went over the literary terms with exemplifications, in preparation for an exemplifications quiz next time (on 9-17-14)
went over 1.2 - How do we define patriotism? Is it possible for Iraqis and Germans and Canadians to be patriotic? What are exemplifications of American patriotism in McCain's essay, and why?
cleared up what annotations are and how to deepen them
reviewed a bit of American history, as it relates to being a patriot (in the New England Patriots context)
started working on Activity 1.3 by first Q-H-Ting the prompt at the end. What does the prompt actually mean?
looked at the illustration at the beginning of the activity as a warm-up for the activity's prompt, quietly.
turned and talked about the illustration and any observations we'd made about it