Week+9+~+Oct+14+-+18,+2013

This Week's Featured Selection: __The Monkey's Paw__ #|Click for full text of the story Talismans
 * [[image:sbrooksdriftwood/rabbit_foot.jpg width="209" height="251" align="right" caption="rabbit_foot.jpg"]] || [[image:sbrooksdriftwood/clover.gif width="220" height="217" caption="4-leaf Clover"]] || [[image:sbrooksdriftwood/monkey.jpg width="294" height="211" align="right" caption="Monkey Paw"]] ||


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=Unit 5 Vocabulary Words=
 * # al fresco
 * 1) en route
 * 2) déjà vu
 * 3) c’est la vie
 * 4) melange
 * 5) avant-garde
 * 6) a la carte
 * 7) bona fide
 * 8) ergo
 * 9) de facto
 * 10) alma mater || * - - open air; outdoors
 * --on the way
 * --the sensation of having previously experienced something
 * --that’s life; such is life
 * --a mixture or concoction
 * --an artist or group associated with the use of new techniques in their field
 * --with a separate price for each item, printed on the #|menu
 * --authentic, genuine, in good faith
 * --therefore; consequently
 * --in reality, actually
 * --any institution one has graduated from ||

__ This Week's Agenda __ __ Reading Instructional Focus: __ Author's Purpose, Perspective, Point of View, Bias #|Vocabulary: Foreign Words and Phrases  __Word Of The Week:__ __**vicarious:**__ taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.  __Quote of The Week:__ “It takes a village to raise a child.” African Proverb __ Essential Question __ Have you ever wished for something such as a gift or a vacation, only to find that getting your wish left you feeling unsatisfied? Why are people so often disappointed when they actually get what they want?

__ Monday __
=__ Media for Testing __=

__ Tuesday __
Warm Up: Julie’s brother called her **__#|narcissistic__** because she spends so much time in front of the mirror every morning. a) What those narcissistic mean? b) What allusion is being made with this word?

__ Agenda: __
Complete packet The #|Sign Question 1 - 26 on your own paper. Do NOT write on the packets. Work will be handed in at the end of each class. When you are finished, if there is time, copy Unit 5 #|vocabulary and prepare for a KIM Chart due Friday.

__ Warm Up: __
The Boston strangler was a __**nefarious**__ #|criminal who wreaked havoc on many people. a) What does nefarious mean? b) What other nefarious criminals do you know of?  __ Agenda __ Compare and Contrast The Tell-Tale Heart and The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

__ Warm Up: __
When you #|begin middle #|school, all your elementary grades are **__expurgated__** so that you #|start afresh. a) What does expurgated mean? b) Provide 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for expurgate. __ Agenda __ #|Preview #|Background and Vocabulary The Monkey's Paw

__ Friday __
__ Warm Up: __ The student had the **__temerity__** to suggest that #|school was a waste of time. a) What does temerity mean? b) What part of speech is it? c) Provide 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for temerity. __ Agenda __ #|Media Center: Point of View/Author’s Purpose /Methods of #|Organization Practice