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Creative Writing and Language Exploration Activities

In today's class, students will engage in creative writing by completing sentences about Maxwell, who is known for strutting and gloating. Vocabulary building will focus on words like "rancor" and "rapture." English IV students will learn about the influences on the English language by watching a video and listing languages that have shaped it, while Honors English will dive into oral storytelling traditions and their values. English III students will explore American cultural influences on language. Remember to complete all assignments due today!

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Creative Writing and Language Exploration Activities

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  1. September 27, 2012 B Day • Combine the following sentences three ways, filling in the blanks. • Maxwell liked to strut about. • He liked to gloat over his successes. • 1A. Maxwell _________________________________ and __________________________. • 1B. Maxwell _________________________________, gloating _____________________. • 1C. Strutting about, Maxwell________________________________________.

  2. Vocabulary • Rancor: A feeling of anger or bitterness. • Rapture: A strong feeling of happiness similar to falling in love.

  3. Today’s classwork • Please do not forget to put your name, your class, and today’s date in the upper left-hand corner of all of your work!.

  4. English IV • Watch the video and list at least five different languages that have affected the English language. Due TODAY • (please put your answers on the back of your critical thinking worksheet) • Complete the Critical Thinking Exercise. Due TODAY

  5. Honors English • Watch The Oral Storytelling Tradition • Open your textbooks to pg. 16, and read along as The Earth on Turtle’s Back is read out loud. • Go to pg. 22, and read along as The Navajo Origin Legendis read out loud. • Close your eyes and listen to The Iroquois Constitution • WatchLittle Hawk—Native American Wisdom • Respond (one page): In cultures with oral traditions such as these, in what ways do myths and stories instruct or share important values? –DUE TODAY!

  6. English III • Watch the video and list at least seven different AMERICAN cultures that have affected the English language in America. You will have to listen carefully, because they are not called “cultures” in the video. (See how many you can actually find—there are TONS of them after about the first twenty minutes of the video.) Due TODAY • (please put your answers on the back of your critical thinking worksheet) • Complete the Critical Thinking Exercise. Due TODAY!

  7. DON’T FORGET • You may not leave the room until the sub dismisses you!

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