H10+-+April+8+-+12

=Monday, April 8= = = =Tuesday, April 9= >> = = > =====What actually leads to success?===== > =====Grit scale===== > =====Hand out article: "The Grit Scale: An Aptitude Test for Writers"===== > > = = =Wednesday, April 10= >> =Thursday, April 11= >> = = >> =Bradbury article= = = =Friday, April 12=
 * =====Turn in Ad Essay=====
 * =====10 pts. - outline=====
 * =====10 pts. - rough draft=====
 * =====10 pts. - picture/diagram=====
 * =====50 pts. - final essay=====
 * vocab warm-up: Fahrenheit 451 Vocab List #1
 * =====1. salamander, n. -=====
 * =====a small lizard-like amphibian=====
 * =====a mythical creature capable of withstanding fire=====
 * =====an object used in a fire, capable of withstanding great heat=====
 * 2. stolid, adj. - having or showing little emotion
 * 3. serum, n. - the clear fluid that holds the other components of the blood
 * 4. hierarchy, n. - a group organized according to rank or authority
 * =====What is intelligence?=====
 * =====For each paragraph, choose one=====
 * =====underline an important idea=====
 * =====write a question you have in the margin=====
 * =====F451 vocab warm-up=====
 * =====5. ballistics, n. - the study of the firing, flight, and effect of ammunition=====
 * =====6. olfactory, adj. - having to do with the sense of smell=====
 * =====7. trajectory, n. - the path of a moving object=====
 * =====8. abstract, adj. - art which is not based on something outside of the work itself; something which is not concrete=====
 * =====Hand out "The Truth About Grit"=====
 * =====questions to go with article=====
 * =Grit and sand!Last of the English class requests for next year=
 * =(not gritty!)=
 * =Last of the Board Game presentations=
 * =F451 Vocab=
 * =9. cataract, n. - a very large waterfall; a condition making the lens of the eye opaque (like looking through a waterfall), causing partial or complete blindness=
 * =10. abridge, v. - to condense; to cut short=
 * =11. abyss, n. - a very deep gap or hole; a chasm=
 * =12. cower, v. - to cringe in fear=
 * =Writing in the margins as a study strategy=
 * =6 ways to use the idea: visualize, summarize, clarify, connect, respond, and question=
 * =We'll just use four today=
 * =We'll just use four today=
 * =Connect: Make notes in the margins to show=
 * =Connections to other readings and ideas=
 * =connections within different aspects of the text=
 * =Clarify=
 * =How does Bradbury make his point?=
 * =What is his point?=
 * ="Struggle for Smarts? How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning"=
 * =In the margins:=
 * =Respond: make responses to what you read. They may be either=
 * =analytical (analyzing the author's ideas) or=
 * =personal (what do you think of this? Good idea? Unconvincing? etc.)=
 * =Question: question the text and question your own understanding=
 * =What is the author saying?=
 * =What is the author doing? (How is the author making this argument?)=
 * =What is the purpose of this section?=
 * =What do I agree/disagree with?=
 * No Classes
 * Midterm Grading Day