1. Agenda 9/9
BW: Review Vocabulary
Present Mini-Projects
Homework: Complete graphic organizer, introduction and first body paragraph

2. positive assertion; confirmation
Affirmation –
positive assertion; confirmation
The cat affirmed that
he would eat ALL of
the hotdogs.

3. Easily approachable; warmly friendly
Affable –
Easily approachable; warmly friendly
The Zombie’s found Janet affable, because she gave them jelly donuts.

4. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class
Alleviate –
Relieve
Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

5. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
Aesthetic –
artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
Thomas did not believe that the art had any aesthetic appeal.

6. unselfishly generous; concerned for others
Altruistic –
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
In the future, even though George was having a bad day, he altruistically helped his friend change the spaceship’s flat tire.

7. Analogous – comparable
Bees and a bee hive are analogous to ants and an ant hill.

8. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Ambivalence –
the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Patricia felt ambivalent about ambulances; they had cool sounds and light, but often carried hurt people.

9. unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambiguous –
unclear or doubtful in meaning
It was ambiguous whether they were eating with their Grandma or actually eating their Grandma.

10. Advocate – urge; plead for
Tommy’s good conscience advocated that he not steal the new X-Men movie.

11. Aloof – apart; reserved
Aloof Cat taught Aloof Cat Jr. how to ignore people who tried to pet them.

12. unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
Adversity –
unfavorable fortune; hardship; a calamitous event
The snake experienced adversity when being bullied by the school of possums.

13. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class
Abstruse –
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
The child didn’t understand the abstruse internet article on Dark Matter and the String Theory.
Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

14. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class
Abstract –
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
Gina did not understand what the abstract painting was suppose to mean.
Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

15. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Abstemious –
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Huston believed that the restaurants serving of one potato encouraged an abstemious lifestyle.

16. easy to approach; obtainable
Accessible –
easy to approach; obtainable
The walkway was blocked by a tree, making the building inaccessible.

17. applaud; announce with great approval
Acclaim –
applaud; announce with great approval
This weekend Mr. Holland decided to see the summer’s most highly acclaimed movie.

18. Adversary –
opponent
After viewing the new Star Trek movie, Grumpy Cat found the villainous Khan an unworthy adversary.

19. Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class
Acknowledge –
recognize; admit
Ms. Geiss’ AP English III Class

20. Adulation – flattery; admiration
Mr. Yorkson was a very critical boss, but he finally gave adulation during a meeting. Unfortunately, it was for his own idea.

21. Abridge – condense or shorten
The book had been abridge from a 600 page novel to a 10 page summary.

22. Graphic Organizer
To help with the organization of your essay, complete the graphic organizer.
In your essay, you need to prove that your selected argument is in fact being made in The Grapes of Wrath.
You will do this by analyzing three patterns found in the text.
It is important that the three selected patterns logically build towards proving your point.

23. Grapes of Wrath Graphic Organizer
Original Quote:
Translated Toulmin Thesis:
Pattern #1:
How does Pattern 1 prove the argument?
Pattern #2:
How does Pattern 2 built upon Pattern 1 and prove the argument?
Pattern #3:
How does Pattern 3 built upon Pattern 1 & 2 and prove the argument?
Remember: Pattern #1 + Pattern #2 + Pattern #3 = Toulmin Thesis