Tuesday,+April+3

=Reading Check 1: (10 minutes) =
 * Click the link to the Google Doc form to respond to the prompt with a thorough explanation.
 * Explain the statement, "God is on leave." Include relevent discussion of the meaning, context, background, etc. Think about who says it, why it is said, and what is the response.

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**Vocab:** **sadist** **permeated** **piety** **vexed** **platitudes** **perpetual** **maudlin** **despondently** **amalgam** **accost** **antisemite**

Vocabulary Portfolio:
Check out my sample: Due April 24!
 * Find examples of at least __**5**__ of the words used elsewhere in the real world (i.e. newspapers, magazines, comics, political cartoons, advertisements, online news articles, blogs, other books). Create a page for each that includes: the sentence (including page number) from the book using the word, the real-world artifact (include the publication and date), an explanation of the word's meaning, part of speech, and a sentence of your own using the word (at least 12 words in length).

Blogs (10 Minutes)
Spend about 10 minutes checking out other people's blogs and commenting on at least 2. Remember that meaningful comments don't personally criticize or attack, but instead encourage further reflection and thought. Acknowledge the positive features of an argument, but then continue the conversation with challenging questions or ideas that could lead to more discussion. This is never a matter of who is "right" and who is "wrong." On a slip of paper, write down the names of the two students that you responded to. Ms. Pickett's Students Pre-AP Students My English 10 Students

Note- As you are doing this, I will check that you have some journal entries completed.

Read and Discuss:
Read the preface together. Look at the questions posed and think about this in connection to the "bigger picture."

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Close Reading:**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Re-read the passage on pages 14-15 closely, annotating as you go. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss with a partner. What annotations did you make? What stood out to you in this passage? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Closely read the passage together as a class. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">‍ Discuss :
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is important about this passage? What is the significance of the sunflower imagery? What does the sunflower symbolize? How does this symbolism make you feel about the soldiers? About the prisoners?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Journaling Practice:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Share journal entries that you have completed so far with your small group. As a group, choose one to submit from your table as an example. Give this example to me to share with the class for discussion.

Homework:
Read pg.20-43 in //The Sunflower.// Make sure to practice good journaling habits! Be ready to show me some more journaling next time.