Monday, March 2

• vocab warm-up:
  • 21. respite (160) – n. - a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. v. – postpone a sentence or obligation
  • 22. solicitous, adj. (160) – showing interest or concern
  • 23. raucous (122) adj. - making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.
  • 24. aberration, n. - a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
• Writing assignment
• Finish reading and part two questions
• Tomorrow -
  • notes
  • discussion of symbols, etc.
  • go over questions!
• Definition from Wikipedia:
  • Subtext is any content of a creative work which is not announced explicitly by the characters or author, but is implicit or becomes something understood by the observer of the work as the production unfolds.

Tuesday, March 3

• vocab warm-up:
  • draw a captioned picture of a camping trip
  • use four vocab words
• Notes on end of Sula
• discuss symbols
• questions from Part II question sheet
• observations from Part II chart
• Sula final tomorrow
• Counselors in on Thursday
  • grad requirements, etc.
• Vocab task on Friday - open book!
  • too many people too stressed around here!
• During finals we'll have a multiple choice test
  • cumulative
  • closed note, closed book
  • Frankenstein, Of Mice & Men, Sula
    • plots
    • characters
    • literary elements
  • Author notes
  • grammar
    • (only part that's open note)

Wednesday, March 4

• Sula test!
  • open book, open note, open brain
  • closed neighbor

Thursday, March 5

• Write me a paragraph!
  • Respond to the one or more of the three poems
  • How do these (or one of these) relate to Sula?
  • OR
  • How do these (or one of these) relate to lives here and now?

Friday, March 6

• Sula vocab assignment!
• 1. Pull out your Sula vocab.

2. Write a story about one of the following:

a. An adventure with a dragon.

b. A heroic trip in a hot air balloon.

c. A deep sea exploration of discovery.

3. Include 12 of the 24 words.

4. Illustrate your story one of the following ways:

a. Decorate the page.

b. Offer an illustration that shows the main characters and setting.

c. Illustrate a scene from your story.