Today we did
1. assuage
2. malevolent (Review the vocabulary daily)
Please finish reading chapters 1, 2, 3. Post-it note at least two key passages/phrases/sentences per chapter.
What should I look for?
- Shifts in tone.
- Key scenes where injustice or prejudice is revealed.
- Scenes where the kids learn something or prejudice is questioned.
- Examples of stereotypes, gossip, a lack of questioning.
- Examples of injustice, poverty, misunderstanding.
- Any key symbols or motifs (symbols that are repeated, i.e. look for the mockingbird)
- Great quotes you think you will use in a paragraph or in an essay i.e. "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird" or "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do."
Write a word or phrase on the post-it so you'll remember why you thought it was important.
CHECK SDS: YOU HAVE A TEST NOV 24. IT WILL BE A READING COMPREHENSION TEST. YOU'LL READ A STORY AND ANSWER A QUESTION IN A LITERARY PARAGRAPH.
ALSO CHECK THE BLOG: WHEN IS YOUR DECEMBER EXAM?
HAVE YOU VISITED THE GRADE 10 EXAM SITE YET?
VISIT: English 10 Provincial Exam Samples
irony
shift in tone
prejudice
stereotype
injustice
loss of innocence etc
