Waiting for Godot, Day 6 (E10 4B)

Today's Objective: Students will review themes while finishing their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Theme (n.): the main idea or the moral of the story in a work of fiction

"The Interlopers" by Saki deals with themes of greed, vengeance, and power.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Zenith
Quibble
Indescribable
Menial (n)
Desists
Astride
Abominable
Mimic
Incoherent
Lingeringly

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading the book. There will be an exam featuring questions from the entire book for your next class.

Brian's Song, Day 6 (E10 1B)

Today's Objective: Students will review themes while finishing their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Theme (n.): the main idea or the moral of the story in a work of fiction

"The Interlopers" by Saki deals with themes of greed, vengeance, and power.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Composure
Mute
Scarcely
Uncomprehendingly
Corageous
Agonizing
Spasm
Inferno
Reflective
Slackens

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading the book. There will be an exam featuring questions from the entire book for your next class.

Animal Farm, Day 6 (E10 2B)

Today's Objective: Students will review themes while finishing their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Theme (n.): the main idea or the moral of the story in a work of fiction

"The Interlopers" by Saki deals with themes of greed, vengeance, and power.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Formulated
Recitations
Devotees
Slaughter
Demeanor
Indignantly
Maxim
Uproarious
Morose
Taciturn

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading the book. There will be an exam featuring questions from the entire book for your next class.

The Pearl, Day 6 (E10 4B)

Today's Objective: Students will review themes while finishing their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Theme (n.): the main idea or the moral of the story in a work of fiction

"The Interlopers" by Saki deals with themes of greed, vengeance, and power.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Monotonously
Lumbered
Triumphant
Sinister
Limply
Conceal
Monolithic
Amulet
Germane
Ulcerous

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading the book. There will be an exam featuring questions from the entire book for your next class.

Death of a Salesman, Day 6 (E10 3A)

Today's Objective: Students will review themes while finishing their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Theme (n.): the main idea or the moral of the story in a work of fiction

"The Interlopers" by Saki deals with themes of greed, vengeance, and power.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Implacably
Loathing
Proposition
Thunderstruck
Immobile
Sobbing
Contemptuous
Fury
Astonished
Idyllic
Requiem

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading the book. There will be an exam featuring questions from the entire book for your next class.

Thursday, February 17 (E9)

Today's Objective: Students will review "pathos," "ethos," and "logos" in preparation for the Q3 Methods of Persuasion Unit.

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Today's SAT Word: Manipulate (v.): to take advantage of

"Many people will try to manipulate your words against you -- so choose them carefully!"

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Today's Warm-Up Question: Do you believe that ZOMBIES could exist?

Provide three reasons why you believe what you believe on this issue!

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Today's Lesson Notes: Click here.

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Tonight's Homework:

Write a one-paragraph BCR (five sentences) in which you identify other arguments in which people attempt to defend their case using one of the three fallacies we discussed in today's class. Those fallacies are:

EX SILENTIO (argument from ignorance)

AD VERECUNDIAM (argument to a famous person)
AD FIDES (argument to faith)

Why do you think people use these fallacies?

Waiting for Godot, Day 5 (E10 4B)

Today's Objective: Students will review symbolism, foreshadowing, and motifs while continuing to read their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Motif (n.): a re-occurring image, symbol, or item that carries special significance each time it reappears in a work of fiction.

In "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman's daydreams are often surrounded by a musical motif.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Lamentations
Coquettishly
Stupefacation
Writhes
Contemplate
Vanquished
Vehemently
Immense
Aphoristic
Extricates

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading up through page 53

Animal Farm, Day 5 (E10 2B)

Today's Objective: Students will review symbolism, foreshadowing, and motifs while continuing to read their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Motif (n.): a re-occurring image, symbol, or item that carries special significance each time it reappears in a work of fiction.

In "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman's daydreams are often surrounded by a musical motif.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Lurking
Sternly
Tumult
Abolished
Retinue
Negotiations
Scoundrels
Nocturnal
Forsook
Contrived

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading up through chapter 8.

Brian's Song, Day 5 (E10 1B)

Today's Objective: Students will review symbolism, foreshadowing, and motifs while continuing to read their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Motif (n.): a re-occurring image, symbol, or item that carries special significance each time it reappears in a work of fiction.

In "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman's daydreams are often surrounded by a musical motif.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Bellow
Catatonic
Blindsided
Reluctant
Abrupt
Anguish
Misnomer
Remnant
Overstepped
Urgent

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading up to the word "urgent" on page 101.

The Pearl, Day 5 (E10 4B)

Today's Objective: Students will review symbolism, foreshadowing, and motifs while continuing to read their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Motif (n.): a re-occurring image, symbol, or item that carries special significance each time it reappears in a work of fiction.

In "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman's daydreams are often surrounded by a musical motif.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Clenched
Preservation
Glimmer
Sluggishly
Scampering
Exhilaration
Scuttling
Keening
Lament
Rummaged

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading chapter 5.

Death of a Salesman, Day 5 (E10 3A)

Today's Objective: Students will review symbolism, foreshadowing, and motifs while continuing to read their first Q3 text.

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Today's SAT Word: Motif (n.): a re-occurring image, symbol, or item that carries special significance each time it reappears in a work of fiction.

In "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman's daydreams are often surrounded by a musical motif.

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Today's New Vocabulary Terms:

Confidentially
Resentment
Raucous
Lavishly
Bewildered
Gesture
Tension
Agonized
Audible
Sensuous

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Tonight's Homework: Finish reading up to page 92.

Tuesday, February 14 (E9)

For today's lesson, students will take part in a full-class debate in an effort to use and identify methods of persuasion and fallacies in an actual setting.

The topic for today's debate is as follows:

"Who causes more problems in the world -- MEN or WOMEN?"

Student participation in today's class meeting will be given an assessment grade.