Stop: Oct. 20, 2015 Today we will: Can I see or hear your cell phone? Homework: All Ex. 3 & 4 Freshmen: Freshmen: Read “The Most Dangerous Game” 4 DJs by Monday Stop: Can I see or hear your cell phone? Fix it! Oct. 20, 2015 Today we will: Juniors: Go Over Ex. 1 & 2/ Listen to student sponsored essay / Discuss / Take Notes of Personal Essay Freshmen: Go Over SAT #5 1 & 2 / Test on Short Story Plots/ Discuss Amy Tan

1st Period 7:25 – 8:25 2nd Period 8:30 – 9:35 3rd Period 9:40 – 10:40 Lunch A 10:40 – 11:10 Period 4A 11:15 – 12:10 Period 5 12:15 – 1:15 Period 6 1:20 – 2:20

Words in Context Martin, a[n] _____________ since high school, has at least nine pairs of sneakers in his closet. The ____________ man wouldn’t even go to the gym if he weren’t wearing crisp new workout clothes. His habit of looking in every mirror he passed in public had alienated him from his friends, and when he returned to Uniontown after earning his doctorate, his ____________ conduct drove his family away. Martin never realize that his vanity____________ his social life; his ____________ explanations never included any faults of his own. He reasoned that his good looks and superior intellect were ____________ that he would just have to live with. fop rakish pedantic impaired nebulous imprecation

Words in context deference elegy ebullient sanguine panegyric

Words in Context carnal bowdlerize quandary non sequitur

Sentence Completion 1.When Dawn recited the moving elegy during the funeral, some of the guests… 2. Censors often bowdlerize novels because… 3. Finding a diamond bracelet in the parking lot created a quandary for Gary, because he…

Sentence Completion 4. The crowd screamed panegyrics when… 5. The pedantic teacher offered to chaperone the field trip, but the student… 6. Out of deference for the fallen soldier, the honor guard… 7. The rakish young professional stood out among the…

Sentence Completion 8.Some actors are regarded as fops because they… 9. The coach maintained a sanguine attitude even though… 10. Dave’s ebullient interest in math led him to… 11. Superstitions are silly; to have bad luck is a non sequitur to…

Sentence Completion 12. The old hermit put an imprecation on the entire family because… 13. When the teacher sees your nebulous essay on the test, she will know that… 14. You will probably impair your hearing if you… 15. The piranhas went into a carnal frenzy when…

Lesson #5 Exercise I advocates 1. Joan, who __________ the cleanup of the James River, is always trying to gain supporters for her cause. The usual ______ of her speech focuses on the effects of the river’s pollution on future generations. Her eloquent speech ____________ the audience, and her _________helps her to win the hearts of people who are not even affected by the James River. Joan hopes someday to ______ the irresponsible dumping practices that continue to foul the James River. gist mesmerizes charisma efface

2. The ______ athlete, accustomed to winning first place, wanted to be happy with her third- place trophy, but deep down, she felt that months of intensive training had gone to waste. On the bus ride home, she refused to ________ compliments or even joke about the race with her teammates. She could think only about the _________ runner who intentionally tripped her early in the race and likely cost her the win. jaded bandy dastardly

Myra could not believe that such an unsportsmanlike_______ was allowed to compete in track meets. Myra didn’t see the other girl after the race, but merely thinking of that horrid ___________ would haunt Myra for weeks to come. entity ogre

Lesson #5 Exercise 2 1. Sally described enough of the movie for Bill to get the gist of it, but not enough to... 2. The jury was shocked when, during the trial, the dastardly criminal... 3. Mom would not bandy any comments about extending my curfew because she felt that... 4. The jaded artist decided to find a new career when... 5. The revolutionaries effaced statues of the former dictator because...

7. Someone who advocates good manners might become angry if you... 6. Mondello the Great mesmerized the children at the birthday party by... 7. Someone who advocates good manners might become angry if you... 8. The overwhelming charisma of the cult leader made it easy for him to... 9. The linebackers on the football team looked like ogres compared to... 10. Mom had to explain to Maggie that an imaginary friend is not a real entity; it is...

Student Sponsored Essays of the Day 1st Vanessa Smith brings you: “I Believe in The Car Radio” by Molly Walters https://thisibelieve.org/essay/68748/ 3rd Ceara Daniels brings you: “The Key to a Long Life” by Brian Eno http://thisibelieve.org/essay/54048/ 4th Kristin Rager brings you: “I Can make Things Better” by Christine http://thisibelieve.org/essay/9233/

I’m listening actively! Before you listen: Jot down the sponsor’s name, the essay’s title, and the author. As you listen: make note of at least two things that made you think, re-think, question, re-imagine, etc. After you listen: write down at least one thing/technique that you might like to use in future personal/reflective essays of your own.

Beliefs and Cultures I am from ___________________ culture. Because I am part of the ______________ culture, I believe____________________________. One way someone would know I believe in _____________ is ________________. Another way someone would know I believe in _____________ is __________. A story I could tell about my belief is… Next step: pick an essay to sponsor

Themes The message of the story/passage It is universal: not specific to the story Avoid clichés like the plague To build a fantastic theme statement: Identify the subjects/topics from the passage Revenge Murder Trust Drinking / drunkenness Pride Decide what author was trying to say about the topics. (Must think about what the author actually said, not what we think or wish he/she had said)

Honor Code “I have neither given nor received any unauthorized aid, nor do I have knowledge of anyone else doing so.” Signature

Word Count Count the number of words on five random full lines of text (words must be 3 letters to count) Average those five numbers e.g. 9+8+11+10+9 =47 Then: 47 ÷ 5= 9.4 Take the average of that and multiplying by the number of lines written. 9.4 x 30= 282   Scoring: 1-44 = 1 45-88=1.5 89-133=2 134-178 = 2.5 179-223 = 3 224-268=3.5 269-313 = 4 314-351 =4.5 352+ =5 Target

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2nd period Teacher desk Cabinets Macy Jon Alexis Malia Alli Lauren Filing cabinet & shelf Cabinets 13 Macy 14 16 Jon Alexis 21 Teacher desk Malia 12 15 Alli 17 Lauren 20 Evan 19 Dawson Richard 22 Brittany SSR Book Shelf 18 23 Griffin 24 Zack Desk Julian 25 11 Abby 28 Jakob Katelynn 4 Keith 10 27 Isaac 9 Kahleb 3 Tayva 5 Jordan 26 Ben Ashley 29 Cabinets 6 Bella 8 Annaliza 2 Katie Sadie 30 7 Nonnie Megan 1 31 Haili Kassie 2nd period Honor Desk Door Teacher Area Teacher Desk Turn in Area Desk Doc Camera Area Door

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