Daily Agenda 10/9/18 English II

Objective- I can analyze how complex characters (e. g Objective- I can analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. DO NOW: Hand in any/all of the assignments that are currently due. Place these items on my desk. Take a copy of our new text, “The Palace Thief” by Ethan Canin, off of the sidebar. Write down our new objective and identify what is our focus for today’s lesson. If time remains, look at our new text and begin to identify important information.

Vocabulary recriminations (n.) – angry statements in which you accuse or criticize a person who accused or criticized you dullard (n.) – a stupid, insensitive person roustabout (n.) – one who stirs up trouble magistrates (n.) – local officials who have some of the powers of a judge demagogue (n.) – political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason puerile (adj.) – childishly foolish; immature or trivial patricians (n.) – people of noble or high rank; aristocrats indolence (n.) – inclination to laziness scrutiny (n.) – the act of carefully examining something, especially in a critical way prerogative (n.) – an exclusive right or privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like posting (v.) – sending (a letter or package) by mail temper (v.) – to make (something) less severe or extreme cultivated (adj.) – having or showing good education, taste, and manners

Text Questions What relationship does Canin establish between the narrator and St. Benedict’s school on page 155? What relationship does Canin establish between the narrator and his students on page 155? What does the narrator’s description of his reasons for telling “this story” (p. 155) suggest about his character? What do the narrator’s expectations of his students suggest about what he values? How do the narrator’s impressions of Sedgewick Bell contribute to the development of Bell’s character?