1. Warm-up -- Make a list of 4 books that have been important to you. Explain why they have been important. (Bullet points are OK.) These lists will be collected.
2. New York Times article (see below) -- which includes history, biography, and film references
3. vocabulary from the article -- extra word "roiled"
4. suggested test questions
Some books that students mentioned as important were:
Great Gatsby
Othello
Sold (about enslaved workers in India)
Macbeth
The Pigman
My Bloody Life -- autobiography about a Chicago man who was in a gang but managed to escape and survive
Harry Potter -- one student hated it!
New York Times Article (reading)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/
"On Being a Black Female Math Whiz During the Space Race"
Two pages were accidentally omitted from the article, so I will have it duplicated again for Friday's class.
READ 097-6
Two pages were accidentally omitted from the article, so I will have it duplicated again for Friday's class.
READ 097-6
September
13, 2016
New York Times article – vocabulary finding
Look at the following words and phrases used in
the above article. Can you define them or
offer synonyms for them? Can you tell
what they mean in context?
Revolutionize
Defied convention
Trajectories for rockets
Disorienting(ly)
Aquamarine
Sonic boom
Socialize
Solemn
Persistence
Revelation
Outwardly
Prevailed
Bungalow
Sequestration
Indignities
Resonance
List any other words from the article that you
think are important or difficult.
Discussion of the word "disorientingly" -- broken up into parts -- orient means "east" which historically has been the most meaningful direction in many cultures -- east is where the sun rises -- to be oriented suggests that you know where you are -- to be disoriented means that you don't know where you are -- one synomym for "disorientingly" might be "confusingly"
Discussion of work due Friday, 2-page (double-spaced, 12 point type, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins) -- discussion of one's own learning styles and accomplishments
Discussion of possible test questions for test next week.
Homework
1. Finish 2 page paper -- due Friday
2. Study for next week's test on Chapter 1 of Bridging the Gap
Discussion of the word "disorientingly" -- broken up into parts -- orient means "east" which historically has been the most meaningful direction in many cultures -- east is where the sun rises -- to be oriented suggests that you know where you are -- to be disoriented means that you don't know where you are -- one synomym for "disorientingly" might be "confusingly"
Discussion of work due Friday, 2-page (double-spaced, 12 point type, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins) -- discussion of one's own learning styles and accomplishments
Discussion of possible test questions for test next week.
Homework
1. Finish 2 page paper -- due Friday
2. Study for next week's test on Chapter 1 of Bridging the Gap
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