English III

Leader: Good afternoon, Pumas. Please compose yourselves for prayer by taking a comfortable position in your chairs. Leader: Ad Majorem... All: Dei Gloriam. Leader: We study, work and play... All: for the greater glory of God. 2- MINUTE REFLECTION Leader: We close by saying, “Glory to the Father, and to Jesus the Son, and to the Holy Spirit... All: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen! ”

Happy Monday! Do-now: Have out your characterization sheets. Tell your partner the following: What are the 4 types of conflict? What is one example of man v. society? What are the 5 parts of plot? Why does Tituba confess to witchcraft?

Prayer Period 2: Stephanie B. Tues: Cassie, Wed: Stephanie C., Fri: Josh Period 4: Juan Tues: Jannely, Wed: Johnathan C., Fri: Luz de Abril Period 6: Agustin Tues: Drakarr, Wed: Angel, Fri: Myrianna Period 7: Diego Tues: Jordan, Wed: Christian, Fri: Uriel

Announcements: nstitt.wordpress.com– my website. Next journals due Tuesday, November 4 th (4 journals) Next outside reading reflection due THIS Wednesday, Oct. 29th Reminder: FRIDAY is final deadline for 1 st session standard make-up before they go to summer school Outside reading reflections– please type

Tip of the Day: TIP #10: Their/they’re/there Their = possessive. Is the group of people in possession of something? Those are their bags. They’re = they are. If it doesn’t make sense with the words “they are,” then you can’t use it. They’re going to the mall after this. There= everything else. There are four of us. I went to look over there already. I wanted to see ___________ apartment. _____________ the coolest kids in school. their They’re

SWBAT: Use context clues to determine a word’s meaning.

Vocab 4: 1. stringent (adj) 1. The ACT is very stringent about its rules and regulations, and if everything is not perfectly in order, the test will be voided. 2. lurid (adj) 1. Though health warnings sometimes try to use photographs to shock viewers into not wanting to try a product, sometimes they become overly lurid and show pictures that no one wants to see, like the teeth of someone who uses meth. 3. scurrilous (adj) 1. I could not believe the scurrilous talk that was running rampant; usually gossip is said without harmful intent, but these rumors were clearly trying to hurt someone.

4. querulous (adj) 4. When the students become querulous over how much homework they have, bringing it up to their teachers every day, the teachers start to go crazy with how much whining is going on and almost want to give more. 5. caveat (n) 4. The pound sold the puppy to the couple with the caveat that the puppy was not potty-trained yet and would need some work. 6. autonomy (N) 4. By the time you are a senior, you should have more autonomy in being responsible for your own work rather than having teachers chase you down to complete assignments. 7. precept (N) 4. It was a precept of the Puritans to believe that holidays should not be celebrated because they are not in the Bible.

8. brusque (adj) 8. Jamie was nervous about talking to her boss because he could be brusque, only ever giving her two minutes of his time and seeming like he had a million other things more important to do than speak with her. 9. vicarious (adj) 8. Though Katie couldn’t go to the Justin Bieber concert herself, she could gain vicarious happiness through her friends’ pictures and videos that they texted to her from it. 10. disconcerted (adj) 8. Sarah became disconcerted when Sam claimed that Abby was lying, as Sarah had thought that herself but didn’t want to admit it.

Dramas are meant to be performed… YOU will be ACTING!! WOO HOO! You are assigned to a group to do a certain section of Act II– you must do a good job (we are not reading it together) Requirements: “Translate” your section into modern-day English (how we would speak today) Create a script that you will hand in Every person needs a role Performance should be mostly memorized and well-rehearsed You may use props (not required)

Timeline: Today: Read the section you’re assigned to, choose characters and assign a script-writer Tomorrow: Work on translating the script into modern-day English Wednesday: Finish translating and rehearse Next Monday: Due– bring in finalized script and we will start performing.

HW: Vocab 5 (due Wednesday) Outside reading reflection #2 (due Wednesday) Finish reading your section if you weren’t able to EXIT: Give Ms. Stitt a one-sentence summary about what happens in your assigned section.