Agenda 8/27 BELL WORK: Favorite Tree Review Vocabulary Discuss Journal Responses Read excerpt from Emerson’s “Nature” “Nature” Jigsaw Activity Share Findings Homework: Tomorrow you will have a quick quiz asking explain how a quote from Nature represents a Transcendental ideal. Please review your notes tonight to prepare. Summer Reading: Death of a Salesman Upcoming Quiz

Bellwork View 10 of the most famous trees in the world. Then select your favorite. Write a SPES explanation as to why the tree sparked your interest (ex. memory, imagination, beauty, strangeness).

Lone Cypress in Monterey

Circus Trees

Giant Sequoias: General Sherman

Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse

Quaking Aspen: Pando (The Trembling Giant)

Montezuma Cypress: The Tule Tree

Banyan Tree: Sri Maha Bodhi Tree

Bristlecone Pine: Methuselah and Prometheus, the Oldest Trees in the World.

Baobab

The Lonely Tree of Ténéré

Vocabulary BELL WORK: Favorite Tree Review Vocabulary Discuss Journal Responses Read excerpt from Emerson’s “Nature” “Nature” Jigsaw Activity Share Findings Homework: Tomorrow you will have a quick quiz asking explain how a quote from Nature represents a Transcendental ideal. Please review your notes tonight to prepare.

positive assertion; confirmation Affirmation – positive assertion; confirmation The cat affirmed that he would eat ALL of the hotdogs.

Easily approachable; warmly friendly Affable – Easily approachable; warmly friendly The Zombie’s found Janet affable, because she gave them jelly donuts.

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Alleviate – Relieve Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Aesthetic – artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful Thomas did not believe that the art had any aesthetic appeal.

Altruistic – unselfishly generous; concerned for others In the future, even though George was having a bad day, he altruistically helped his friend change the spaceship’s flat tire.

Analogous – comparable Bees and a bee hive are analogous to ants and an ant hill.

Ambivalence – the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes Patricia felt ambivalent about ambulances; they had cool sounds and light, but often carried hurt people.

Ambiguous – unclear or doubtful in meaning It was ambiguous whether they were eating with their Grandma or actually eating their Grandma.

Advocate – urge; plead for Tommy’s good conscience advocated that he not steal the new X-Men movie.

Aloof – apart; reserved Aloof Cat taught Aloof Cat Jr. how to ignore people who tried to pet them.

Adversity – unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event The snake experienced adversity when being bullied by the school of possums.

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abstruse – obscure; profound; difficult to understand The child didn’t understand the abstruse internet article on Dark Matter and the String Theory. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Abstract – theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational Gina did not understand what the abstract painting was suppose to mean. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Abstemious – sparing in eating and drinking; temperate Huston believed that the restaurants serving of one potato encouraged an abstemious lifestyle.

Accessible – easy to approach; obtainable The walkway was blocked by a tree, making the building inaccessible.

Acclaim – applaud; announce with great approval This weekend Mr. Holland decided to see the summer’s most highly acclaimed movie.

Adversary – opponent After viewing the new Star Trek movie, Grumpy Cat found the villainous Khan an unworthy adversary.

Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class Acknowledge – recognize; admit Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

Adulation – flattery; admiration Mr. Yorkson was a very critical boss, but he finally gave adulation during a meeting. Unfortunately, it was for his own idea.

Abridge – condense or shorten The book had been abridge from a 600 page novel to a 10 page summary.

Vocabulary BELL WORK: Favorite Tree Review Vocabulary Discuss Journal Responses Read excerpt from Emerson’s “Nature” “Nature” Jigsaw Activity Share Findings Homework: Tomorrow you will have a quick quiz asking explain how a quote from Nature represents a Transcendental ideal. Please review your notes tonight to prepare.

Vocabulary BELL WORK: Favorite Tree Review Vocabulary Discuss Journal Responses Read excerpt from Emerson’s “Nature” “Nature” Jigsaw Activity Share Findings Homework: Tomorrow you will have a quick quiz asking explain how a quote from Nature represents a Transcendental ideal. Please review your notes tonight to prepare.

“Nature Jigsaw Activity Your group will complete a Jigsaw activity. For the activity, you will have thirty minutes to analyze one section of the reading. You and your group will… Translate the section into everyday language, Select a literary device and explain HOW and to what PURPOSE it is used, and Select a transcendental ideal and link it to a specific word or sentence in the section. Students will record their findings on large paper.

Vocabulary BELL WORK: Favorite Tree Review Vocabulary Discuss Journal Responses Read excerpt from Emerson’s “Nature” “Nature” Jigsaw Activity Share Findings Homework: Tomorrow you will have a quick quiz asking explain how a quote from Nature represents a Transcendental ideal. Please review your notes tonight to prepare.