1. Mon. 11/14 Ethics essay due Fri. evening to tii.com
Vocab word! Copy word, part of speech, examples
Malapropism-noun
1. an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
Popular malapropisms: supposebly, for all intensive purposes, please precede, sixteenth chapel, pacifically
Mon. 11/14 Ethics essay due Fri. evening to tii.com

2. Serious journal topic. 10 minutes.
Discuss a time someone called you a name that hurt or insulted you. How did you react? How did you respond or wish you had responded later? Why do words hold such power over us?
TURN IN YOUR “POWER OF WORDS” ARTICLE
Tues. 11/15 ETHICS ESSAY DUE to Williams Institute & turnitin by Friday Evening

3. Tues. classwork Under your journal for today, tape the poem.
Complete an annotation of the poem:
Mark literary devices
Make notes on structure
Make notes on punctuation
Then, answer the questions:
Who is the speaker? How do you know? (boy? Girl? Does it matter?)
What impact does the event have? Support your response.
Tues. classwork

4. Get the Packet off the front table.
Read the quote at the top:
You don’t ban Mark Twain—you explain Mark Twain! To study an idea is not necessarily to endorse the idea. Mark Twain’s satirical novel, Huckleberry Finn, accurately portrays a time in history—the nineteenth century— and one of its evils, slavery.—NAACP, current position on Huck Finn
Reflect on this quote in your journal. Why is it so much more powerful to study an idea/issue/era to find solutions, rather than ban and ignore them?
Wed. 11/16

5. In your journal-create a two column chart
In your journal-create a two column chart. Answer the questions for each.
Wed. Classwork *synthesize the sources to gather historical & cultural background on the text
Source A
Which source surprised you and why?
Source B
What is Morrison’s point about the ending of the novel?
Source C
How does Salwen argue that those who see the novel as racist are missing the point?
Source D
Summarize the history of the word Negro
Source E
What happened when the teacher taught Huck Finn without any historical context?
Source F
Why was a lawsuit to remove Huck Finn turned down?
Source G
What other points does Peaches Henry bring up about novels in the classroom?
Source H
What’s the problem with altering the original text of books?
Source I
Explain the satire of the cartoon

6. Th/Fri ETHICS ESSAY DUE FRIDAY BY 11:59
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Th/Fri ETHICS ESSAY DUE FRIDAY BY 11:59