1. Senior English 2/7/11 Do you feel that advice from older people carries special weight because of their greater experience? What did Mary have for dinner? Grotty – shabby, inferior. Goals – Review requirements for the Expanded Definition begin work on the first draft. Use Word. Homework – Expanded Definitions due Friday. Do what needs to be done.

2. Senior English 2/8/11 Do your comments and ideas influence people much? How could you present your ideas so they would have more impact? What has four legs, is big, green, fuzzy, and if it fell out of a tree would kill you. Layabout – a hobo or bum. Goals – Discuss paragraphs and internal transitions. Work on first drafts of Expanded Definition. Homework – Expanded Definitions due Friday. Do what needs to be done.

3. Senior English 2/9/11 Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde Why do cows wear bells? Pip – annoy or make angry. Goals – Discuss Closing paragraphs. Find, insert, and properly format an image with citation. Write the closing paragraph. Homework – Expanded Definitions due Friday. Do what needs to be done.

4. Senior English 2/10/11 You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings. Pearl S. Buck Where do you find a no legged dog? Ponce – pimp. Goals – Complete closing paragraph. Complete a peer review using the “Project Guide.” Homework – Expanded Definitions due Tomorrow. Don’t forget to study for vocab. quiz #22.

5. Senior English 2/11/11 There is a weird power in the spoken word…. And a word carries far – very far – deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space. Joseph Conrad. What is a zebra? Winklepickers – pointed shoes. Goals – Complete vocabulary study #22. Complete and submit your final draft of your expanded definition with the first draft and the project guide. Homework – None.