Monday, January 14, 2013

Week 19, Day 1
Objective: Determine the meaning of grade-level technical academic English words derived from Latin roots and affixes; Use dictionaries and thesauri as needed; Demonstrate familiarity with works by authors in American fiction from each major literary period; Revise drafts to clarify meaning and achieve logical organization by adding transitional words and phrases; Write an interpretation of a literary text that identifies and analyzes the ambiguities, nuances, and complexitites within the text and anticipates and responds to readers' questions or contradictory information; Reflect on understanding to monitor comprehension.

1. Bell Work: Write an impossible poem such as, "One day while walking barefoot I stopped to tie my shoe. You'd better pull your socks up. I see you're barefoot, too."
2. Read and take notes on the Edgar Allan Poe Author Information (p. 288-290)
3. On your own, read "The Fall of the House of Usher."  It is only 16 pages...you need to finish it by class tomorrow. 
4. We will discuss the "Smiley Face Tricks" Assignment tomorrow.
5. Make sure you are DONE with your MOY Benchmark. I looked at the results Sunday night and there are WAY TOO MANY people NOT done.
6. My baby girl is sick, and I don't feel well either. I should be back tomorrow. Please be good!
7. If you have questions you can tweet me @ChelseaAvalos. I'll reply back as soon as I can.