English 3 September 11 • • • • I can edit sentences for mistakes in mechanics. I can relate a work of literature to the important ideas of its setting. I can demonstrate comprehension of increasingly challenging texts by answering literal, figurative, and interpretive questions. I can develop fresh comparisons to create imagery. Sentence Editing Edit for mistakes in comma use and title punctuation then take the DOL quiz. Staple your bell ringers to the quiz before you turn everything in to the tub. • Roxanne goes for a jog each morning for she wants to stay healthy and strong. • Because he is very artistic Mr. Avery creates beautiful rugs but he rarely sells any of them. • Frederick Douglass who taught himself to read and write was one of the most effective speakers of his time. • Have you learned the vocabulary words for the test which is today? – Test on Monday JOURNAL Does green have a smell? How does yellow taste? Describe color to a blind-from-birth person. You can use any sense or emotion EXCEPT SIGHT to describe the following colors. red pink blue green white yellow brown orange Use imagery to describe one of the following images Begin The Crucible by Arthur Miller • After reading the introductory authorial aside, complete the reading comprehension exercises. REMINDERS • Be to the end of chapter 12 in The Scarlet Letter by Monday • New vocabulary journal due Monday • THURSDAY ARTICLE OF THE WEEK because we are reading The Scarlet Letter • Bell Ringer quiz on Monday