Bell-Work October 31, 2016 Vocab. QOTD: “You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” -THINKGROWPROSPER

Copy the following sentences and choose the correct word: 9. Taken literally, silent scream is a (n) ___. Oxymoron palindrome diminutive colloquialism 10. The ___ dachshund had the bark of a much larger dog. Metonymic diminutive oxymoronic coined

9. oxymoron- an expression with contradictory words. Add the following into the vocabulary section of your binder. These will be your 2nd 9 weeks words. 9. oxymoron- an expression with contradictory words. 10. diminutive- a suffix indicating smallness

“The Pedestrian” pg. 56 Complete the “Quickwrite” We will read the background together

Bell-Work November 1, 2016 Vocab. QOTD: “One reason people don’t grow is because they fear what they will need to give up, instead of welcoming what they will gain.” -Brett Jones

Copy the following sentences and choose the correct word: 11. The critic didn’t have any ___ about giving the horrible play a bad review. Conclusions precariousness qualms categories 12. We were surprised by our employer’s ___ refusal to change any deadlines. Categorical tentative apprehensive dubious

12. categorical- absolute Add the following into the vocabulary section of your binder. These will be your 2nd 9 weeks words. 11. qualm- a sense of doubt. 12. categorical- absolute

Open to the literature section in your binder Open to the literature section in your binder. Copy the following words on a loose leaf titled: “The Pedestrian” 1. Setting- the time and place of the action 2. Mood/Atmosphere- writers use setting to create this; the subtle emotional overtone that can strongly affect our feelings. 3. Imagery- visually descriptive or figurative language. 4. Describe the mood and setting of the opening paragraph.

Open to page 56 “The Pedestrian” We will read the story together. Afterwards, you will answer questions 1-10 Title your paper: “The Pedestrian” Questions

Bell-Work November 2, 2016 Vocab. QOTD: “Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” -Pema Chordon

Copy the following sentences and choose the correct word: 13. That state has the ___ distinction of having the lowest voter turnout in the nation. Categorical precarious conclusive dubious 14. Unsure about whether I would have visitors from out of town, I ___ agreed to go to Jessica’s dinner party. Categorically unequivocally conclusively tentatively

14. tentative- not fully worked out; provisional Add the following into the vocabulary section of your binder. These will be your 2nd 9 weeks words. 13. dubious- doubtful 14. tentative- not fully worked out; provisional

Work in groups to complete p.62 #’s 1-10 “The Pedestrian” We will review the last 20 minutes of class for your test tomorrow.

1. The Sidewalk’s disrepair shows that nobody uses it 1. The Sidewalk’s disrepair shows that nobody uses it. The setting is a November night in 2053; roads are deserted; people numb themselves with TV; there is no crime; the city is patrolled by a single robotic police cruiser. 2. “he was alone in this world of A.D. 2053, or as good as alone…” “walking through a graveyard” 3. Mead does things not done since technology changed society– he walks; he writes; he owns no television set. 4. It does not recognize his profession and calls him unemployed.

5. Leonard is on the edge of society because he does not subscribe to the coal norms of the community. Machines are in charge. 6. “gray phantoms, tomblike, silent and long and empty, dry riverbed, people sat like the dead.” They create a mood of desolation and despair. 7. He is warning readers of addiction to technology, of abandoning individuality, and of alienation from the natural world. 8. Crime and homelessness seem nonexistent. He misses contact with neighbors and freedom to walk about.

Head it with your name, date, hour Title: “The Pedestrian” Test November 3, 2016 TEST 1. Turn in 1-10 “Pedestrians” questions (50 points) 2. Take out 1 loose leaf sheet of paper. Head it with your name, date, hour Title: “The Pedestrian” Test

Bell-Work November 4, 2016 Vocab.

Copy the following sentences and choose the correct word: 15. The results of the election were ___; Hiroshi won by a landslide. Indeterminate conclusive dubious apprehensive 16. At the ice-cream shop, Seth ___ between ordering chocolate or vanilla. had qualms concluded vacillated apprehended

16. vacillate- to hesitate in choice of action or opinion. Add the following into the vocabulary section of your binder. These will be your 2nd 9 weeks words. 15. conclusive- decisive 16. vacillate- to hesitate in choice of action or opinion.