Foundations+-+December+16+-+20

=Monday, December 16=
 * ===Let's start a section of the notebook for Lord of the Flies===
 * leave two empty pages after your last poetry definitions
 * more may be coming!
 * Get a sticky page marker!
 * ===make that page with the marker a Title Page===
 * ===write //Lord of the Flies// in big letters on this page! Really big!===
 * ===this is your Cover Page for your //Lord of the Flies// notebook===
 * The next whole page, the sheet on the right, is your
 * ===Table of Contents===
 * ===put page 1 in the top right corner===
 * Next whole page, page 3 in the top right corner
 * title: Lord of the Flies vocabulary
 * (or LotF vocab)
 * vocab warm-up
 * write these words in your notebook on page 3
 * after you've written the words and definitions
 * use a small piece of paper
 * use the words in a sentence
 * ===one sentence for all the words or one per sentence===
 * ===turn in the little sheet in to the small silver box on the wall===
 * ===Words!===
 * 1) ===scavenge, v. – to search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste. ===
 * 2) === crumple, v. – to gather something into loose wrinkles or folds ===
 * 3) === swathe, v. – to wrap in several layers of fabric ===
 * 4) = irrelevant, adj. – something not related or important to the current topic =
 * Back to Table of Contents in your notebook
 * page 5 - Vocab, page 2
 * page 7 - Author notes: William Golding
 * ===Take notes on William Golding===
 * ===time to work on "Home" poem===
 * ===time to work on "Home" poem===

=Tuesday, December 17=
 * 11:29 check out Lord of the Flies
 * Don't let me forget!
 * Today's vocab words for Vocab List on p. 3 in your notebook
 * Remember, put in your notebook
 * __and__ on a little piece of paper!
 * ===5. immerse, v. – 1. to dip or submerge in liquid; 2. To involve oneself deeply in something ===
 * === 6. submerge, v. – to put something under water ===
 * === 7. paralyze, v. – to cause a person or part of the body to become partly or wholly incapable of movement.===
 * ===8. fascinating, adj. – extremely interesting ===
 * Character list for book - write short descriptions
 * to help yourself remember who's who!
 * Where are we in our world?Time to work on Home Poem
 * make a map of your neighborhood

=Wednesday, December 18=
 * ===vocab warm-up - on your list __and__ on a little piece of paper===
 * ===remember to put your whole name and period on the paper===
 * ===9. tirade, n. - a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation===
 * === 10. misinterpret, v. – to interpret something wrongly, to understand something in the wrong way ===
 * === 11. humid, adj. – having a lot of water in the atmosphere ===
 * === 12. amplify, v. – to increase something using something else. (with sound, especially, using an amplifier) ===
 * ===Lord of the Flies reading schedule===
 * English schoolboys
 * who are these guys?
 * ===start reading aloud===
 * ===put some info on Character List===
 * ===time to read silently===

=Thursday, December 19=
 * ===vocab warm-up:===
 * === 13. frustrate, v. – to prevent a plan or action from succeeding or moving forward ===
 * === 14. exhilaration, n. – feeling of excited happiness ===
 * === 15. interpret, v. – 1. To explain the meaning of information, words, or actions. 2. To understand a particular meaning in information, words, or actions. ===
 * === 16. outwit, v. – to deceive or defeat by being more clever ===
 * ===Inference worksheet on setting===
 * ===Reading!===

=Friday, December 20=
 * =vocab warm-up:=
 * = 17. mirage, n. – an optical illusion, often caused by atmospheric conditions. For example, the illusion of water on a dry, hot road or a desert. =
 * = 18. clarity, n. – the quality of being clear. This can be how something looks, or how easy it is to understand. =
 * = 19. tacit, adj. – understood or implied without being stated. =
 * = 20. speculate, v. – 1. To form a theory without firm evidence. 2. To invest in stocks or other property in the hope of gain, but with the risk of loss. =
 * =Reading quiz=
 * =atom bomb?=
 * =How do we know? What if we don't know for sure?=
 * =Character work=
 * =Study questions for Chapter 3=