Literature: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Grammar: Phrases (prepositional and verbals)
Vocabulary: Chapter 1 - avarice, bougainvillea, consolation, detachment, indigent, lymphatic, procession, pulque, reassuring, scandal, ulcers / SAT words - astute, atrophy, audacious, augment, banal, belie, belligerent, bolster, bombast
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes - due every Thursday
- Peer review on http://www.turnitin.com/ - due 11/18
- Revision on http://www.turnitin.com/ - due 11/24
- Greek terracotta jar project - due 11/15
- Viewing of The Odyssey film will be at lunch everyday this week.
- Web Quest - John Steinbeck - due Friday, 11/19
Activities
1. Quiz #9 - SAT vocabulary/Odysseus' homecoming
2. Finish Greek terracotta jar project.
Tuesday
1. Go over Language Handbook, pp. 64-66.
2. Receive vocabulary handout for The Pearl and a copy of the novel.
3. In the GLOSSARY of Literary Terms handout, highlight important terms to focus: adage, allegory, alliteration, allusion, anaphora, anecdote, antecedent, antithesis, aphorism, apostrophe, archetype, asyndeton, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, tone, and theme. Go over each one.
Wednesday
1. Read the novel. Chapters 1 and 2 should be finished today.
3. Reading check will follow tomorrow.
Thursday
1. Take a reading check for Chapters 1 and 2. Go over answers.
2. Read chapters 3 and 4 today and prepare for a reading check tomorrow.
Friday
1. Take a reading check for chapters 3 and 4. Discuss questions and answers.
2. Keep reading the novel until the end.
