Before sitting down

Get all of your returned work out of your folder.

If you have questions about a grade you have

received, do not ask me during class. You may come

before school, during lunch, or after school.

Spartan Charge
Once I am sure theres nothing going on I step inside,
letting the door thud shut.
Philip Larkin, Church Going

1. What feelings are evoked by the word thud?

2. How would the meaning change if the speaker let
the door slam shut?

Essential Question
Objectives
Agenda
Homework

Vocabulary Week #3
Sentence Fluency: the rhythm and flow of the
language, the sound of the word patterns, and the way
in which the writing plays to the ear within a sentence
Style: the way that an author uses words (word
choice, sentence syntax, figurative language, and
sentence arrangement)
Task: a piece of work to be done or undertaken
Purpose: the reason for which something is done or
created or for which something exists
Audience: the readers of a text

Vocabulary Week #3
Revising: to re-examine and make alterations to a
written or printed text
Editing: to remove unnecessary or inappropriate
words, sounds, or scenes from a text, movie, or radio
or television program
Rewriting: to write something again so as to alter or
improve it
Draft: a preliminary version of a piece of writing
Publish: to prepare and issue a book, journal, piece of
music, or other work for public sale

American Dream Unit Test Review

TEST TOMORROW
In your groups, work to answer the questions

assigned to your group.

If you are missing a handout or passage, look in the
pink binder at the back of the room.
You must choose one person from your group to
present the information to the rest of the class.
Be thorough in your work!
You will get a classwork grade today based on your
participation.

Outline
Work on your outline individually.
Raise your hand if you have a question.