Wednesday, October 31

Welcome back!

Do Now: Get a vocab handout and fill in the blanks. I will pass back word maps. 
acclaim               terminate                engross
adjacent              elicit                       escalate
obsolete              exploit                    methodical
tangible

Have your AOTW response out on your desk for me to stamp.

Today:
Review vocab
Discuss AOTW
"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid

Assignments:
"Girl" adaptation due tomorrow, Thursday

• Write a poem or paragraph modeled on "Girl"
• Provide advice and instructions for a boy or a girl
• It can be a modern or historical setting
• Poem or paragraph should be at least 10 sentences long. 

There is no school on Tuesday
Test next Wednesday/Thursday (double days)