1. Welcome! October 10th, 2017 Tuesday
Grab a Chromebook, sign in, and close the screen. 
Welcome! October 10th, Tuesday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Tuesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to guess the meaning of the word. Make sure you explain your thinking!
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word omnipotent based on the context.
My teenager daughter likes to believe she is omnipotent in our household.
If someone is omnipotent, they have unlimited power and are able to do anything. The word is often used to describe a God or deity.
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3. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
We’re going to listen to the last half of the story today (about 20 more minutes).
If you have trouble with comprehension, take notes underneath your quick write as you listen – they’ll help you while you respond to your analysis questions 
Audiobook (begin at 22:19) QUmj3pTM

4. Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
For the rest of class, you have two things to accomplish:
Finish your Rip Van Winkle analysis questions. Make sure you use textual evidence to support your responses! 
Begin working on your IXL for the week: C.5 and C.6