1. Honors Paideia Agenda B 2/22/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
Warm Up-Complete the Thursday’s Test
Distribute Vocabulary and AOW
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Introduce and Begin Analyzing Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete a Closure Question

2. Honors Paideia Agenda A 2/23/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
Warm Up-Complete the Friday’s Test
Distribute Vocabulary and AOW
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Introduce and Begin Analyzing Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete a Closure Question

3. Adjective and Adverbs
Remember: Adjective modify nouns. Adverbs modify everything else-verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Hint: To decide if a word is an adjective simply put the word your are not sure about in the following sentence:
He is very____________________.
If the word fits in the blank, then the word is an adjective.
He is very intelligent.
He is very intelligently.

4. Comparative Adjectives
A comparative adjective is often used when a sentence is comparing two things.
Rosa is taller than Jane.
In general, if an adjective has only one syllable, you can make it comparative by adding an – “er” to the end of the word. If an adjective has more than one syllable, you can usually make it comparative by adding “more” or “less” in front of the adjective.
Sid is more careful than Tom.
Tom is less careful than Sid.

5. Comparative Adverbs
A comparative adverb is often used when a sentence is comparing two actions.
Rosa dances more gracefully than Jane.
(“More gracefully” is a comparative adverb.
To make most adverbs comparative, you also need to add a “more” or “less” in front of the adverb.
Sid behaves more politely than Tom does.
Tom behaves less politely than Sid does.

6. Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
When more than two things are being compared, a sentence needs a superlative adjective.
Of the many men in the room, John is the strongest.
(“Strongest” is a superlative adjective.)
To make a comparison among three or more people or things, add “-est” to the adjective. When more than two actions are being compared, a sentence often needs a superlative adverb.
Compared with the other boys in the school, Sid behaves the most politely.
(“Most politely” is a superlative adverb.)

7. Write the forms for the Comparative and Superlative degrees of these words.
Loose
Often
Lazy
Harmful
Gentle
Funny
Wise
Safely
Eager
Lovely
11. Useful 12. Slowly 13. Gracious 14. Late 15. Big 16. Old 17. Fearful 18. Promptly 19. Bad 20. Good

8. Practice
“When I woke up it was light. It was awfully quiet. Too quiet. I mean, our house just isn’t naturally quiet. The radio’s usually going full blast and the TV is turned up loud and people are wrestling and knocking over lamps and tripping over the coffee table and yelling at each other. Something was wrong, but I couldn’t quite figure it out. Something had happened…I couldn’t remember what. Hinton, The Outsiders
Hinton starts the passage with two short sentences, a sentence fragment, and another short sentence. Then she writes two longer sentences. Look at these sentences carefully, and contrast the purpose of the short sentences/fragment and the purpose of the longer sentences. How does the sentence length reinforce the meaning of the passage?
Hinton uses ellipses (…) in the last sentence to show that something has been left out. What has been left out? How do you know?

9. Literary Devices
Allegory- an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric.
Example: In the New Testament, Christ makes frequent use of the parable to make statements about “people” in general. For example, the Good Samaritan is an allegory representing the right thinking and compassionate person.
Characterization- An author or poet’s use of description, dialogue, dialect and action to create in the reader an emotional or intellectual reaction to a character or to make the character more vivid and realistic. Careful readers note each character’s attitude and thoughts, actions and reaction, as well as any language that reveals geographic, social, or cultural background.

10. Symbolism- Use of symbols or anything that is meant to be taken both literally and as representative of a higher and ore complex significance.
Theme- The central idea or “message” of a literary work. The theme should be expressed in 1-4 words.
The Great Gatsby- Decline of the American Dream
Tone- The characteristic emotion or attitude of the author toward the characters, subject, and audience (angry, sarcastic, loving, etc)
Romeo and Juliet romantic and foreboding

11. Diction-Word choice, an element of style; it creates tone, attitude, and style as well as meaning. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning. An essay written using academic diction would be much less colorful, but perhaps more precise than street slang.
Point of View- The perspective from which a story is presented

12. Quick Write
Write a incident that your mother has shared with you about herself that you will always remember.

13. Honors Paideia Agenda B 2/24/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
Vocabulary Notes
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete Joy Luck Assignments 1 and 2 (Due 3/1)
Complete a Closure Question

14. Honors Paideia Agenda A 2/25/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
Vocabulary Notes
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete Joy Luck Assignments 1 and 2 (Due 3/2)
Complete a Closure Question

15. Grammar Practice-Identify the Error in the Following Sentences
Many secrets of the universe has yet to be discovered.
They like camping because you can be close to nature.
Lana saw several distant farmhouses and barns climbing the trees.
We heard noises in the chimney, a raccoon had moved in.
I saw the deer run across the field sitting on the porch.
Her marks were most high than her sister’s.

16. Tone Practice
“The Navy guy and I told each other we were glad to’ve met each other. Which always kills me. I’m always saying “Glad to’ve met you” to somebody I’m not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff though.” - Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
What is the narrator’s attitude toward people in general? How do you know? Explain how the following elements help you identify the attitude: diction (navy guy, stuff), syntax (use of a fragment and italics) and hyperbole (always kills me, if you want to stay alive).
How would the tone of the passage change if it were written: John and I told each other we were glad to have met each other. I’m not sure I really meant it. I’m always saying that to somebody I’m not sure I’m glad I met.

17. As You Read Answer the Following:
What did An-mei’s mother do to become a ghost? What does this reveal about the role of women in the society at that time?
Based on her grandmother’s stories, what is valued by her culture?
What does An-mei learn from her mother?
Select a quotation that best characterizes each of the following:
An-mei
Popo
An-mei’s mother

18. Honors Paideia Agenda B 2/26/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
BBR
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete Joy Luck Assignments 1 and 2 (Due 3/1)
Complete a Closure Question

19. Honors Paideia Agenda A 2/29/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
BBR
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Complete Joy Luck Assignments 1 and 2 (Due 3/1)
Complete a Closure Question

20. Grammar Practice- Identify the Error in the Following:
This list of names are very important.
Neither of the girls left their umbrella on the bus.
Rachel fashioned sculptures of the fairgoers made of clay.
Three boys riding mountain bikes and wearing brightly colored helmets.
I was sure in the tree that he spotted the owls.
He communicate much effectively than I thought he would.

21. Tone Practice
“I’m boiling with rage, and yet I mustn’t show it. I’d like to stamp my feet, scream, give Mummy a good shaking, cry, and I don’t know what else, because of the horrible words, mocking looks, and accusations which are leveled at me repeatedly every day, and find their mark, like shafts from a tightly strung bow, and which are just as hard to draw from my body. -Frank, Diary of a Young Girl
What is the tone of the passage?
Examine and discuss the diction (boiling), detail (I’d like to stamp…shaking), syntax (sentence length), imagery(tightly strung bow), and figurative language
(like shafts..body) that shape the tone.

22. Complete the Following:
Select a quotation you consider particularly powerful. (Consider literary devices, character development, advancement of plot, etc)
Write the quotation on the front of the index card.
Write the reason you selected it on the back.

23. Honors Paideia Agenda B 3/1/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
JLC Assignments 1 and 2
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Continue to Work on Joy Luck Assignments
Complete a Closure Question

24. Honors Paideia Agenda A 3/2/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
JLC Assignments 1 and 2
Complete the Ticket In
Review the Objectives and Essential Questions
Grammar Notes and Practice
Stylistic Devices Practice
Continue to Read and Analyze Tan’s The Joy Luck Club
Continue to Work on Joy Luck Assignments
Complete a Closure Question

25. Each of the leads were eventually abandoned by the detective.
Grammar Practice- Identify the ERRORS in the following sentences (parallel structure, sub/verb, pronoun agreement, comp/super, mis mod, punct)
Each of the leads were eventually abandoned by the detective.
Aspirin, besides a good night’s sleep, help a headache.
Three buses arrived but Carlos wasn’t on any of them.
The teacher acknowledged us, Rita and I.
The fire was snuffed out by the storm that we accidentally started.

26. Tone Practice
“We went with sandwiches, thick, poor-man’s ham from Aldi’s supermarket, slapped onto wheat bread and slathered with a thin film of mayonnaise.” – Asgedom, Of Beetles and Angels
What is the speaker’s attitude toward the sandwiches?
How did you figure out the speaker’s attitude toward the sandwiches?
Write a sentence which expresses your attitude toward a great dinner you’ve recently eaten. Don’t explain your attitude. Instead use diction and detail to show your attitude toward the meal.

27. Complete the Following:
Create an illustration of your assigned character.
Write a quotation that represents the character.
Write what you consider to be the character’s greatest strength and greatest weakness.

28. Honors Paideia Agenda B 3/3/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
AOW on Right Corner
Review the Daily Objectives
Complete Test

29. Honors Paideia Agenda A 3/4/2016
Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.
AOW on Right Corner
Review the Daily Objectives
Complete Test