9+Foundations+A+-+September+16+-+20

=Monday, September 16= > ===6.Hysterical: uncontrollably emotional=== > ===7.Depressed: sad, gloomy, dejected, downcast=== > ===8.Sanitarium: place for medically supervised recuperation (getting well)===
 * ===vocab:===
 * ===5. Conspiracy: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful===
 * ===Check out //Maus//===
 * Homework:
 * What do you know about WWII?
 * What questions do you have?
 * ===KWL Notes on WWII===
 * ===Read beginning of book together===
 * ===Model a summary of the passage===
 * ===20 minutes silent reading===
 * ===write a summary of what you've read===

=Tuesday, September 17= > ===10. Delicate: fragile, easily damaged=== > ===11. Frostbite: injury to body after excessive exposure to extreme cold=== > ===12. Recuperate: to recover and regain health===
 * ===vocab===
 * ===9. Frontier: boundary, border of countries===
 * ===model summary of Chapter 1===
 * Now write a summary of Chapter 2
 * what is the main idea of this chapter?
 * What specific details get this idea across to the reader?
 * ===Discuss Ch. 2===
 * ===20 minutes silent reading===
 * ===Icon ideas from Scott McCloud===

=Wednesday, September 18= > ===14.Smuggle: to import/export goods secretly=== > ===15. Vague: not clear=== > ===16. Neurotic: emotionally unstable person===
 * ===vocab===
 * ===13. Deported: to expel from a country===
 * ===write a summary of Chapter 3===
 * Discuss Chapter 3
 * what's happening to the characters personally?
 * What's happening in the world around them?
 * ===Worksheet on capital letters===
 * ===20 minutes silent reading===
 * Scott McCloud "Icon" handout
 * questions to finish in class, not homework!
 * ===Homework:===
 * ===Place Names capitalization sheet===
 * ===Place Names capitalization sheet===

=Thursday, September 19= > ===18.Hostility: unfriendliness; opposition=== > ===19. Shrine: devoted to a person (normally holy)=== > ===20.Bunkers: underground space===
 * ===vocab warm-up===
 * ===17.Obscure: not clear; vague; uncertain===
 * ===get out homework on place names capitalization===
 * Silent reading for 20 minutes
 * if you've finished the required reading, read another book
 * you may also work on the comic assignment from yesterday
 * ===Discuss //Maus//===
 * ===homework: Read chapter 4===

=Friday, September 20= > =22. Pragmatic: practical; deals with facts= > =23.Caricature: distorted picture or description= > =24.Commotion: agitation; noisy disturbance=
 * =vocab warm-up:=
 * =21.Informer: a person who communicates or informs, especially for a reward=
 * =In-class exercise - filling in exercise=
 * =What is a plot?=
 * =What is a theme?=
 * =Calvin and Hobbes plot and theme work.=
 * =For Monday=
 * =make sure you've finished Chapter 4=
 * =finish the comic questions about faces=