Week at a glance Sept 20 - 24, 2010

Curriculum focus: determines word meanings through knowledge of word structure: Greek and Latin roots and prefixes and suffixes (11.1.3.k3), uses information from the text to make inferences and draw conclusions (11.1.4.K5), identifies persuasive techniques (11.1.4.K14a-f), distinguishes between fact and opinion and recognizes propaganda (11.1.4.K15a), analyzes how the author’s use of irony contributes to his/her purpose (11.1.4.K11c), identifies the protagonist (11.2.1.K1a), contextual aspects of setting: how history, society, and culture influence events in the text (11.2.1.K2), and analyzes how the problem or conflict advances the plot of a narrative (11.2.1.K3a).

Root words for this week (root - definition - examples):

1. -hood - condition of - adulthood, childhood, neighborhood
   
2. -ic - pertaining to - logic, music, electric, pandemic
   
3. -ify / -ize /-yze - act upon or make - purify, terrorize, paralyze
   
4. -ism - characteristic of - terrorism, pacifism, heroism, racism
   
5. -ive - tending to be - active, inquisitive, positive, negative
   
6. -ure - result of - literature, nature, scripture, torture
   

This we'll be closer to the end of our reading portion of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Last week we saw that no one was safe from the rising vengeance of the witch trials. This week we see the trials build toward their tragic and agonizing conclusion. Students should pay special attention to character development and which characters change or don't change as a result of the play's events.

• Mon: New root words. The Crucible - Read and discuss Act III.
• Tues: The Crucible - Complete Act III study guide questions by the end of the hour.
  
• Wed: The Crucible - Review Act III. Acts II and III quiz.
  
• Thurs: Root Words quiz. The Crucible - Read and discuss Act IV.
  
• Fri: No School - Professional Learning Day