Wednesday,+September+7

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> ===//Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. //===

**[|Charles Caleb Colton]**, //Lacon, 1820//
> === //(1780 - 1832)// ===

Bell Ringer: Word Play
Remember the vocabulary words from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read" by Francine Prose? With a partner, write a paragraph or story that uses at least 5 of these words appropriately and MAKES SENSE!
 * Induction
 * Idiosyncratic
 * ballast
 * banal
 * ambiguity
 * paradigm
 * and sentient (I did that one for you!)

Check HW!

Whole Group Discussion
Discuss with one another the claims Prose makes. What evidence does she offer to support her claims?

Small Group Reading:
Reading 2 (Pen or highligher color 1) Answer questions from handout by writing annotations in the margins.

Homework
Reading 3 (Pen or highlighter color 2) Read LOC pg.13-17. Divide Prose's essay, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read," into sections according to the "classical model."

Quiz on "Caged Bird" Friday.

Make sure to bring me $2 ASAP for your copy of //The Awakening//! Make sure to sign up for the PSAT with Ms. Butler!