Day 2

1.  Journal:

Relate a time you thought something to be absolutely true and later you found out you were absolutely wrong.

1.5. Easy quiz to see if you read.

1.7.  Attendance.

 

Explain why the story is called “fish cheeks.”

Explain why the story is called Mother Tongue.

In mother tongue, identify how the speaker feels about her language at the end of the story.

In mother tongue, what’s the message of the story?

In Fish Cheeks, what’s the message of the story?

Identify three things from the stories that embarrassed the speaker.

2.  Thinking Skill Notes.


3.  Thinking Skill Interviews and presentations.


4.  HW-  Create 10 thinking skill questions for each story you read for another to answer.

ABSENT HW-  If you missed the first day, please read the two essays by Amy Tan below and in an essay, describe a time when you had difficulty with language.

Forst Daye

With out speeking, pleas compleet this jurnal and we wil talk aftur your dun.

1.  Jurnal:   Explane what u wont out of this clas-  how cans it helps u?















2.  Discussion about why English matters.


3.  Syllabus.


3.5 Names.


4.  Reading and Diagnostic-  In class essay.

5.  Reading HW-  Mother Tongue and Fish Cheeks.

We're working in one of the Computer labs.

Just Wrapping Up

1.  We're trying to finish the semester and complete final projects and earn stars on all essays.

2.  Vocab Test.

3.  Grading and Conferences.

Vocab Test Words

Emboss	decorate with a raised design
Eschew	shun; avoid
Limpid	transparently clear
Liturgy	form of worship
Nexus	connection
Odometer	instrument to measure distance covered
Purchase	1. grip; 2. buy
Quotidian	daily; routine
Seminal	essential; formative

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Group 4

Agog	amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm
Amortize	pay off a debt in installments
Curmudgeon	grumpy person
Dormancy	state of inactivity
Efficacy	effectiveness
Epithet	phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of
Figurehead	symbol of power; nominal leader
Fracas	fight; disturbance
Jamb	door post
Milk	to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure

Presentations

Updates and Reminders:  Next Vocab Test on Tuesday, April 7.

Next, Next Vocab Tests on Tuesday April  14, 21, 28

Book Test #3 on April 28.

All work turned in by April 30th, except for final project.

Final Project Introduction, Tuesday, April 7.

Final Meeting Dates-  Please be ready to meet by May 5th.  What happens at the meeting?

May 5


May 7

Final Day of Class-  May 7. 

Book Test + Time to draft or revise or chat

Book Test:

Select a chapter from your book that you believe best exemplifies one of the main themes in the book.  A theme should be more than just, "Love;" it should be something that describes some aspect of love.  Use many, many contextualized quotes from that chapter to prove that your theme exists in the book.

Essays due at the end of class.

If you finish early, draft, revise, or chat about ongoing projects.

Dates and Reminders