Agenda 9/9 BW: Review Vocabulary Present Mini-Projects Homework: Complete graphic organizer, introduction and first body paragraph

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

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

unselfishly generous; concerned for others 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.

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes 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.

unclear or doubtful in meaning 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.

unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event 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

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

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

applaud; announce with great approval 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.

Graphic Organizer To help with the organization of your essay, complete the graphic organizer. In your essay, you need to prove that your selected argument is in fact being made in The Grapes of Wrath. You will do this by analyzing three patterns found in the text. It is important that the three selected patterns logically build towards proving your point.

Grapes of Wrath Graphic Organizer Original Quote: Translated Toulmin Thesis: Pattern #1: How does Pattern 1 prove the argument? Pattern #2: How does Pattern 2 built upon Pattern 1 and prove the argument? Pattern #3: How does Pattern 3 built upon Pattern 1 & 2 and prove the argument? Remember: Pattern #1 + Pattern #2 + Pattern #3 = Toulmin Thesis