Week Two
English III
8-29 through 9-2
August 29,2011
Bell Assignment
• Correct MUGS sentence 3 (starts with
“Elizabeth Blackwell…)
– There are 8 errors!
• 3 comma errors
• 4 spelling errors
• 1 apostrophe
Vocabulary Context Clues
• Make a guess at each bolded word’s definition
and write it on the blank.
August 30, 2011
Bell Assignment
• Have Vocabulary Box out on your desk. I will
walk by to check the front and back for a HW
grade.
• Correct MUGS sentence 4
– “Incidently…”
– There are 6 errors
– *Hint* How do we punctuate a movie title?
Vocabulary Unit 2 Definitions, with
Student Associations with new word
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Populous (adj) – crowded with people
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Propagate (v) – to transmit or to spread
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Yoda, old people, veterans, grandparents, yourself, President, military
officers, police, doctors, Abraham Lincoln, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade,
Donald Trump
Haughty (adj) – proud, disdainful of something or someone
a)
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Disease, chicken pox, rumors, glitter, answers, mail, money, germs, smells,
rabbits, cats, hamsters
Venerable (adj) – respected; esteemed for age or distinguished character
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Concerts, opening night for a movie, football games, school, NY, Tampa, New
Orleans-Mardi Gras, Movies, Basketball games, Superbowl, the mall at
Christmas, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving)
Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Hitler, KKK, Jersey Shore: The Situation,
preps/snobs
Reprove (v) – to reprimand; to correct
a)
Cops, detention, paddle, switch, torture, time-out, punishing by declaring
war, constructive criticism, solitary, prison, community service, probation
6. Consultation (n) – meeting to discuss or plan
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congress, court, town meeting, parent/teacher conferences,
student council, board meetings, club meetings, huddle
7. Relent (v) – to soften; to ease
a)
tired, surrender (in war), make puppy hush, baby crying
8. Discourse (n) – conversation
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talking on the phone, class/group discussions, argument,
telemarketers, texting, bird mail (pigeons with notes)
9. Confederates (n) – allies; people who share a common purpose
a) Confederacy, gangs, teams, mercenaries
10. Comprised (v) – included; made up of
a) Cliques/Clubs (people who have similar interests), religions,
parties (a lot of different people), music
August 31, 2011
Bell Assignment
• Journal Prompt: This week we will begin
reading Native American literature. So, I’m
curious. What do you already know about
Native American culture and their literature?
You can make a list, or you can write a
paragraph explaining what you know.
Native American Culture and Literature:
What we Know…
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Sacagawea
Very in tune with nature
Some would travel (nomads who moved with herds)
Mother Earth
Dance as worship
Rawhide/leather for clothes
Apache
Teepees
Death/animals – spirits; hunting was not for fun
Comanche
Seminoles – Choctawhatchee + Crete + African Slaves +
Spanish
Spears, clubs, bows and arrows, tomahawk
Horses (transportation in the Plains)
Jaguars, Eagles, Bears, Wolves, Snakes
Ruins – Mayan, Incan, Aztec, Downtown Indian museum
Worshipped fire
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Pocahontas
Cherokee
Herbal medicine; chief/medicine man
Peace pipe
Moccasins
Sioux and Cheyenne
Valued the elderly/chief
Indian temple mound
Diseases – small pox
Polytheistic – many gods/spirits
Ancestors – communicate
Scalping – torture enemies
Totem poles
Deer, Maize, Buffalo, Boars, Fish
Warpaint
Feathers
Tattoos/Brandings
Crazy Horse
The Last of the Mohicans
Sewing with sinew
Hidalgo
Dances with Wolves
Current day: Casinos
Cavewall paintings
Hopi Ruins
Who-Paddled-Backward-With-Trout
story
• Cree Tribe (Canada)
• They believed (in their stories) that fish/animals could talk
• Animals (bird ate his echo) interfering/hampering what
humans try to do
• You have to earn your name
• Names – had to come from someone elderly/wise
• Believed in reincarnation – old man came back as a trout
• Inanimate objects (ex. The boat paddle) could talk
• Animals have humor
• Names are strings of words to describe an action: “who
paddled backward with trout”
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Who/He/She/Boy/Girl/Man/Woman/One
Verb (action)
Preposition (of through with about)
Noun
Article of the Week
• Read the article individually.
• Underline sentences that you think are
important to the main idea.
• In the margins, take notes, ask questions,
point out places where you agree or disagree
with what is said.
• Write a one paragraph reflection about what
YOU think about this topic.
• Then, answer the questions.
September 2, 2011
Bell Assignment
• All you need on your desk is a pencil. We will
start class with the vocabulary quiz.
Vocabulary Quiz
• Please use CAPITAL letters for the first part.
Sometimes a lower-case a and d are hard to
identify!
• Don’t forget to do the sentences on the BACK.
• When you finish, turn your quiz in to basket 5.
• Then, sit quietly until everyone else is
finished.
Article of the Week discussion
• What did you think about this issue?
Native American Texts
• “The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky: Native American Literature”
– Pg. 20-21
• What are some of the distinctive characteristics of Native American
cultures according to this essay?
– Ceremonial dances
– Different ways of thinking: trusting someone’s word
– No “written” stories; instead, they shared it by word of mouth (oral
tradition)
– Chanted and used songs
– Nature was sacred; were a part of it; communication with ancestors
– Animals were sometimes more powerful
– Stories – taught morals