Week+22+~+Feb+3+-+7,+2014

= __Objectives__ = = = = __Word of the Day:__ quixotic (adj.) caught up in the pursuit of unattainable goals; impulsive; delusional; capricious = = __Quote of the Week:__ "The future depends on what we do in the present." Mahatma Gandhi = = __Essential Question:__ Why is it important to know your ancestry? =
 * = examine types of poetry and their characteristics =
 * = understand poetic elements =
 * =create an original narrative poem=

=Unit 11 Vocabulary=
 * 1) =regenerate - to create anew; revive=
 * 2) =gentry - people of high social position=
 * 3) =congenial - agreeable; sociable; having the same taste=
 * 4) =gender - classification as male or female=
 * 5) =generic - general; relating to an entire class or group=
 * 6) =primogeniture - the condition of being the first born=
 * 7) =genesis - origin; source or birth; beginning=
 * 8) =progeny - descendants; offspring=
 * 9) =degenerate - to deteriorate or decline=
 * 10) =genealogy - a record of ancestry=

=__Monday__= =__Warm Up:__ Sentence Completion (2)= =**__Homework:__ What does the root "gen" mean?**= =**Work on Florida Achieves**=
 * =Stamina #3 Review=
 * =Poetry Analysis: All the World's a Stage (from Act II Scene VII of __As You Like it__ by William Shakespeare)=
 * =Copy Unit 11 Vocabulary Words=

=__Tuesday__= =__Warm Up:__ Thought-Provoking Words= =__Agenda__= =**__Homework:__ Work on Florida Achieves**=
 * =Types of Poetry and poetic elements=
 * =Poetry Analysis: Paul Revere's Ride p. 717 (Narrative poem)=
 * =Speech to the Young p. 194 (Free verse)=

=__Wednesday__= =__Warm Up:__ Half-Truths= =Stamina #4 Practice= =**__Homework:__ Work on Florida Achieves**=

=__Thursday__ - Early Release - School ends at 2:00= =__Warm Up:__ Literature About Chicago: Prose vs. Poetry= =__Agenda:__= =Map of Paul Revere's Ride= =**__Homework:__ Work on Florida Achieves**=

=__Friday__= =Warm Up: Check Weekly Warm Ups= =__Agenda__= =STARS Strategies 3 and 4 (Understanding Sequence and Cause and Effect)= =Create a narrative poem about a memorable trip you had= =**__Homework:__ Work on Florida Achieves**=