MONDAY, APRIL 15 T H -FRIDAY, APRIL

SEVEN MORE MONDAYS UNTIL SUMMER

Good Afternoon!

Agenda

Objectives: Cite textual evidence from Huck Finn, collaborate with group members, continue to develop vocabulary

BR#40Vocabulary 40Huck Finn

Discuss 11-15 Read 16&17

HomeworkRead and answer questions for chapters 17&18Vocabulary 40 quiz on Friday!

BR#40

April 15th is the deadline to file taxes!

Do you have a job? Do you file your own taxes?

If you were getting a refund check of $3,000, what would you do with it?!

*There are lots of freebies being offered today!

Word Within a Word

Unit 40

VALEDICTION (N.)

farewell speechvale: farewelldict: say

*The student’s valediction was so moving that almost all seniors cried.

PROTAGONIST (N.)

leading personproto: firstagon: actorThe protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout.

MALADROIT (ADJ.)

clumsymal: badThe basketball player’s maladroit handling of the ball caused the team to lose.

STOICISM (N.)

indifference to sensationism: doctrine/beliefHis stoicism was evident when he did not show any emotion at his child’s funeral.

SARCOPHAGUS (N.)

stone coffinsarco: fleshphag: eatThe pharaohs of Egypt were all buried in ornamented sarcophaguses.

IGNOMINIOUS (ADJ.)

disgraceful gno: knowBill was caught committing an ignominious crime against the charity.

SURREALISTIC (ADJ.)

unrealistically imaginarysur: overDali’s dreamy, surrealistic art is popular around the world.

ANALECTS (N.)

selected writingsana: uplect: gatherShe loves reading The Analects of Confucious.

EXPOSITORY (ADJ.)

explanatoryex: outpos: putHis essay was expository but not creativily descriptive.

EXEGESIS (N.)

critical interpretationex: outMy teacher’s brilliant exegesis of the poem inspired me.

MAGNUM OPUS (N.)

great workmagn: greatDante’s magnum opus, The Divine Comedy, is a classic.

MORIBUND (ADJ.)

dyingmort: deathThe moribund economy affected the stock market.

SUPERCILIOUS (ADJ.)

scornfulsuper: overHis arrogant, supercilious manner irked us.

DICTION (N.)

word choicedict: sayHer scholarly Latin diction was impressive to the students.

EMISSARY (N.)

messengerex: outmiss: sendAn emissary sent out from the Queen suddenly arrived.

Literature Circle: Chapters 11-15

All group members should be participating Recorder Time Keeper Investigator(s)

Record your answers to the questionsDiscuss with your group, but STAY FOCUSED!

You have twenty minutes to work on this!End time: 1:42 p.m.

Mississippi Map circa 1845

Steamboat

EMBRACE ITSIT DOWNBE QUIET

NEW SEATS!

Agenda

BR #41Huckleberry FinnNature vs. Nurture Think Pair Share

Homework:Read 19-22 and finish the questions for this

section

Tuesday, April 16th

BR#41: Creative writing.I give you a one word prompt and you can

write whatever about the word. A journal, a poem, a song, free write, etc.

Hamburger

Wednesday, April 17th

Agenda BR #42Huck Finn (discuss 19-22, read in class)Satire

HomeworkRead chapters 23-28 and continue

answering ?sStudy vocabulary 40-quiz Friday!

BR #42

“It’s impossible to maintain one’s innocence in a corrupt world.”- Mark Twain

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Thursday, April 18th

AgendaBR #43Review VocabularyHuck Finnn

Discuss chapters Listen to 29 Satire

HomeworkRead chapters 30-35 by MondayStudy for vocabulary quiz tomorrow!

BR #43

Considering what’s been in the news lately about bomb scares and school safety, what do you think is the best way to go about creating a safe school environment?

Do we need more officers in school? Guns? Security systems?

Satire in Huck Finn

Satire: Genre of writing that makes fun of or mocks individuals, and society through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it.

What is irony? 1. The use of words to express the opposite of what one

really means.2. Incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of

events and the expected result.

Think pair shareWith your partner answer on a sheet of paper:

1. At this point in the book, what aspects of society do you think Mark Twain is targeting with satire?

2. List as many ironies and objects of satire as you can in the chapters thus far. With each point on your list, state in one sentence its main message.

3. What is the advantage of Twain delivering the message through satire?

Vocabulary Review

Find the person with the matching word or definition to the index card you have

When you find each other, come up with a “Rap, Rhyme, or Jingle” to share with the class that will help us remember the word and what it means!

Example: Choose the wrong diction, and you may create some friction.

Happy Friday!

Agenda BR #44PoetryVocabulary quiz 40

HomeworkRead chapters 30-35 by MondayMake good choices and have fun if you’re

going to prom tomorrow

BR #44

Turn up, prom, something