Friday, November 4, 2016

November 2, 2016 -- Wednesday -- work in progress

On the board before class
1. palindrome handout  (can you write one?)
2.  Chapter 4 B. the G. vocabulary test
3. article from New York Times -- find 8 important/new words/phrases
4. Ch 5  B. the G.  pp 215-219 -- ex. 5.1 -- p. 228


Handout --  
Palindromes – words/phrases spelled the same forward and backward       READ 097-6


CAN   YOU  WRITE   ANY  ?

Test on B. the G. Chapter 4 vocabulary test


After the test, discussion of palindromes
racecar
level
Anna
Hannah
taco cat
Able was I ere I saw Elba.  (re: Napoleon)

Another handout:  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/31/sports/baseball/world-series-ticket-to-wrigley-fulfills-a-71-year-old-promise-by-brothers.html?mwrsm=Email 
 Assignment is to find 8 interesting/important words/phrases

Vocabulary on board, generated by students and teacher:
protective
essentially
diligently
promise (see "promissory note")
misery
frequency
relegated
ownership
deemed
nevertheless
outfit
featured
eliminated
over the moon

Homework:
Read 212-218, and then 228 in B. the G.
Exercise 5.1 in Chapter 5 of B. the G.



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