Warm up: Hyphen practice - TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY 1. Log in to Google Classroom and record yourself explaining your thinking map from yesterday. Turn in thinking map. 2. I passed back the assignment "Textual Evidence - The Crucible" so we could talk about how to write an AXES paragraph. Find the link below to see my model of how to do this. Afterwards, you will revise your AXES paragraph on the back of your paper. This is due tomorrow. HOMEWORK:
Finish your recording and turn it in. Revise your AXES paragraph; due tomorrow.
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Warm up: Hyphens - when NOT to use them Quickwrite: “(Senator McCarthy), by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control.” Senator J. William Fulbright What do you think this quote means? How do you think this quote will relate to the witchcraft investigations described in The Crucible? What are some other instances, historical or contemporary, in which the word "witch-hunt" might be applicable? Complete the following multi-flow map. Make sure you explain HOW each event, character, or setting detail contributes to fear and paranoia. Be prepared to speak from it tomorrow. HOMEWORK:
None. Multi-flow maps were completed in class. Warm up: Hyphens
10 minutes of silent reading. 500 pages with a one pager for each book are due on Friday, October 5. It's coming up so make sure you're reading! The rest of the period was to finish the Textual Evidence - The Crucible assignment from yesterday. HOMEWORK: Finish if not done in class. Warm up: Hyphens: Compound adjectives practice Textual Evidence - The Crucible We did an activity on how to find and use textual evidence to make inferences when we were reading Of Plymouth Plantation. In English, we circle back and practice tasks till we're proficient. Today, we're using these textual evidence skills in relation to The Crucible and "At the Foot of the Gallows". There are three parts to this assignment. Follow the instructions listed on the handout, found below. For part 1, don't forget to answer the "Your Turn" questions on StudySync. HOMEWORK:
Part 1 was due in class today. If you did not finish this part, you must finish it tonight. We will continue to work on Part 2 and 3 in class tomorrow. Warm up: Hyphens: Compound Adjectives
We continued our discussion of The Crucible today with an activity called "On the Fence". You got to choose which side you believe to be correct and justify your position, trying to get the others to join you. If you were absent, answer the following two questions (with evidence from the text) on the same sheet of paper from yesterday's discussion:
HOMEWORK: None. Today we remember the bravery of the first responders and the lives lost on September 11, 2001 when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Late work may only be turned in up to 3 days late. After this time, I will not grade the assignment. Be responsible and plan ahead! Warm up: Hyphens: Prefixes practice In class we had a discussion about The Crucible, reviewing major themes from the text. We also watched and discussed the SyncTV episode where students discussed the text. We took notes on our discussions but you will hold on to them for now. If you were absent, please find the "First Read: The Crucible" assignment on StudySync. Watch the SyncTV episode. Put an MLA heading on a sheet of paper and answer the 3 questions that follow to get participation credit from today's discussion:
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