1. Friday, December 7 Today’s Agenda: 1. Bellringer: Vocabulary Review 2. Annotation: I Hear America Singing 3. Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter – Ch. 14-16 4. Review Grammar – Sentence Types HW: 1) Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter – Ch. 14-16 2) Bellringer

2. Bellringer: Week of 12/3 – 12/7 Friday (12/7): 1. "Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell: Hark! Now I hear them - Ding, dong, bell." _____________ 2. The lazy and sluggish snake Bit the merry and cheery little girl, Making her all sad and mournful _________________ 3. "I sipped the rim with palatable lip.” __________________ onomatopoeia Parallel structure assonance

3. Take out a sheet of paper and title: Bellringer: Week of 12/3 – 12/7 Monday (12/3): 1. Catalog – a list of things, people, or events 2. alliteration – the repetition of similar consonant sounds 3. assonance – the repetition of similar vowel sounds 4. onomatopoeia – the use of words whose sounds echo their meaning 5. parallel structure – the repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure.

4. Grammar Practice: Ch.3 – Sentence Types A simple sentence contains one independent clause and no subordinate clause. A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clauses.

5. Take out a sheet of paper and title: Analyzing “I Hear America Singing” (1) I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, (2) Those mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, (3) The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, (4) The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, (5) The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

6. Analyzing “I Hear America Singing” (6) The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, (7) The wood-cutter’s song, the plowboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, (8) The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, (9) Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, (10) The day belongs to the day—at the night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, (11) Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

7. Take out a sheet of paper and title: Chart: Parallel Structure Parallel Structure ExamplesMeaning Repetition of Words Repetition of Phrases Repetition of Sentence Patterns

8. Turn to the backside and title: Chart: Identifying Parallel Structure Parallel Structure Examples from the Poem Repetition of Words Repetition of phrases Repetition of sentence patterns The word “singing” The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing The carpenter singing his as he… The mason singing his as he… The boatman singing, etc.

9. Take out a sheet of paper and title: Review Questions: Scarlet Letter – Ch. 14-16 1. What is the main purpose of Hester’s discussion with Arthur? 2. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 18: “A Flood of Sunshine?” 3. What happens to the scarlet letter? (Two part answer) 4. What is the outcome of Hester and Arthur’s discussion? Be specific and detailed. 5. How does Pearl respond to Mr. Dimmesdale when her mother finally got her across the brook? What are the potential factors contributing to her behavior.