Week+12+~+Nov+4+-+Nov+8,+2013

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 * =@ [|Toronto] RAPTORS= || November 05 2013  ||  7:00 PM EST  ||
 * [|Los Angeles CLIPPERS] || == November 07 2013 == ||
 * [|Boston] CELTICS || == November 09 2013 == || 7:30 PM EST  ||

==In chapter four, Greg says that the week's two basketball practices are both bad. The coach keeps drilling them in patterns. On the way home, he watches his brother play basketball. He thinks that Derek is a good player. Derek splits his pants and gives Greg two dollars to sew the pants before their mother comes home. He only accepts one dollar from Derek.==

At the next day's practice, Greg thinks the coach is picking on him. Mr. Goldstein comes to the locker rooms...
==Greg's history class is studying the Constitution. One of his classmates, Karen, sketches another picture of him. Greg feels that she is a much better artist than he is. The next day he is called to Mr. Tate's office where he is told his parents are waiting. Mr. Tate introduces him to Rickie Randall and says he is a member of the Guardians. They tutor young blacks.== ==Greg says no to the tutoring and is told that Mr. Tate thinks he shouldn't keep playing ball. Mr. Tate tells him to think about it. Moms thinks the tutoring is a good idea. His father has lost his job and is not easy to talk to. Moms hasn't discussed the issue with him. Coach Nipper is addressing the team. Budget cuts are resulting in a shorter schedule and he explains the tournament...==

__Unit 7 Vocabulary__
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 * 1) ==deviant - differing from accepted social standards==
 * 2) ==ephemeral - short-lived; evanescent==
 * 3) ==convoluted - twisted; complicated==
 * 4) ==explicit - very clear==
 * 5) ==disparage - to belittle; express disapproval; criticize==
 * 6) ==elated - joyful==
 * 7) ==duplicity - deception; trickery==
 * 8) ==deference - respect; regard for another's wish==
 * 9) ==decimate - to kill or destroy a large area or part of a group==
 * 10) ==dichotomy - a division into two==
 * 11) ==eccentric - odd; irregular==
 * 12) ==fallacious - based on a false idea or assumption==
 * 13) ==enervate - weaken==
 * 14) ==exotic - foreign and unusual==
 * 15) ==exacerbate - to make worse==
 * 16) ==equivocal - ambiguous and misleading==
 * 17) ==eloquent - fluent and persuasive in speech==
 * 18) ==decorum - proper behavior==
 * 19) ==dubious - doubtful; suspicious==
 * 20) ==dispel - drive out==

=__ Monday __= Warm Up: Choose the correct pair. Identify the relationship expressed in each analogy.

PERMIT:ALLOW:: a. deny:entice b. initiate:begin c. estrange:love d. crawl:sleep e. read:run = __Agenda__ =

2. Silently read Chapter 4 of Slam! and respond to the discussion questions.
1. How does Slam feel about basketball practice? Why does he walk away from the second practice? (4 points) 2. What evidence is there that Slam is a good brother? (2 points) 3. What evidence is there that Mr. Goldstein cares about Slam and is trying to understand him? (4 points) 4. Why does Slam listen to music instead of doing his Math? (2 points) 5. Based on the context, what do the following slang expressions mean? (6 points) a) showboat b) brainiac c) tough body d) give someone a play e) scrub f) whack =3. Copy Vocabulary Unit 7 word list=

=__ Tuesday __=

__ Warm Up: __ Choose the correct pair. Identify the relationship expressed in each analogy.
MEANDER:WIND:: a. belittle:bolster b. praise:approve c. entice:shun d. initiate:cancel e. inhibit:laugh = __Agenda__ = 1. Warm Up 2. Compare & Contrast/Cause/Effect Review and Practice 3. Irony 4. Partner Activity to practice identifying irony. = =

=__ Wednesday __= = __Warm Up:__ Choose the correct pair. Identify the relationship expressed in each analogy. = DISLIKE:HATE:: a. inconvenience:cripple b. escape:permit c. ossify:lighten d. pacify:anger e. execute:align = __Agenda__ =

e) How does Slam feel when he dunks the ball? Why do you think he feels this way? (4 points)
=__Thursday__=

Warm Up: Choose the correct pair. Identify the relationship expressed in each analogy.
RETICENT:SECRETIVE:: a) garage:car b) hamlet:castle c) star:galaxy d) lover:relationship e) apple:basket =__ Agenda __= 1) Warm Up  2) Point of View Practice

=__ Friday __= = Warm Up: Choose the correct pair. Identify the relationship expressed in each analogy. = BARRICADE:DEMONSTRATIONS:: a) lifeguard:swimmers b) bottle:water c) fence:intruders d) garage:bicycle e) bank:investors __AGENDA__  1) Warm Up  2) Methods of Organization Practice

= Reminder: Continue to work on Urban (Slang) Dictionary which is due November 20, 2013. =