Welcome…fill out your card
A# Name
When is your birthday?
What are your hobbies/interests?
What are your goals for after high school? College? Career?
What is your favorite subject in school? Why?
Tell me about what you enjoy most about English class?
What do you enjoy the least about English class?
What is your favorite thing to read? What is it about that do you enjoy?
Tell me anything else that you feel I should know about you or your learning style…

2 Truths & A Lie




On a scrap sheet of paper, write down three things about yourself.
Two true things and one false thing.
When all of the members of your group are finished, take turns telling your group mates what you wrote down.
Group, see if you can spot the lie…and have fun getting to know your group.

You have 7 minutes to complete this…
Write these questions leaving space for the answers on a sheet of paper. Keep this for your warm-up section in your binder.


Text someone who is NOT in this school (do not text someone in another school)
Ask them the following:
◦ Have you heard about the ice bucket challenge?
◦ Have you been challenged? Would you do it if you were?
◦ What do you know about ALS disease or Lou Gehrig?
Bonus if you talk to someone in another state.
Extra Bonus if you talk to someone in another country.











Bequeath
Tentative
Vindictive
Eccentric
Estranged
Hierarchy
Colloquial
Lineage
Matriarch
Patriarch
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.

Choice #1: Write a paragraph detailing your inference of where the sidewalk ends; what are the children seeing?
Choice#2: Draw a full page detailed picture of your inference of where the sidewalks ends? What are they seeing?


On your notecard, write at least 3 questions that you had about “Story of an
Hour”

You should have at least 3 questions

Have those and your annotated story ready for discussion













Euphemism
Repugnant
Nomenclature
Jargon
Nuptial
Recluse
Tutelage
Commiserate
Urbane
Belittle
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.


Read the following and answer the question that follows.
The ocean floor is a fascinating place.
Thanks to recent technological advances, scientists can now explore areas that were, until recently, a mystery to humans.
Thousands of new species—from gigantic squid to microscopic plankton—have been added to the diverse population of sea creatures.
Explain the meaning of the word microscopic.


Read the following and answer the following question.
When we moved to Texas, our merry neighbor, Mrs. Rhodes, was inquisitive and eager to learn our names. After one week, however, we became annoyed. Her meddlesome nature soon meant she constantly snooped on us. Like a nosy relative, she sometimes even observed us through binoculars.
Which words does the author use for a positive connotation of Mrs. Rhodes? Which words portray a negative connotation?

Sit with your group.
Take a moment and write a paragraph reflecting on September 11, 2001. What did that day mean to you? How did it effect you/your family? How did it effect America?

Choose the correct verb:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
Benito (doesn’t, don’t) know the answer.
The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree


In your warm-up section, write a one paragraph reflection on the importance of your group’s scene to the story. What would we lose if that scene was not in the story?


On a sheet of paper to turn in…
Write a review of your group.
◦ How did you like choosing your groups?
◦ Did all members participate equally?
◦ What grade would you give yourself? Honestly.
This is private…no one else will read them but me.

State whether you disagree, slightly disagree, slightly agree, or agree with each statement and why…

Your fate is predestined and any attempt to change it is futile.


A successful marriage is more reliant on compromise than love.
The better you know someone the harder it is to get along with them.



Women wear the trousers in most relationships.
Big companies like McDonalds embody all the evils of capitalism.
There should be a gun in every home.


Think of the two stories that we read
(Chrysanthemums and 2 nd Bakery
Attack), choose one of those stories and write a “spin-off.” That means you can rewrite a scene, create a new scene, or solve an unresolved issue. Write ¾-1 page and use at least 6 of the vocab words.











Marred
Nonchalance
Obscure
Painstaking
Abstract
Platitude
Decadence
Efface
Fastidious
Garner
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.




Think of one person on whom you wish to take revenge upon…is that person someone close to you, in your family, at school?
For what reason to you wish revenge?
What revenge would you take?





Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
Book.
Complete the section titled “Expository
Writing Warm-up: Focusing on a Specific
Topic”
You do not need to write the paragraph, complete the “Try-It” part.
Do not write in the books!



Turn to page 138 in your Write Source
Book.
Complete the “Try-It!” section under
“Writing Your Topic Sentence”


Today is your day to prepare your binder to be graded and to take care of any missing assignments that you want to turn in.



Please deposit your cell phone into the
“cell phone babysitting center”

take your seat
Clear your desk of everything except a piece of paper and a pencil



Choose your favorite fictional
(book/TV/Movie/Comic Book) character and write a scene for them.
Write ¾ to 1 page and use at least 6 vocabulary words.

Staple or tape the notes strip onto your page and copy the examples.
1. I was late for the school bus again.
Running for the bus, my book fell in the mud.
(Was the book running for the bus? It’s the only nearby noun beside mud.)
2. Deciding to join the Navy, the recruiter enthusiastically pumped Joe’s hand.
(Was the recruiter deciding to join the
Navy? The only other option is Joe’s hand.)











Cache
Esoteric
Ebb
Facilitate
Galvanize
Utopian
Kindle
Labyrinth
Malicious
Bizarre
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.


Write a one paragraph quick write on your initial response to this poem:
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.


Write a one paragraph reflective quick write on this…
Ring-a-round the rosies,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.

Write a one paragraph response to the following poem:
Langston Hughes, 1902 - 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.



Write a haiku poem: first line – 5 syllables, second line – 7 syllables, third line – 5 syllables
Example:
As the wind does blow
Across the trees, I see the
Buds blooming in May





On the back of your quiz, you are going to create a shape poem.
It can be any shape that you want, however you must use at least 1 literary device and 6 of the vocab words.











Obliterate
Abstinence
Debilitate
Eclectic
Fallacy
Garbled
Haphazard
Immaterial
Judicious
Lackluster
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.

The Man In The Jar
Irwin Mercer
I once knew a man who lived in a jar, for a stranger sight you'd have to go far.
I asked him once, why he lived in a jar, he grimaced and said, how bizarre you are.
My jar's so cozy, warm and bright, even in the full moonlight.
The only drawback is you see, is getting out quickly, when I have to pee.

Excuse Me Miss
Gary Ross
Sam asked a question of his teacher
He asked it of the stern Miss Meacher
You wouldn’t punish me, would you?
For something that I did not do
Of course not boy, answered Miss
Spitting the reply out with a hiss
That’s a relief he began to explain
As I didn't do my homewo…

Interview your new partner, ask them the following questions and record your answers.


What did you enjoy most in this class last nine weeks? Why?
What did you enjoy the least? Why?


What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?
Would you like to exchange numbers in case one of us is absent?

A Poison Tree by William Blake
I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
And I waterd it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
Quick Write-1 Paragraph
Reflection













Hedonist
Imminent
Pompous
Meager
Obsolete
Pariah
Quandary
Insipid
Austere
Pragmatic
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.

Write a 3-5 sentence A.P.E. response to the following question:
Why do you believe that Coleridge chose to use so many allusions to God and
Christianity?



The Fifth of November
Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions
Did the scheme contrive,
To blow the King and Parliament
All up alive.
Threescore barrels, laid below,
To prove old England's overthrow.
But, by God's providence, him they catch,
With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
A stick and a stake
For King James's sake!
If you won't give me one,
I'll take two,
The better for me,
And the worse for you.
A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to wash it down,
And a jolly good fire to burn him.
Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!



What is the one part of the poem, thus far, have you found to be the most relevant? Why?
How do Coleridge’s choices on literary devices affect the reading of the poem?
Why?






Write a 6-8 stanza poem about for favorite thing to do (school appropriate of course)
Use any rhyme scheme
You must use at least 6 of the vocabulary words











Callous
Deference
Effervescent
Fervor
Besmirch
Heretic
Immutable
Lampoon
Meandering
Officious
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.


Copy the following:
Appositives are noun phrases that identify adjacent nouns or pronouns. They can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers.
Sentence Opener:
One of eleven brothers and sisters, Harriet was a moody willful child.
Subject-Verb Split:
Poppa, a good quiet man, spent the last hours before our parting moving aimlessly about the yard.
Sentence Closer:
The boy looked at them, big black ugly insects.
Appositive Phrases

Each scrambled sentence has one or more appositives.
Identify them and unscramble the sentence parts into a complete sentence with proper punctuation.
1. a. struggled as usual b. she c. to maintain her calm, composed, friendly bearing d. a sort of mask she wore all over her body
2. a. an old, bowlegged fellow in a pale-blue sweater b. the judge c. had stopped examining the animals d. on the back of a dirty envelope
3. a. the tyrannosaur b. with huge flaring nostrils c. a long snuffling inhalation that fluttered Baselton’s trouser legs d. gave Baselton a smell

Unscramble; use correct punctuation.
4. a. went over to Tom Willy’s saloon b. in the late afternoon c. Will Henderson d. and editor of the Eagle e. owner
5. a. and the jingle of trace chains b. was louder c. drag of brakes d. the sound of the approaching grain teams e. thud of big hooves on hard ground

1.
2.
3.
4.
Women dress and act a certain way in order to attract attention.
Men are the dominant sex in society.
Women can do anything that a man can do, sometimes better.
The wealthy should not be held to the same standards as everyone else.




Think about our debate from yesterday, what was the one thing that stuck out in your mind?
What would be one thing that you have added?
What would have been one topic that you would have changed and why?


Unscrambled—write the complete sentence—then write your own sentence to mimic each example.
1. a. president and valedictorian of the senior class b. by the podium c. intelligent and composed and smiling d. scholarly Henrietta stood
2. a. beaming and affectionate and happy b. bride and groom in their finery c. they danced d. under the canopy




Write a short (one page) dialogue (play) about your most “dramatic” Thanksgiving.

Use at least 6 of the vocabulary words and at least one of the following phrases coined by Shakespeare…











Parsimonious
Rancor
Acquiesce
Bombastic
Capitulate
Deflate
Egregious
Fitful
Gratuitous
Impartial
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.


Based on our reading so far, which character would you say is the archetype?

What in the text do you base that assumption on?

Why do you believe that Shakespeare chose to make that character the archetype?


Participles describe nouns or pronouns. Present participles always end in ing. Past participles usually end in ed. In the following example, the nouns or pronouns are underlined, the participles are capitalized, and the rest of the participial phrases are boldfaced.
1. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, HANGING in a fine tangled web-work from the eves.
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Fall of the House of Usher”
2. Professor Kazan, WEARING a spotlessly white tropical
suit and a wide-brimmed hat, was the first ashore.
Arthur C. Clarke, Dolphin Island
3. ENCHANTED and ENTHRALLED, I stopped her constantly for details.
Richard Wright, Black Boy


Participles can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, and sentence closers.
1. Whistling, he let the escalator waft him into the still night air.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
2. My father, cautioning me not to work
a horse till he had fed fully, said I had plenty of time to eat myself.
Lincoln Steffens, “A Boy on Horseback”
3. She called to him, excited.
Daphne du Maurier, “The Birds”


Unscramble the following into a complete sentence:
1. a. was waiting on the landing outside b. Bernard c. wearing a black turtleneck sweater, dirty flannels, and slippers
2. a. lost his grip b. dropping helplessly straight down toward the far end of the trailer c. and fell free d. Malcolm











Meticulous
Opportunist
Partisan
Raze
Admonish
Buffoon
Elucidate
Flagrant
Guile
Homogenous
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.


Why do you believe that the director/writer of “She’s the Man” decided to use profanity in the language? Why not stay true to the original language?


The movie “She’s the Man” gives the characters of Viola and Sebastian more depth by giving them a boyfriend/girlfriend as well as parents, why do you believe this choice was made?
Why would the movie makers deviate that far from the original play?





Both films use the modern concept of the musical montage when Viola changes into men’s clothing, but use very different musical genres.
What tone did the music in “Twelfth Night” create during that scene?
What tone did the music in “She’s the
Man” create during that scene?
Why is creating tone with music appealing to the audience?


Shakespeare created a very strong female character, Viola. However, she spends the majority of the play as a man. Not thinking literally, why must she become a man in order to achieve what she desires?

Why did the director/writer of She’s the
Man give her more time as a woman?


Copy in warm-up section as notes:

1.
2.
Here are some sentences, written by professional writers, but with some parts deleted.
She returned to her bench.
The boy watched.

1.
2.
Compare them with the originals.
She returned to her bench, her face showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.
The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark.

The boldface phrases are absolute phrases, one of the sentence parts that differentiates professional writing from student writing.



1.
Copy as notes in your warm-up section:
Absolutes are sentence parts that describe the rest of the sentence in which they appear.
Absolutes are almost complete sentences. As a test, you can make any absolute a sentence by adding was or were. Here are the two absolutes from the previous examples, changed into sentences:
Her face was showing all the unhappiness that had suddenly overtaken her.
2.
His eyes were bulging in the dark.
Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase




1.
2.
More notes for warm-up section:
Another way to identify an absolute is that many absolutes begin with the words my,
his, her, its, our, their (possessive pronouns). Absolutes can occur as sentence openers, subject-verb splits, or sentence closers.
Examples:
His hands raw, he reached a flat place at the top.
Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly listened to these words.
Characteristics of the Absolute Phrase


Unscramble into complete sentences:
1. a. while Buck struggled in fury b. then the rope tightened mercilessly c. and his great chest panting d. his tongue lolling out of his mouth
2. a. to light the cigarette b. his sore throat c. he forgot d. his head aching
3. a. I b. each set upon a carved wooden base c. looked across to a lighted case of Chinese design d. which held delicate-looking statues e. of horses and birds, small vases and bowls











Impassive
Latent
Mitigate
Opulent
Rebuff
Advocate
Carping
Demeanor
Elusive
Fledging
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.






In your warm-up section, write whether you agree, slightly agree, slightly disagree, or disagree and why or why not:
In “They Should Have Been There” it is the woman’s own fault that she is poor.
In “Black Men and Public Space” it is the young man’s own fault because of how he dressed that the woman avoided him.
Women are particularly vulnerable to street violence.
It is our moral responsibility to help those less fortunate than us.





Why do you believe that the author chose to use satire as his medium for expressing his concerns?
Why use a jeremiad to express a point that became completely opposite at the end?
Why wait until the end to change voice?
Now, write 3 “why” questions of your own for the Socratic Seminar…



Have you prepared a working thesis statement?
You have 4 minutes to prepare that and a working outline…



She was sick last night.
She vomited in the bathroom for three hours last night.


I am working on my homework today.
I finished all of my homework today.


Driving is more dangerous at night.
(You change)


School is more fun on Fridays than Mondays.
(You Change)



Teaching is the best profession to choose.
Teaching students rewards your effort everyday.


I enjoy being at the park.
(You change)


My family and I are going to the store.
(You change)


My brother was making fun of me today.
(You change)





Write a one-page, persuasive essay that has one controlling example that is developed well with evidence. You must use at least 6 of the vocabulary words.
Choose one of the following…

So many tragic vehicle accidents in involve teenagers. Should the legal driving age be changed to the age of 21?

Fast food drives our economy but is creating a fatter America. Should fast food options be offered in high school cafeterias?











Gullible
Hyperbole
Imperturbable
Laudable
Morose
Overt
Peerless
Salutary
Taciturn
Aesthetic
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.





Turn in all cell phones to the box.
Absolutely NO cell phones or ear phones allowed!
Leave all belongings at the front of the classroom.
Quietly take your seat and clear your desk of everything except something to write with (pen or pencil)
Absolutely NO talking during the test!






Do I Treat My Reader With Respect?









Turn to page 225 in your Write
Source text book…
Read through the whole page and complete numbers 1-3 in the
Grammar Exercise.


On a separate sheet of paper, create the following chart…
O.P.T.I.C. Ad Gallery
Overview
Parts
Title
Interrelationship
Conclusion











Catalyst
Denunciation
Embellish
Forlorn
Hypocritical
Implausible
Lethargic
Perceptive
Recluse
Sanction
Copy the list of vocabulary words in the vocab section of your binder.
Leave a line or two between words so that you may fill in the definitions later.