Agenda for Thursday, November 3

1. “The Raven”(25 min.)

o Comprehension Checko Reconcile Tier 2 Vocabularyo Mastery Sentence Writing

2. The Scarlet Letter (50 min.)

o “The Custom House” Tier 2 Vocabulary assigned

o Writing Journal Entry 6

3. Begin Homework (Remaining Time)

“The Raven” Tier 2 Vocabulary Reconciledo Surcease (n) pause, delay (2) o Obeisance (n) bowing as a sign of reverence (7)o Mein (n) manner or attitude (7)o Decorum (n) formality (8)o Countenance (n) face (8)o Ungainly (adv) awkward, clumsy (9)o Divining (v) speculating or conjecturing (13) o Seraphim (n) angels (14)o Respite (n) repose or rest (14)o Pallid (adj) pale (18)

Mastery Sentences?o A Mastery Sentence is a complex sentence

that includes both the original word used correctly and context clues from which meaning of the word can be inferred (usually key word from the definition or synonyms/antonyms).

o When you can write a mastery sentence for a previously unknown word, it best demonstrates your understanding of the term and how it can be used properly in writing.

Mastery Sentences Practice

o Seraphim (n) angels (14)o Divining (v) speculating or

conjecturing (13) o Pallid (adjective) pale (18)

• Word (part of speech) Definition, Synonyms? Antonyms?

• Mastery Sentence:

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

Reading Journal EntryThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel

Hawthorne“The Custom House”1. Define each of the

following terms:o Prolix (adjective)o Emolument (noun)o Vicissitude (noun)o Dotage (noun)o Vitiate (verb)o Polemical (adjective)

2. Write Mastery Sentences for each.

AP English 11 Your NameJournal Entry November 3, 2011o http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7546600

o Shame (verb) to cause to feel shame; make ashamed o Shame (noun) the painful feeling arising from the

consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another

o Authorities have suggested that public shaming (shame punishment) might be a stronger deterrent to school age misbehavior than more traditional punishments such as detention, suspension or financial compensation.

o Do you think shame punishment is an appropriate consequence for negative behavior?

o Are there instances in which shame punishment could be a useful device for modifying behavior?

o Situations for which it would not?o Would it work in schools? Why or why not?

Homework Due Next Classo Complete “Custom House” Tier 2 Vocabulary work

including Mastery Sentences for each.o Tier 2 Quiz including Raven terms BUT NOT “Custom

House” terms.