Week at a glance October 1 - 5, 2012

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

1. belli - war - rebellion, belligerent, bellicose
2. fac - do or make - factory, facilitate, manufacture
3. mort - death - mortal, morbid, mortician
4. poeia, poie, peia - make/create - poem, onomatopoeia, mythopoeic
5. the, theo - god - atheist, theology, monotheism
6. tox - poison - toxicology, toxic, botox

This week we'll wrap up the reading portion of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.  Proctor and his friends are sentenced to hang for the crime of witchcraft, so what hope is there now in the play.  We'd be surprised, if we look carefully.  That will be part of our challenge as we wrap up our reading of the play.  We'll begin reviewing characters and motivations by mid-week.  We will also wrap up our 1st Quarter Independent Reading Project by writing a thematic analysis, due by the end of the hour on Friday.

• Mon: New root words.  Preview the IRP Thematic Analysis.  The Crucible - begin reading and discussing Act IV.
• Tues: Pass back study guides and current grades.  The Crucible - continue reading/discussing Act IV.  Act IV study guide due Wednesday.
• Wed: The Crucible - Act IV study guide due.  Character traits and motivations review.  
• Thurs: The Crucible review.  Independent Reading Project Thematic Analysis assigned.
• Fri: Root Words quiz.  IRP Thematic Analysis - go to the computer lab and type the essay.