Sierra Nevada Mountains
Learning Targets:
I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
I can determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
I can analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
Coming up: vocabulary quiz on Friday: "Outcasts 1", another copy below; vocabulary quiz on Friday, March 8:"Outcasts 2"; another copy below.
In class: Please turn in your writing assignment of your analysis of "The Gambler" as an extended metaphor from yesterday. As well, please collect your notebooks. On fresh page, write a mla heading.
In no fewer than a 2 well-written paragraphs, respond to the following question:
Essential question: Does one's profession define one's character? A. Start with a hook to draw in your audience
B. Select a position (never use "I")
C. Support your position with a minimum of two examples.
D. Tie it up with a concluding sentence that is worth remembering for the reader.
New text: "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"
background information on setting
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"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" vocabulary 1 quiz on FRIDAY, MARCH 1
1. promiscuous- (adj) a person having many transient relationships
2. garret- (noun)attic room
3. slovenliness-(adj) marked by negligence
4. cupidity- (noun) greed
5. maxim-(noun) saying
6. to augur- to portend or foretell
7. rumpus- noisy disturbance or commotion
8. perambulate- to walk
9. hegira - a flight to escape danger
10. turpitude- moral depravity
“The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte….vocabulary
Vocabulary quiz Friday, March 8
1. ethical- (adjective)- relating to moral principles
2. plausible- (adjective)- seemingly reasonable or probable
3. conjecture – (noun)- opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
4. innuendo- (noun)- insinuation or suggestion
5. equity- (noun)- fairness
6. malevolence- (noun)- hatefulness
7. maudlin- (adjective)- self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental
8. guileless- (adjective)- innocent
9. recumbent- (adjective)- lying down
10. temperance- (noun)- abstinence from an alcoholic drink
11. celestial-(adjective)- heavenly
12. sotto voce-(noun)- low voice
13. to beguile- (verb)- to charm or enchant
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