American+Lit+-+April+6+-+10

=Monday, April 6= = = =Tuesday, April 7= = = =Wednesday, April 8= = = =Thursday, April 9=
 * == Note: Bring ID cards Tomorrow to check out Huckleberry Finn ==
 * ==Warm Up -- Combine these 3 sentences into one complex sentence:==
 * ===Walt Whitman was an innovator of free verse poetry. I've been reading Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman's poetry made me appreciate formal rules for poetry.===
 * ==Read //Pioneers! O Pioneers!//==
 * ===Watch this use of Whitman's poetry===
 * ===Discuss===
 * ==Read //I Sing the Body Electric//==
 * ===Using a post-it, note 3 moments of the poem you'd like to discuss===
 * ==Writing Prompts==
 * =warm-up=
 * =Vocab work with Poe, Dickinson, Whitman words=
 * =time to write paragraphs in Room 4 computer lab=
 * Room 4 computer lab
 * juniors - practice Smarter Balance test
 * seniors - time to work on writing assignment
 * == Vocabulary Warm Up -- Write 4 into a sentence(s) ==
 * === **1. Victuals-(n). –food** ===
 * === **2. Commenced-(v)-began** ===
 * === **3. Dismal-(adj)-gloomy or depressed** ===
 * === **4. Ransomed-(n)-free from captivity for a price** ===
 * === **5. Lath-(n)-building material** ===
 * === **6. Enchantment-(n)-magic; sorcery** ===
 * ==Transitioning: A Letter from Twain to Whitman==
 * ==Huckleberry Finn Prezi==
 * ==Take Notes==
 * ==Take Notes==

= = =Friday, April 10= **7. raspy-(adj)-grating;harsh** **8. counterfeit-(adj)-fake;not real** **9. temperance-(n)-moderation;abstaining from drinking** **10. stanchion-(n)-post of timber or iron for support** **11. wadding-(n)-material for stopping charge in a gun** **12. hail-(v)-to call to**
 * ==Vocabulary Warm Up: Write a few sentence long scene from a ghost story using at least 4 of these words (it doesn't have to be a full story):==
 * =Reading Quiz=
 * =//Huckleberry Finn -// Ch 1-3 Discussion=
 * =Moral Dilemmas Handout=
 * =Rights and Privileges=