NEED TO KNOW THE ANTONYM AND SYNONYM DO NOW- COPY VOCAB OCTOBER VOCAB QUIZ ON 25- NEED TO KNOW THE ANTONYM AND SYNONYM   1. Parameter-any factor defining a system and determining its performance 2. Devastation-the state of being decayed or destroyed 3. Magnitude-the property of relative size or extent 4. Avert-prevent the occurrence of 5. Rampant-occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way 6. Rescind-cancel officially 7. Lugubrious-excessively mournful 8. Dreary-lacking in liveliness 9. Relinquish-release, as from one's grip Debunk-expose while ridiculing 11. Ravaged-having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence 12. Defiance-a hostile challenge 13. Labor-a social class comprising those who do work for wages OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART DO NOW- VOCAB REVIEW That armchair is really too ______-. We’ve got to change all the furniture, fumigate the house, talk our relationship back to its beginnings. Say, you know that’s probably what’s wrong—the beginnings concept, I mean. - from Crossroads in the Past by John Ashbery Lugubrious Dreary At least five people died after a quake with a __________of 8.1 struck off the Pacific coast late Thursday Magnitude Devastation OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART DO NOW- VOCAB REVIEW As rumors about Mr. Trump’s impending move to end DACA ran _________in recent days, advocacy groups and progressive activists agitated strongly against the decision... - The New York Times (September 5, 2017) Choose the correct term to fill in the blank rampant avert The government also launched the _____reforms that were central to Macron’s campaign promise to boost France’s lagging economy through pro-free market policies.Seattle Times (Aug 6, 2017) Labor Relinquish OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review OPTIC Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review OPTIC Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ Poetry About the Author Pat Mora is a poet, writer, and social activist whose works explore issues of heritage and social inequality. An avid traveler, Mora wrote Communion (1991) about her experiences traveling in Cuba, India, and Pakistan. A year later, she published her first children’s book about a beloved aunt who taught her to appreciate her own Mexican American heritage. •Every writer has a unique voice. You have learned that voice is the distinctive use of a writer’s language, achieved in part through diction and syntax, to convey persona or personality. The term voice is also used to express cultural identity. Read the poem several times and use metacognitive markers to examine the voice used in the text. •Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary. IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review OPTIC Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ DO NOW- SPRINGBOARD Learning Targets Analyze a particular point of view regarding a cultural experience expressed in literature and art. Compare and contrast the representation of a subject in different media. Purpose To analyze graphic and visual images as forms of text Turn to page 40 Read Poem Wait for Green’s Directions •What is emphasized in the art? •What is emphasized in the poem? •What ideas and images are present in the poem but absent from the art? •What ideas and images are present in the art but absent from the poem? IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review OPTIC Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ DO NOW- SPRINGBOARD Define Imagery Imagery is the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively Source Dictionary.com Define your culture List images that represent your culture The assignment:- What would a self-portrait say about your perspective on your own cultural identity? Create an artistic work that portrays aspects of this identity. You might revisit your Perception Box work from Activity 1.2 as you consider objects to include in your self-portrait. Also, consider techniques and specific images you can use as evidence to depict and/or symbolize potential conflicts that arise when various aspects of your culture collide. Because artwork, like literature, speaks to an audience, keep in mind the message you want your audience to “read” as they view your work. (page 42) You will create a collage that represents your culture IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OUR TARGETS- WE HAVE A SEATING CHART Vocab Review OPTIC Review Springboard assignment CCS-Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate. FRIENDLY REMINDERS Syllabus acknowledgements are past due. Assignments will not be entered in the gradebook until syllabus is received. October assignments will not be entered!!! Last day to make up September Vocab and POS Quiz was 10/6. During Seminar, before or after school. No make up grade will be O Last day to turn in assignments for October is the 31st!! Two Kinds Midterm is November 7 SUCCESS CRITERIA I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET OR EXCEED STANDARD ON VOCAB AND POS QUIZ DO NOW- SPRINGBOARD The assignment:- What would a self-portrait say about your perspective on your own cultural identity? Create an artistic work that portrays aspects of this identity. You might revisit your Perception Box work from Activity 1.2 as you consider objects to include in your self-portrait. Also, consider techniques and specific images you can use as evidence to depict and/or symbolize potential conflicts that arise when various aspects of your culture collide. Because artwork, like literature, speaks to an audience, keep in mind the message you want your audience to “read” as they view your work. (page 42) You will create a collage that represents your culture Materials used- will be appropriate images from the internet and magazines. Be prepared to share your collage verbally and in writing. Collage and paragraph will be due at the end of the period on Thursday. This is your midterm assessment IB LEARNER PROFILE- ATL- THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS