Thursday, December 9, 2010

Thursday, December 9 (E10)

Today's Objective:

Students will read and analyze O. Henry’s “One Thousand Dollars” to determine story’s theme, then compare it to their own lives.


Today's SAT Word: Context Clues (n.):
items that provide “hints” to the deeper meaning of a particular word.

“I didn’t know what the new vocabulary word meant, but thanks to the context clues that surrounded it in the sentence, I was able to figure it out.”


Today's Soundtrack:
"If I Had $1,000,000" by The Barenaked Ladies

We have chosen this song today because it poses a hypothetical


Today's Warm-Up Question:
Imagine that you had a long-lost uncle who just died. In his will, he left you $10,000. What would you do with the money?


Today's In-Class Reading Assignment:
"One Thousand Dollars" by O. Henry (L.O.L. p. 382)


Today's Lesson Notes:
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Tonight's Homework: None

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