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= = =Monday, November 7= > A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. > > **Proper Noun** > A proper noun is the name of a **particular** person, place, or thing. A proper noun always starts with a capital letter. > Capitalize all words in a proper noun. Do not capitalize the words //a, am//, or //the// before a proper noun.
 * return Old Man & the Sea
 * vocab warm-up: Unit 2
 * 1. adjourn, v. - to stop proceedings temporarily; to move to another place
 * 2. alien - 1. n.- a citizen of another country; 2. adj. - foreign, strange
 * 3. comely, adj. - having a pleasing appearance
 * 4. compensate, v. - to make up for; to pay for services
 * Noun notes
 * **Nouns!**

> characters > setting > conflict – the problem (or problems) to solve = = =Tuesday, November 8= > Stories follow an arc of narration, introducing characters and conflict, resolving the conflict and including the denouement. = = =Wednesday, November 9= > by Barbara Kingsolver > > On the night of: Read: > Wed., Nov. 9 pp. 1-20 > Thurs., Nov. 10 pp. 20-38 > Fri., Nov. 11 No School > > Mon., Nov. 14 pp. 38-54 > Tues., Nov. 15 pp. 55-75 > Wed., Nov. 16 pp. 75-93 > Thurs., Nov. 17 pp. 94-113 > Fri., Nov. 18 pp. 114-133 > > Mon., Nov. 21 pp. 134-151 > Tues., Nov. 22 pp. 151-167 > Wed., Nov. 23 pp. 168-193 > THANKSGIVING!!! > > Mon., Nov. 28 pp. 193-208 > Tues., Nov. 29 pp. 208-223 > Wed., Nov. 30 pp. 224-233 > Thurs., Dec. 1 pp. 233-246 = = =Thursday, November 10= = = =Friday, November 11 -= =NO SCHOOL - VETERAN'S DAY=
 * **Traditional Story Structure**
 * whoever is in the story
 * time and place
 * may be internal (inside a character)
 * or external
 * conflict with another person
 * a physical battle with a person
 * conflict with nature
 * if someone is about to freeze to death
 * conflict with society
 * breaking bad laws
 * vocab warm-up:
 * Add each of these words to your Unit 2 vocab list (started yesterday), then write sentences using each word.
 * 5. dissolute, adj. - loose in one's morals or behavior
 * 6. erratic, adj. - not regular or consistent; different from what is expected; undependable
 * 7. expulsion, n. - the process of forcing or driving out
 * 8. feint - 1. n. - a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense. 2. v. - to make a deceptive movement
 * check out The Bean Trees
 * story arc notes
 * Arc of a Story notes
 * rising action – after the characters and setting have been introduced, the rising action makes the conflicts of the story clear to the reader.
 * emotional climax – when the conflict is resolved one way or the other. The most exciting point in the story
 * falling action – what happens in the story after the emotional climax.
 * denouement – tying up loose ends; what happens after the story itself.
 * draw the arc of Old Man and the Sea
 * homework: draw the arc of another story you know
 * fairy tale or movie plot
 * vocab warm-up
 * 9. fodder, n. - food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
 * 10. fortify, v. - to strengthen, to build up
 * 11. illegible, adj. - difficult or impossible to read
 * 12. jeer - 1. v.- to make fun of rudely or unkindly; 2. n. - a rude remark or putdown
 * write for 10 minutes, non-stop
 * choose one of three topics
 * The Bean Trees
 * vocab warm-up
 * 13. lucrative, adj. - bringing in money; profitable
 * 14. mediocre, adj. - average, ordinary, undistinguished
 * 15. proliferate, v. - to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
 * 16. subjugate, v. - to conquer by force, bring under complete control
 * reading quiz on Bean Trees, pp. 1-20