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/8/

Create 10 test questions that relate directly to this course of study.

Now review Bloom's Taxonomy.

Improve your questions or create a variation that is a higher level thinking task.

Week of May 1

Monday

Feedback Time!

Pair with a partner with a different topic. Share your information, and give suggestions for improving the card.

Types of Warfare - Complete the research using the topics provided.

Create a collector card for EACH one. It should include:

Name of Warfare

Explanation

Image(s)

Pros and Cons

Example(s)

Tuesday

Editing Celebrity Tweets

We will read celebrity tweets that have one or more grammatical errors. Identify the errors and rewrite the tweets correctly on your paper. Be ready to explain the reasons for the changes.

(Thinklab ELA Folder in Share Drive)

Wednesday

Let's now evaluate the cost of war.

Find out the information on what each method costs to deliver/deploy.

Find out the casualty rate, and treatment information.

What agencies would be involved and how much defense budget should you spend?

Who should receive treatment? Does the Geneva Convention require we treat captured enemy combatants?

Some ideas:

Thursday

TPCASTT

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

https://www.poets.org/

A Noiseless Patient Spider

Related Poem Content Details

BY WALT WHITMAN

A noiseless patient spider,

I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated,

Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,

It launch’d forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself,

Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.

And you O my soul where you stand,

Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,

Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,

Till the bridge you will need be form’d, till the ductile anchor hold,

Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.

Friday

Continue with cost analysis.

Week of April 24

Monday

No Thinklab today!

Tuesday

Types of Warfare - Complete the research using the topics provided.

Create a collector card for EACH one. It should include:

Name of Warfare

Explanation

Image(s)

Pros and Cons

Example(s)

Wednesday

Point of View Foldable

Thursday

Types of Warfare - Complete the research using the topics provided.

Create a collector card for EACH one. It should include:

Name of Warfare

Explanation

Image(s)

Pros and Cons

Example(s)