1. 11/18-11-22

2. 11/18 • Bellringer • Benchmark • Turn in reading logs • 4th period take vocabulary test • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd receive vocabulary words and work on word maps after you finish the benchmark

3. Bellringer • Describe what you include in the introduction of an essay.

4. 3rd period vocab • Verbose-adj. using or containing too many words • Verisimilitude-n. the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true • Vociferous-adj. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry • Virtuoso-n. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field • Mercurial-adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change • Jejune-adj. lacking interest or significance or impact • Laconic-adj. brief and to the point; effectively cut short • Legerdemain-n. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers • Lugubrious-adj. excessively mournful

5. 3rd period continued • Germane-adj. relevant and appropriate • Inane-adj. devoid of intelligence • Indelible-adj. cannot be removed or erased • Satirical-adj. exposing human folly to ridicule • Serendipity-n. good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries • Succinct-adj. briefly giving the gist of something

6. 1st, 2nd, and 4th vocabulary from The Gift of the Magi (your reading work for Thursday) • Instigate-v. provoke or stir up • Hysterical-adj. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion • Ecstatic-adj. feeling great rapture or delight • Nimble-adj. moving quickly and lightly • Illuminate-v. make lighter or brighter • Chronicle-v. record in chronological order; make a historical record • Coveted-adj. greatly desired • Wail-v. cry weakly or softly • Inconsequential-adj lacking worth or importance • Depreciate-v. lose in value

7. 11/19 • Bellringer • Continue working on essays (work on body paragraphs, third period work on problem areas) • 3rd Period(time to work in literature circles) • 1st, 2nd, and 4th finish reading Raymond’s Run

8. Bellringer • Explain what you include in the body paragraph of an essay.

9. 11/20 • Bellringer • Review for literary terms test on Thursday (study guide) • Continue work on essays (work on conclusions and issues with body paragraphs) • 3rd period time to work in literature circles • Work on questions on Raymond’s Run

10. Bellringer • What should you include in the conclusion of your essay?

11. Raymond’s Run • An allusion is a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Squeaky uses several allusions during the course of the story. Provide two examples of allusions from the story. • Create a plot diagram for the story (include the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). • Describe the setting and conflict in the story. • What support can you find in the story for a prediction that Gretchen will win the race? Why would the author include details that support predictions of different outcomes? • Describe the mood of the story and point of view of the story. • What is the purpose of this story (to entertain, to persuade, or to inform)? • Analyze Squeaky and determine how she changes over the course of the story. • Use details from the story to explain why the character does not like Cynthia Proctor. • Provide one inference that can be made from this story. • Formulate a possible theme from the story. • Provide one example of irony from the story and explain how it is an example of irony.

12. 11/21 • Bellringer • Literary terms test • Read The Gift of the Magi(leave copies in the room, do not take it with you)

13. Bellringer • Provide an example and definition for one of your literary terms.

14. 11/22 • Bellringer • HW: EOG review assignment • Vocabulary review game • Vocabulary quiz • Work on editing and revising essays (turn in essays) • Discuss The Gift of the Magi and continue working on questions • Start on word root project

15. Bellringer • Write two sentences using two of your vocabulary words.