English 10 – 10/23/17 How self reliant are you? How much do you follow your own inspiration? In what ways? Why did the chicken cross the basketball court? Battology – Excessive repetition in speech or writing Goals – Hand out Self-Reliance. Anotate. Watch Cool Hand Luke. Homework – Don’t forget to study Vocabulary 1-7 Final Friday. Because the ref was calling fowls.
English 10 - 10/24/17 To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men – that is genius. Ralph Waldo Emerson Why do hens lay eggs? Amphigory – Writing that sounds good but lacks sense. Goals – Discuss a quote from Cool Hand Luke. Discuss articles from earlier in the year. Watch Cool Hand Luke. Homework – Don’t forget to study Vocabulary 1-7 Final Friday. Because if they dropped them they would break.
English 10 – 10/25/17 I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand. That is to have in words what you believe and are acting from. - William Faulkner Why did the lollipop cross the road? Adoxography – writing cleverly on a trivial subject. Goals – Discuss quotes from Self-reliance. Watch some Cool Hand Luke. Homework – Don’t forget to study Vocabulary 1-7 Final Friday. It was stuck to the chicken.
English 10 - 10/26/17 “Calling it your job don’t make it right.” Lucas Jackson in Cool Hand Luke Why did the egg cross the road? Viaggiatory – traveling frequently. Goals – Do reading activity with “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Watch Cool Hand Luke. Homework – Don’t forget to study Vocabulary 1-7 Final Tomorrow. It had an inclination.
English 10 - 10/27/17 Five minutes to study for Vocabulary 1-7 Final. Did you hear about the chicken poet that won the pullet surprise? Jiggle-bar – or rumble strip, the rough spots put on a highway to awaken drowsy drivers before they go off the road. Goals – Complete vocab 1-7 Final. Homework – Begin Study for vocab 8.