Week at a glance September 10 - 14, 2012

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

1. contra/counter - against or opposite - contradict, counteract
2. dif/dis/dys - away or badly - different, disperse, dysfunctional
3. mal - poorly - malice, malpractice, malfunction
4. poin/pugn/punc - pierce or sting - punch, impugn, point
5. pseudo - false - pseudonym, pseudoscience
6. sol/soli - one or alone - isolated, desolate, solitary

This week we will continue our reading of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Students saw the first begin last week.  Students also should have picked up that the characters' motives are far more insidious than that of benevolent people wanting to save souls.  We'll move into the rising action this week as we see the slow and steady escalation of the Witch Trials' terror.  We'll wrap up the week with a Root Words quiz and time for independent reading.

• Mon: New Root Words; quiz on Friday.  The Crucible - Act One review and discussion.
• Tues: Meet in the computer lab for a final revision of the Personal Narrative.  Final Draft due by the end of the hour.
• Wed: The Crucible - finish the Act One study guide by the end of the hour.  Begin reading and discussing Act Two.
• Thurs: The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act Two.
• Fri: Root Words Quiz. Independent Reading Project reading time. The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act Two.