Week at a glance September 17 - 21, 2012
Root words for this week (root - definition - examples):
- -hood - condition of - adulthood, childhood, neighborhood
- -ic - pertaining to - logic, music, electric, pandemic
- -ify / -ize /-yze - act upon or make - purify, terrorize, paralyze
- -ism - characteristic of - terrorism, pacifism, heroism, racism
- -ive - tending to be - active, inquisitive, positive, negative
- -ure - result of - literature, nature, scripture, torture
This we continue reading and discussing Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
We completed Act I last week. Using a volcano as an analogy for the
Salem community, we discussed how the various factions and personal
grudges were building and creating pressure just waiting for a chance to
explode. Salem erupted with the first of the witchcraft accusations. As
we read Act II this week, students will analyze the effects of the
witch trials on Salem's community and compare/contrast how each
character responds to the trials.
- Mon: New root words; quiz on Friday. The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act II.
- Tues: The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act II.
- Wed: The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act II. Review types of irony. Finish the Act III study guide for Thursday.
- Thurs: The Crucible - Act II study guide due. Begin reading and discussing Act III.
- Fri: Root Words Quiz. Independent Reading Project reading time. The Crucible - continue reading and discussing Act III.
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