1. 10th Grade English Friday 13 Dec. 2013
Agenda:
Survivor Challenge: Crossword!
Discuss How Piggy Dies
Ch 12 Vocabulary
Read Chapter 12 – the last chapter!
Answer Reading Comprehension Questions and “Think Sheet”
H/W:
Finish reading chapter 12 and answering reading comprehension questions 4, 6,7,8 and 9 if you did not have time to finish in class today.
All Yellow Reading Comp Questions and Pink “Think Sheet” Due at the start of class on Monday, 12/16.
Chapters 9-12 Vocab Test Monday, 12/16.

2. Ch 12 Vocab
Ululation: a loud emotional outcry or howl POS: noun Sample Sentence: His ululation was heard across the land.

3. Ch 12 Vocab
Yearn: to have an intense desire or longing for POS: verb Sample Sentence: Ralph yearned for the comforts of home.

4. Ch 12 Vocab
Decipher: to read or to interpret POS: verb Sample Sentence: I can’t decipher her handwriting.

5. Ch 12 Vocab
Obscurity: the quality of being unclear and hard to understand POS: verb Sample Sentence: Writing should be clear and without obscurity so that it can be understood by all.

6. Learning Targets:
I can select one quote that proves an object symbolizes something greater than itself.
I can explain how the author proves the object symbolizes something greater within my quote.
I can identify one quote of figurative language.
I can analyze why the two things are compared, and why that comparison is important or significant.