“Warm Up, 1/26.”
- Write one sentence that summarizes what you read in your KBARR book LAST NIGHT!
Checking SMYK’s.
“Vocab, 1/26.”
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- The roots of this word mean “to live together.”
- The roots of this word mean “stick together thing.”
- The root of this word meant “set fire to.”
- The root of this word meant “elsewhere.”
- The root of this word meant “to meditate.”
- The root of this word referred to a legal document with a list of offenses.
- The roots of this word meant “to struggle against.”
- The root of this word meant “to arrange.”
Poem #435 by Emily Dickinson
| Much Madness is divinest Sense– To a discerning Eye– Much Sense–the starkest Madness– ‘Tis the Majority In this, as All, prevail– Assent–and you are sane– Demur–you’re straightway dangerous– And handled with a Chain– |
divinest = most perfect discerning eye = one that looks closely and carefully starkest = most obvious prevail = win, rule, assent = say yes, agree demur = say no, disagree |
What is the message of the poem? Is she correct?
“The Earth Men.” Link to Story: The Martian Chronicles. It starts on p22. Finish the story today if you are absent.
- What does the captain say that finally makes Mr. Aaa stop and listen to him?
- What is it the Earth men want from the Martians?
- Even though it doesn’t really have anything to do with the story, Ray Bradbury spends time describing a mechanical spider toy that the little girl plays with. What’s the point? (More than one answer.)
After questions.
- It turns out that the line of work a Martian needs to be in to welcome Earth men is…
- “Without noticing them again, as if they had melted down through the floor…”
- “A shot rang out. Mr. Xxx fell.” a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- “When the town people found the rocket at sunset, they wondered what it was. (p30) a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- “That night it rained all night. The next day was fair and warm.” (p31) a) exposition b) rising action c) inciting incident d) rising action e) climax f) falling action g) resolution
- Why does the story end with a “weather report”?