Thursday,+April+26

Bell Ringer: Vocabulary Quiz
Take a quick vocabulary quiz over the 11 words from //The Sunflower//.
 * 1) Accost
 * 2) Amalgam
 * 3) Anti-Semite
 * 4) Despondently
 * 5) Maudlin
 * 6) Permeated
 * 7) Perpetual
 * 8) Piety
 * 9) Platitudes
 * 10) Sadist
 * 11) Vexed

READ-THINK
Essay by Francis Bacon "On Revenge" [|FRANCISBACON_OnRevenge.docx] Context Clues- Give each small group several of the words used in sentences. Students write the meaning they can infer through context clues. As we go over words together, students compare their inferred meanings to the actual meanings.
 * Introduce Vocabulary:
 * 1) weed (noun and, especially, the verb)
 * 2) offend
 * 3) irrevocable
 * 4) trifle
 * 5) heed
 * 6) repent
 * 7) base
 * 8) perfidious
 * 9) unpardonable
 * 10) vindictive

DISCUSS
SOCRATIC SEMINAR: Students negotiate meaning via a formal discussion. Prior to discussion, students read and annotate essay closely. Annotations will serve as notes in the socratic circles.
 * Discussion Starter Ideas:**
 * Here's what I got from this passage...
 * When he says.... I think he means....
 * What do you think he means by saying....
 * I'm confused by....
 * What do you think his overall purpose is?
 * I agree/disagree because.....
 * This reminds me of a time....
 * I like it when he says..... That sticks out to me because....

=‍WRITE = Timed Write:
 * In his opening line, Bacon claims "revenge is a sort of wild justice." What does he mean? Use details from the text to support your explanation.