Sunday, August 26, 2012

Week at a glance August 27 - 31, 2012

Root words for this week (root - definition - examples):

  1. culpa - blame - culprit, culpable
  2. duc / duct - lead - conduct, seduce, introduction
  3. jud / jur / jus - law - judge, jury, justice
  4. polis / polit - city - police, politician, metropolis
  5. rect - straight - correct, direct, insurrection
  6. urb - city - urban, suburb
This week we'll also continue our Crucible pre-reading unit as we read Puritan writings and discuss the unique qualities of their society.  On Wednesday we'll continue our work with the Personal Narrative and turn in a second, typed draft copy by the end of the hour on Thursday.  We'll wrap up the week on Friday with a Root Words quiz, time to read for the Independent Reading Project, and a look at vocabulary words coming up in The Crucible
  • Mon: New Root Words; quiz on FridayThe Crucible pre-reading unit: The Puritans - read and discuss selections in class.
  • Tues: Finish Puritans reading and discussion. Study guide due by the end of the hour.
  • Wed: Pass back and discuss the first draft of the Personal Narrative Essay.  Begin typing the second draft of the essay.
  • Thurs: Typed second draft of the Personal Narrative Essay due by the end of the hour.
  • Fri: Root Words Quiz.  IRP reading time. The Crucible - Vocabulary Words.

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