EnglishEnglish

January 19, 2010January 19, 2010

DOLDOL if your going shopping for cloths i hope the if your going shopping for cloths i hope the

children if they wish can come with me to children if they wish can come with me to main street to watch the thanksgiving day main street to watch the thanksgiving day paradeparade

Homophone Homophone Spelling Spelling CommasCommas Capitalization Capitalization Proper nounProper noun Proper adjectiveProper adjective If you’re going shopping for clothes, I hope If you’re going shopping for clothes, I hope

the children, if they wish, can come with me the children, if they wish, can come with me to Main Street to watch the Thanksgiving Day to Main Street to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade.parade.

Focused FreewriteFocused Freewrite5 minutes5 minutes

Make $100,000 per year digging holes Make $100,000 per year digging holes with a shovel?with a shovel?oror

Make $30,000 per year playing your Make $30,000 per year playing your favorite sport or doing something you favorite sport or doing something you love?love?

VocabularyVocabularyUnit 2Unit 2

If the word does not have a sentence If the word does not have a sentence with it, make one up as we go along. with it, make one up as we go along.

calamitycalamity

great misfortune; catastrophe; disastergreat misfortune; catastrophe; disaster

congregatecongregate

come together in a crowd; assemble; come together in a crowd; assemble; gathergather

Some homeowners near the school do not Some homeowners near the school do not like students to like students to congregatecongregate on their on their property.property.

conveneconvene

meet or come together in a group for a meet or come together in a group for a specific purposespecific purpose

cordialitycordiality

friendliness; warmth of regardfriendliness; warmth of regard

cronycrony

close companion; good friend; chumclose companion; good friend; chum

deliberatelydeliberately

(1) in a carefully thought out manner; on (1) in a carefully thought out manner; on purpose; purposelypurpose; purposely

We We deliberatelydeliberately kept Glenda off the planning kept Glenda off the planning committee because we didn’t want her to committee because we didn’t want her to know that the party was to be in her honor.know that the party was to be in her honor.

dispensedispense

(followed by the preposition (followed by the preposition with) with) do do without; get along withoutwithout; get along without

dubiousdubious

doubtful; uncertain; questionabledoubtful; uncertain; questionableThere is no doubt about my feeling better, There is no doubt about my feeling better,

but it is but it is dubiousdubious that I can be back at that I can be back at school by tomorrow.school by tomorrow.

intimidateintimidate

frighten; influence by fear; cow; overawefrighten; influence by fear; cow; overawe

recoilrecoil

draw back because of fear; shrink; wince; draw back because of fear; shrink; wince; flinchflinch

Exercise 1- Each expression in column one has a Exercise 1- Each expression in column one has a SYNONYM in column 2. On your paper, enter the letter of SYNONYM in column 2. On your paper, enter the letter of

the correct SYNONYMthe correct SYNONYM

COLUMN 1COLUMN 11.1. meet for a specific purposemeet for a specific purpose2.2. intimate friendintimate friend3.3. influence by fearinfluence by fear4.4. on purposeon purpose5.5. go without go without 6.6. warmth of regardwarmth of regard7.7. draw back in feardraw back in fear8.8. doubtful, uncertaindoubtful, uncertain9.9. assembleassemble10.10. great misfortunegreat misfortune

COLUMN 2

A. intimidate

B. dispense

C. cordiality

D. dubious

E. calamity

F. deliberately

G. convene

H. recoil

I. crony

J. congregate

AssignmentAssignment

Write 2 sentences using five words in Write 2 sentences using five words in each. Must make sense. each. Must make sense.

When finished grab a textbook. We are on When finished grab a textbook. We are on page 452.page 452.

Characters to think about:Characters to think about:

Round-fully developed, seem realRound-fully developed, seem real Flat-one dimensional, only see one sideFlat-one dimensional, only see one side Static-doesn’t changeStatic-doesn’t change Dynamic-goes through a change during Dynamic-goes through a change during

the story.the story.

Naturalism-things to rememberNaturalism-things to remember

Authors try to depict life as it is. Authors try to depict life as it is.

The idea of humans being like puppets in The idea of humans being like puppets in natural circumstances outside of their natural circumstances outside of their control…can be circumstances in nature, control…can be circumstances in nature, or things like poverty, race, etc. or things like poverty, race, etc.

The Open Boat-page 452The Open Boat-page 452

Things to think about as we read:Things to think about as we read:What is the significance of the first line?What is the significance of the first line?What type of narrator do we have, why is it important?What type of narrator do we have, why is it important?How is the horizon described?How is the horizon described?Paragraphs 3-6 introduce the four characters. What do we Paragraphs 3-6 introduce the four characters. What do we

know and what can me infer about each of them?know and what can me infer about each of them?What is meant by the simile in the last paragraph?What is meant by the simile in the last paragraph?

Things to think about cont.Things to think about cont. What is the conflict?What is the conflict? What does the contrast between the two views imply about the What does the contrast between the two views imply about the

people’s understanding?people’s understanding? ““the color of the sea changed from slate to emerald green streaked the color of the sea changed from slate to emerald green streaked

with amber lights, and the foam was like tumbling snow.” What is with amber lights, and the foam was like tumbling snow.” What is this an example of? this an example of?

Why is this sentence ironic… “it was Why is this sentence ironic… “it was probably probably splendid, it was splendid, it was probablyprobably glorious.” glorious.”

What is it in the presence of the gulls that makes the men angry and What is it in the presence of the gulls that makes the men angry and violent?violent?

How does the situation with the gulls reinforce the predicament of How does the situation with the gulls reinforce the predicament of the men?the men?