1. J.E. #5: Detail 1/28/13 Copy: To those who saw him often he seemed almost like two men: one the merry monarch of the hunt and banquet and procession, the friend of children, the patron of every kind of sport; the other the cold, acute observer of the audience chamber of the Council, watching vigilantly, weighing arguments, refusing except under the stress of great events to speak his own mind. – Winston Churchill, “King Henry VIII,” Churchill’s History of the English-Speaking Peoples 1.Churchill draws attention to the contrasting sides of Henry VIII through detail. How is the impact of this sentence strengthened by the order of the details’ presentation? 2.What is Churchill’s attitude toward Henry? What specific details reveal this attitude? Apply: Think of someone you know who has two strong sides to her/his personality. Using Churchill’s sentence model, write a sentence which captures-through detail-these two sides.

2. J.E. #6: Detail Review (summarize the instructions) 1/28/13 a.Review J.E. #4. Go back into “Object Talking” Draft 2 and “Remembering an Incident” and apply what you just learned to at least one part of your writing; clarify and intensify an object or character. b.Apply Churchill’s sentence model to “RAI” and “OT” to magnify one character’s personality in both drafts. Prepare to share

3. J.E. #7: Vocabulary Procedures 1/28/13 ENSURE THAT THIS IS WRITTEN ON ITS OWN PAGE  Bring vocab. book and 10- 3 x5 index cards or cut-up pieces of paper each Monday, or the first day of the work week  Whole class read Unit words/P.O.S/Definition  Individually complete assigned section(s) of the week’s unit (timed)  Sit in assigned or voluntary vocab. Groups: [5 groups of 5 and 1 group of 4] 1. Choose 10 vocab. Words 2. Make flash cards (Top card: Unit # first & last name.; one side of card: Vocab. Word; on flip side: Definition, P.O.S, Synonyms, Antonyms (if applicable)  Vocab. Tasks will be given throughout the week.  DON’T THROW AWAY FLASH CARDS. YOU WILL BUILD ON THEM THROUGOUT THE SEMESTER!! WE WILL PROGRESS TO A TOURNAMENT, AND THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE EXTRA CREDIT AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER!

4. AL Agenda: 1/28/13 Don’t Forget: Final Day for Vocab. Book Purchase (point deductions begin on Monday…see me if you have concerns, or isolated issues) Wednes., Jan. 30: Summer Reading Make-up Deadline: 1 st Day Quick- Write, Test. You will receive a “0” if this deadline isn’t met. 1.Whole-class Unit 2 words 2.Individually complete p.34 (Vocab. In Context) 3.Sit in assigned groups 4.Share answers to VIC 5.Choose 10 words from Unit 2 6.Work on Flash Cards (10-15 min.)

5. Agenda Cont’d: 1/28/13 Reading Workshop  Close Reading Packet share, discussion (I’ll be listening for depth of thought, clarity and accuracy)  Share Authorial Background Notes (p. 537)  Address (p. 539)/Complete “Critical Reading Checklist” Notes  Venn Diagram Share (Obama Speech w/ Address)

6. Abraham Lincoln’s The Gettysburg Address (if time allows): On Your Own Paper: Authorial Background Notes (p. 537) Address (p. 539)/Complete “Critical Reading Checklist” Notes

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13. Homework: 1/28/13  Tues., Jan. 29: (5 point deduction) Bring in completed authorial background notes, “Critical Reading Checklist,” and Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts Obama’s 2009 OR 2013 Inaugural Speech with Lincoln’s The Gettysburg Address  Tues., Jan. 29: Vocab.: VIC (p.34) & Vocab. 1 & 2 Flash Cards  Fri., Feb. 1: Draft 3: “Object Talking” and “Remembering an Incident”: 1. Make necessary revisions to improve detail, 2. Dialogue, 3. Three new Unit 2 Vocab. words