E10+A+-+November+17+-+21

=Monday, November 17=
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * ===13. impetus, n. - a moving force, impulse, stimulus===
 * ===14. jeopardy, n. - danger===
 * ===15. meticulous, adj. - extremely careful; particular about details===
 * ===16. nostalgia, n. - a longing for something past; homesickness===

= =Tuesday, November 18=
 * ===Synthesis Essay coming soon!===
 * ===Today:===
 * ===Oregon schools student/teacher ratio article===
 * ===notes on back===
 * ===Chart===
 * ===video===
 * ===Turn in assignments due today!===
 * ===Notes on persuasive essays===
 * ===Vocab quiz on Friday, November 21!===
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * ===17. quintessence, n. - the purest essence or form of the something; the most typical example===
 * ===18. retrogress, v. - to move backward; to return to an earlier condition===
 * ===19. scrutinize, v. - to examine closely===
 * ===20. tepid, adj. - lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest===

= = =Wednesday, November 19= = = =Thursday, November 20= = = =Friday, November 21=
 * ===Article on bicycle safety===
 * ===turn in the article stapled to the blue sheet===
 * ===Read "The Flying Machine" by Ray Bradbury===
 * ===Choices: On a separate sheet of paper you may===
 * 1 - Answer the questions at the end of the story
 * OR
 * ===2 - Write a one page explanation of why the Emperor responds as he does and what situations may be parallel to that in the modern world.===
 * ===2 - Write a one page explanation of why the Emperor responds as he does and what situations may be parallel to that in the modern world.===
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * ===Do "Completing the Sentence" exercise on p. 31===
 * ===just make a list of the correct words===
 * ===You don't need to write out the sentences.===
 * ===Are bicycles safe for women?===
 * ===What assumptions does the author have?===
 * ===What does the author assume about his/her audience?===
 * ===Do you think a man or a woman wrote it?===
 * ===What about "The Flying Machine"?===
 * ===Why was the emperor sure this was a bad idea?===
 * ===Was the emperor persuadable?===
 * ===What might have convinced him this was a good idea?===
 * ===Business letter format===
 * ===notes on format===
 * ===persuasive notes on back===
 * ===Bring food tomorrow for the food drive!===
 * ===Write business letter (synth essay practice)===
 * ===to Eugene School Board===
 * =Time to study vocab=
 * =Vocab crossword=
 * =Unit 2 vocab quiz=
 * =Have you turned in "The Flying Machine" questions?=
 * =Have you turned in your letter to the Eugene School Board?=
 * =Return your vocab book!=
 * =Review sheet for final=