Monday, January 21, 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013


Week 20, 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: Explain why/how the title "The Fall of the House of Usher" has two meanings (figurative and literal).
2.   I'll have new SAT Words for you tomorrow!!!!!
3.     Read as a class: page 374-375 Gretel Ehrlich Introduces Walden by Henry David Thoreau
4.     Author information over Henry David Thoreau (p. 377)
5.   Read and take notes
7.  Begin reading  "from Walden" and "from Civil Disobedience," I will give you time to finish tomorrow.  
8.   At debate, I will be back tomorrow.  Please be good. I miss you!!!!!!!!
9.   If you have questions you can tweet me @ChelseaAvalos.  I'll reply back as soon as I can. 

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