11/2

Warm-up: Synonym, Antonym, or Neither? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER!
1) trifling – significant
2) indolence – fervor
3) affably – cordially
4) whimsies – martinets
5) ardent – fervent


Classwork: Discussion of Independent reading due dates, went over Angelou Multiple Choice Questions,


Homework: Study for Vocab Quiz (on 11/7), read Independent book and finish Part 1 - style analysis due 11/4, 1st checkpoint of part 2 due on 11/8


Reading schedule

1st checkpoint 11/8 2nd checkpoint 11/14 3rd checkpoint 11/17
Into the Wild Chapters 1-8 (pg 85) Chapters 9-13 (pg 132) Chapters 14-Epilogue (pg 203)
Being a Black Man to end of “His Last, Best Cause” (pg 109) To end of “Meaning of Work” (pg 193) From “In or Out…” to end of book (pg 288)
The Other Wes Moore Part 1 – Chap 1-3 (62) Part 2 – Chap 4-6 (122) Part 3 – chap 7- Epilogue (180)
Nickel and Dimed Pg 86 to “The Superwoman mood….” Pg 169 to “On the Day of my Move….” To the end of the afterword
Bird by Bird Introduction – False Starts (84) Plot Treatment – Writing Groups (161) Someone to Read Your Draft – end of book