October 2nd and 3rd

Hello all!

Make sure to read this The Newyorker article The Power of Names and summarize each paragraph in the margins. There are eight paragraphs, so you need one sentence per paragraph that sums up the main idea. This will help in a writing assignment we do next week. If you want an additional challenge, here are some questions to give you a deeper analysis of the text: https://docs.google.com/a/chccs.k12.nc.us/document/d/1R-lxss7ZS4MCFChv6PxAp59jI7qTqTygOeCQLN7Vylc/edit

Thursday:
Start working on your vocabulary activities - Vocab #1 list, definitions, and activities. Make sure you understand each of the 10 words. The activities are due next Wednesday, 10/8, and there will be a brief test on Thursday, 10/9.

Read through Vignettes #1-4 of The House on Mango Street (House on Mange Street, Hair, Boys and Girls, My Name). If you would like to read along with the audio, go here: House on Mango Street.

Answer the following questions for each vignette:

Vignette #1: “The House on Mango Street” 1. Find the sentence that describes the windows of the house and copy it below: 2. What type of figurative language is the author using? 3. Why is it effective? What does it make you picture or think about? 4. Describe a feature of your own home, using the same type of figurative language:

Vignette #2: “Hairs” 1. Find a sentence that describes a family member’s hair and copy it below: 2. What type of figurative language is the author using? 3. Why is it effective? What does it make you picture or think about? 4. Describe any of your own family member’s hair, using the same type of figurative language.

Vignette #3: “Boys and Girls” 1. Write out the last sentence of this vignette: 2. What type of figurative language is the author using? 3. Why is it effective? What does it make you picture or think about? 4. Describe yourself in a sentence, using the same type of figurative language.

Friday: Grammar Refresher - subjects and predicates
Schoolhouse Rock: Tale of Mr. Morton