1. English 2 October 7-8 I CAN MAKE INFERENCES FROM NON-WRITTEN TEXTS I CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSION OF INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TEXTS BY ANSWERING LITERAL, INTERPRETIVE, AND EVALUATIVE QUESTIONS I CAN ANALYZE AND EVALUATE MY RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, REFLECTING ON INCORRECT ANSWERS

2. Use a dash to indicate the beginning and the end of an abrupt break in thought or speech or to indicate an unfinished thought or to introduce an explanation. Example: The party—I’m sorry I forgot to tell you—was not changed to next week. Edit the following for mistakes in dashes, commas, apostrophes, and titles 1.Lauryn Hill I love her songs! gave a concert here and it sold out. 2.Whitney Houston’s version of The Star Spangled Banner have you heard it? wouldn’t Francis Scott Key be pleased? was a hit. 3.Alaska nicknamed Sewards Folly by those who thought buying it was foolish was purchased from Russia for about two cents a acre

3. Vocabulary cards (if you haven’t done them)  adversitya difficult situation or condition; a state or instance of serious difficulty  asylumprotection given by a government to someone who has left another country in order to escape being harmed; a place of retreat and safety  demagoguea political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion rather than reason  extenuatinglessening or trying to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuses  ephemerallasting a very short time  optimisma feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future : a feeling or belief that what you hope for will happen  reverentshowing a lot of respect; very respectful; honor or respect felt or shown; profound, adoring, awed respect

4. Wrong Answer Analysis Look at your Unit 1 retest. Analyze why you missed the questions listed in target A2c and A6c. Write your reflections beside the bubble on your answer sheet. Wrong Answer Analysis Correct the short answer questions for the vocabulary quiz. You may use your flash cards or a dictionary but NOT EACH OTHER.

5. Finish Chapter 5-6 questions in Of Mice and Men

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