Mar. 5

Bell Ringer

 * Balanced sentence
 * Bathos
 * Chiasmus
 * Cliche
 * Annie, Little Orphan
 * Antigone
 * covert
 * engender
 * hangar

Collection of Homework
The literature circle packets that WOULD have been due Friday are due today. There will be no extension to this (except for those of you using late passes), since you will have had two extra days to complete the assignment. ;)

Quiz #1
We will be taking our first vocabulary and allusion quiz today. Missing class? You will need to take your quiz via Study Island. To do that, log in to Study Island, click on "My Classes", select this class, and click on the link. You need to complete this assignment within the same time frame as with any make up work.

Taking it in class? We'll be using the clicker system. Check the front table for the list of clicker numbers (you will have the same number all trimester) and pick up your clicker as soon as you come into the classroom.

Seminar #1 (Chapters 1 - 6)
We will be discussing the following issues (and any others that arise):
 * Discussion Question #1: Is our fate tied to our heritage (our parents and theirs)?  In other words, is who you become dependent upon who they were/are?
 * Discussion Question #2: As the Durbeyfields are walking home in chapter IV, Mrs. Durbeyfield remarks, "Thank God, I was never of no family, and have nothing to be ashamed of in that way!" How important is ancestry?  Is it something to be proud of/ashamed of, or is it something that is more coincidence?
 * Discussion Question #3: Provide one of the quotes from the reading so far that you found particularly interesting or confusing (please share the chapter/page number).
 * Discussion Question #4: Many of the characters we've met so far in the book are notable for their irresponsibility or childish nature.  What do you think about this?  What are the possible reasons for each character's childish qualities?  What does that childishness represent in each character (for example, innocence?  ignorance?  impishness?)

To earn your points today (INNER CIRCLE), you must each contribute to the discussion 5 or more times (a good contribution goes beyond "I agree" and offers new information for consideration). To earn your points for today (OUTER CIRCLE), you must provide a one to two paragraph response (MINIMUM) to each answer, turned in at the conclusion of the discussion.

Absent Monday due to FBLA or other field trip?
Go to the appropriate link and participate in the discussion there. Note that I said discussion--your responses should be more than one sentence long, and you should also respond/comment on your classmates' responses.
 * Second Period TitanPad: http://titanpad.com/31CGSHNoNo
 * Third Period TitanPad: http://titanpad.com/2MxNizxncr
 * Fourth Period TitanPad: http://titanpad.com/4dacrHIGI5