1. Week of February 15 th through 19 th Honors English 3

2. Monday, February 15 th Collect signed progress reports Reminder: Bring books this week! Transcendentalism graffiti walk Notes on transcendentalism

3. Tuesday, February 16 th Vocabulary Quiz New Vocabulary words Begin reading Self-Reliance

4. SAT Vocab List 2 Affable – Good-natured Affectation – Artificial behavior Alacrity – Eager willingness Altruism – selflessness Amenable – Willing to respond to persuasion Anachronism – The placing of something in the wrong historical period Analogous – comparable Ancillary – extra Androgynous – Gender neutral Anthropocentric – Regarding humans as the center of the universe

5. Apathy – Lack of interest Aphorism – Concise, witty remark expressing a general truth Audacious – Willing to take bold risks Arbitration – The use of a person to settle a dispute Archaic – Belonging to ancient times Arduous – difficult Articulate – Fluent and clear in speech Astute – Good at making accurate judgments Augment – Add to or increase Auspicious – Indicating a good chance of success

6. Wednesday, February 17 th Journal writing Review key concepts from transcendentalism notes Read from Self-Reliance or excerpts from Walden Individualism discussion Notes on Thoreau

7. Journal Entry “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” – Discuss the concept of conformity and nonconformity in relation to this quote.

8. Thursday, February 18 th Romanticism introductory activity Romanticism notes Distribute The Scarlet Letter and read chapter 1 Evidence/commentary journal instructions

9. Friday, February 19 th Read “A Cross of Snow” and “Thanatopsis” Discuss and answer questions Or read The Devil and Tom Walker