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Week Two

Week Two. English III 8-29 through 9-2. August 29,2011 Bell Assignment. Correct MUGS sentence 3 (starts with “Elizabeth Blackwell…) There are 8 errors! 3 comma errors 4 spelling errors 1 apostrophe. Vocabulary Context Clues.

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Week Two

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  1. Week Two English III 8-29 through 9-2

  2. August 29,2011Bell Assignment • Correct MUGS sentence 3 (starts with “Elizabeth Blackwell…) • There are 8 errors! • 3 comma errors • 4 spelling errors • 1 apostrophe

  3. Vocabulary Context Clues • Make a guess at each bolded word’s definition and write it on the blank.

  4. August 30, 2011Bell Assignment • Have Vocabulary Box out on your desk. I will walk by to check the front and back for a HW grade. • Correct MUGS sentence 4 • “Incidently…” • There are 6 errors • *Hint* How do we punctuate a movie title?

  5. Vocabulary Unit 2 Definitions, with Student Associations with new word • Populous (adj) – crowded with people • Concerts, opening night for a movie, football games, school, NY, Tampa, New Orleans-Mardi Gras, Movies, Basketball games, Superbowl, the mall at Christmas, Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) • Propagate (v) – to transmit or to spread • Disease, chicken pox, rumors, glitter, answers, mail, money, germs, smells, rabbits, cats, hamsters • Venerable (adj) – respected; esteemed for age or distinguished character • Yoda, old people, veterans, grandparents, yourself, President, military officers, police, doctors, Abraham Lincoln, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Donald Trump • Haughty (adj) – proud, disdainful of something or someone • Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Hitler, KKK, Jersey Shore: The Situation, preps/snobs • Reprove (v) – to reprimand; to correct • Cops, detention, paddle, switch, torture, time-out, punishing by declaring war, constructive criticism, solitary, prison, community service, probation

  6. 6. Consultation (n) – meeting to discuss or plan • congress, court, town meeting, parent/teacher conferences, student council, board meetings, club meetings, huddle 7. Relent (v) – to soften; to ease • tired, surrender (in war), make puppy hush, baby crying 8. Discourse (n) – conversation • talking on the phone, class/group discussions, argument, telemarketers, texting, bird mail (pigeons with notes) 9. Confederates (n) – allies; people who share a common purpose • Confederacy, gangs, teams, mercenaries 10. Comprised (v) – included; made up of • Cliques/Clubs (people who have similar interests), religions, parties (a lot of different people), music

  7. August 31, 2011Bell Assignment • Journal Prompt: This week we will begin reading Native American literature. So, I’m curious. What do you already know about Native American culture and their literature? You can make a list, or you can write a paragraph explaining what you know.

  8. Native American Culture and Literature: What we Know… • Sacagawea • Very in tune with nature • Some would travel (nomads who moved with herds) • Mother Earth • Dance as worship • Rawhide/leather for clothes • Apache • Teepees • Death/animals – spirits; hunting was not for fun • Comanche • Seminoles – Choctawhatchee + Crete + African Slaves + Spanish • Spears, clubs, bows and arrows, tomahawk • Horses (transportation in the Plains) • Jaguars, Eagles, Bears, Wolves, Snakes • Ruins – Mayan, Incan, Aztec, Downtown Indian museum • Worshipped fire • Pocahontas • Cherokee • Herbal medicine; chief/medicine man • Peace pipe • Moccasins • Sioux and Cheyenne • Valued the elderly/chief • Indian temple mound • Diseases – small pox • Polytheistic – many gods/spirits • Ancestors – communicate • Scalping – torture enemies • Totem poles • Deer, Maize, Buffalo, Boars, Fish • Warpaint • Feathers • Tattoos/Brandings • Crazy Horse • The Last of the Mohicans • Sewing with sinew • Hidalgo • Dances with Wolves • Current day: Casinos • Cavewall paintings • Hopi Ruins

  9. Who-Paddled-Backward-With-Trout story • Cree Tribe (Canada) • They believed (in their stories) that fish/animals could talk • Animals (bird ate his echo) interfering/hampering what humans try to do • You have to earn your name • Names – had to come from someone elderly/wise • Believed in reincarnation – old man came back as a trout • Inanimate objects (ex. The boat paddle) could talk • Animals have humor • Names are strings of words to describe an action: “who paddled backward with trout”

  10. Cree Name • Who/He/She/Boy/Girl/Man/Woman/One • Verb (action) • Preposition (of through with about) • Noun

  11. Article of the Week • Read the article individually. • Underline sentences that you think are important to the main idea. • In the margins, take notes, ask questions, point out places where you agree or disagree with what is said. • Write a one paragraph reflection about what YOU think about this topic. • Then, answer the questions.

  12. September 2, 2011Bell Assignment • All you need on your desk is a pencil. We will start class with the vocabulary quiz.

  13. Vocabulary Quiz • Please use CAPITAL letters for the first part. Sometimes a lower-case a and d are hard to identify! • Don’t forget to do the sentences on the BACK. • When you finish, turn your quiz in to basket 5. • Then, sit quietly until everyone else is finished.

  14. Article of the Week discussion • What did you think about this issue?

  15. Native American Texts • “The Sun Still Rises in the Same Sky: Native American Literature” • Pg. 20-21 • What are some of the distinctive characteristics of Native American cultures according to this essay? • Ceremonial dances • Different ways of thinking: trusting someone’s word • No “written” stories; instead, they shared it by word of mouth (oral tradition) • Chanted and used songs • Nature was sacred; were a part of it; communication with ancestors • Animals were sometimes more powerful • Stories – taught morals

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