Week+10+~+Oct+21+-+25,+2013

This Week's Featured Selection: __The Monkey's Paw__





Talismans

=Unit 5 Vocabulary Words= =__ Objectives: __=
 * # 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 ||

1. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 2. Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author acknowledges and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints 3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Interpret figures of speech (e.g. verbal irony, puns) in context. __** 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?== =__**Word Of the Week**__=
 * Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
 * Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., bullheaded, willful, firm, persistent, resolute).

Palaver: (n): idle talk; gossip
=__ Quote of the Week __=

”[|All great achievements require time.]” [|Maya Angelou]
=__ Monday __=

__ Agenda __
= Finish Reading and discussing The Monkey’s Paw =

Complete discussion questions
= __Homework:__ Research the Stages of Grief = =__ Tuesday __=

d) Provide 2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for temerity.
=__ Agenda __= =Background and reading of The Third Wish=

Media Center for Third Wish/Monkey's Paw Test and Unit 5 Vocabulary Test
=__ Thursday - Early Release School Ends at 2:00 __= =__ Warm Up: __=

__ Agenda __
== Create a newspaper feature article based on The Monkey’s Paw or the Third Wish. Pay attention to the parts of a newspaper and make sure you have information from primary sources through interviews. Review pages 634 - 635 == =__ Friday - No School - Teacher Workday! __= = First Quarter Ends! =