English III
Unit 3 Day 9- Vocab 8 Charades, OMM, mini-projects
Leader: Good afternoon, Pumas. Please compose yourselves for prayer by
taking a comfortable position in your chairs.
Leader: Ad Majorem . . . All: Dei Gloriam.
Leader: We study, work and play . . . All: for the greater glory of God.
2-MINUTE REFLECTION
Leader: We close by saying, “Glory to the Father, and to Jesus the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit . . .
All: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen! ”
Two days of class left! Do-now:
Have vocab out. Check your vocab:
1) entranced- filled with wonder and delight; captivated
2) disarming- charming (removing suspicion or hostility)
3) sullen- bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
4) impetuous- acting without thought or care
5) appraise- assess the value of; evaluate
6) writhe- make continual twisting, squirming movements
of the body.
7) reciprocity- exchanging things for mutual benefit (if
you give me something, I’ll give you something)
8) retort- respond to a remark in an angry way.
9) incredulous- unwilling or unable to believe something
10) conscientious- wishing to do what’s right
Announcements/Reminders:
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Bring in Crucible books!
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Come in to make up quizzes you’ve missed!!
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Journals due: Wednesday, January 8th (after break)
Outside reading due: Friday, January 10th (after break)
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Prayer:
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Period 6:Victor,
 Friday: Alberto, Monday after break: Anthony W.
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Period 7: Jessica S.,
 Friday: Carmen, Monday after break: Diego
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Period 8: Audreanna,
 Friday: Laura, Monday after break: Anile
SWBAT…
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Explain the significance of specific events in Of Mice and
Men
Summarize a grade-level text
Vocab Charades
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entranced
disarming
sullen
impetuous
appraise
writhe
reciprocity
retort
incredulous
conscientious
Of Mice and Men…
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After Curley’s wife is horrible to Crooks, Crooks tells the
guys to forget about him joining them on the ranch. He
says he doesn’t want to anymore. Why?
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Open books to p. 80 (in the small books, p. 84)
Mini-projects
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Use this time to work on your CDs or comics.
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Remember for the CDs, you need sentences of explanation
AND three colored pictures.
For the comics, remember you need an 8-15 sentence
explanation as to why the scenes you chose are the most
important.
Due tomorrow at 4 PM
HW:
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Study for vocab quiz
Work on your mini-project if you think necessary
Exit:
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What foreshadowed Curley’s wife’s death?