Science+Fiction+-+12+-+16

=Monday, December 12=

= = =Tuesday, December 13= = =
 * vocab warm-up:
 * start a list to study
 * ===also - on a little piece of paper use today's words in your own sentences. Turn in to the warm-up box.===
 * 1) ===pedestrian, n. – a walker, someone who travels by foot (ped, like pedometer) - as opposed to an equestrian who travels by horse (equus, like equine)===
 * 2) ===buckle, v. – 1. to bend out of shape, especially as a result of pressure or heat. 2. To fasten with a buckle===
 * 3) ===intermittent, adj. – occurring at irregular intervals, not continuous or steady===
 * 4) ===manifest, v. – to show a quality or a feeling by one’s acts or appearance; to demonstrate===
 * "The Flying Machine"
 * ===Fill out story chart for this story.===
 * ===In the margins, or somewhere in your notes, add the following two definitions:===
 * ===allegory - a story in which the different characters and objects represent people and things somewhere else===
 * ===point of view - the position from which something or someone is observed===
 * how does the point of view in this story differ from "The Pedestrian"
 * whose story are we hearing? Whose worries are we following?
 * Is this a warning? Is it an explanation? What is it explaining?
 * ===Is this an allegory? For what?===
 * ===Both this story and "The Pedestrian" involve===
 * ===a creative person who is alone===
 * ===a power that opposes that creativity===
 * ===hmmm . . .===
 * ===What have your heard about subliminal messages?===
 * ===How do we know what is true?===
 * ===[|Subliminal video]===
 * ==="The Subliminal Man" by Ballard===
 * ===finish reading this by Wednesday, Dec. 14===
 * ===finish reading this by Wednesday, Dec. 14===
 * ===trip to Italy & Greece, Summer 2018===
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * ===First - Add the words to your study list===
 * ===Second - practice using the words on a small piece of paper===
 * ===Third - turn the small piece of paper in to the silver box===
 * 5. jockey
 * 1) (v.) – to struggle by every means available to achieve something.
 * 2) (n.) – someone who rides racehorses professionally
 * ===6. regress (v. ) – to return to a former or less-developed state.===
 * ===7. tendency (n. ) – an inclination toward a certain characteristic or type of behavior===
 * ===8. quaver (v. ) – to shake or tremble in speech through nervousness or emotion===
 * ===Writing a new story -===
 * ===what worlds do we build?===
 * ===What's the author's purpose?===
 * ===How do we know what our world is?===
 * Read "Learning the Hard Way"
 * discuss

= = =Wednesday, December 14=
 * ===Subliminal Man questions===
 * ===time to work and read===
 * Icy Late Start
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * ===9. phlegm (n.) – the thick substance in the respiratory passages, especially produced when someone has a cold===
 * ===10. graft (n.) – dishonest activities in business or politics where money is exchanged for favors . (Also in orchards – starting one twig in a slit in the bark)===
 * ===11. topography (n.) – the arrangement of natural physical features of an area (where mountains, rivers, valleys are, etc)===
 * ===12. bowdlerize (v.) – to remove parts of a text that are objectionable or obscene===

= = =Thursday, December 15=
 * ===Sci-fi history!===
 * ===[|A Trip to the Moon]===
 * ===Snow and Ice Day!===
 * ===Stay home! Stay Safe!===

=Friday, December 16=
 * ===Another Snow Day!===