Tuesday, 11/14: POV, Phrases/Clauses, Vocab, Maus

“Advisory” Schedule. Link to Slides.

“POV, 11/14.”

  1. The Midwife’s Apprentice
  2. A News Broadcast
  3. Directions for a contest
  4. The Outsiders
  5. Maus

“Phrases/Clauses, 11/14.”

  1. Copy on the middle of the line. (Notice that there is no punctuation.) I like llamas
  2. Add a DEPENDENT  CLAUSE on one side.
  3. Add a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.
  4. Add an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE to the whole thing. (What else do you have to do to do that?)
  5. Add PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE to the new independent clause.
  6. Punctuate as needed.

“Vocab, 11/14.”
iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma

     

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : _______
  6. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
  7. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
  8. Everyone tried to ______ a giggle when the principal farted in class.
  9. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
  10. Some of the townspeople were _____(s) who call foreigners terrible names
  11. The root of this word meant “peace.”
  12. (2) They tried to ______ the angry and _____ mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.

“Maus, 11/14.” ID the character.

  1. p29, panel 5, the one in the middle
  2. p31, panel 6, the person with the cigarette.
  3. p33, panel 4, the closeup.
  4. p38, panel 4, the one with the black hat
  5. (2) p39, the pig – name and role
  6.  (Quote) Why doesn’t Vladek tell the young doctor about his left eye?
  7. Why do you think Vladek is so hardcore about finishing your food?