Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

1. Summer Reading Fall 2014 Black Swan Greenby David Mitchell

2. 9/9/14 As You Settle In: #3 in WNB—Take a look at the following statements. For each, rank to what extent you agree or disagree (SA, A, SD, D). Then, write a paragraph explaining one that you feel strongly about. • Bullies are rarely cowards. • Doing things just to be popular makes you weak and vulnerable. • People are shaped by their environment. • Don’t support an opinion you don’t hold. • Not hurting people is more important than being right. • Guys are better off being tough. • How others perceive you is your choice. • Divorce is unfair to kids. • Integrity is more important than being liked. • People with high self-esteem are more likely to succeed.

3. Reminders • Chapter 1 Summary Due TOMORROW, 9/10. • HW for Thursday—Review your assigned BSG chapter in preparation for the group project. • Due Friday, 9/12: signed syllabus, classjumphttp://www.classjump.com/m/mswsclass/, EC supplies, any LATE Summaries (last day for credit). • Grammar HW Due Monday, 9/15. This is a CHECKED grade. NO LATE WORK. • Grammar Review Quiz Wednesday, 9/17. This will be similar to the Diagnostic from Friday, with the exception that this one is GRADED. The Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. • Read and annotate Jung article for Monday, 9/22.

4. Chapter 1 Summary • On loose-leaf or typed to be collected • 1-2 paragraphs (double-spaced) • Include names of important characters • Overall plot and important details • Setting (where and when the story takes place) After Writing: • Highlight Proper Nouns in paragraph • Underline Verbs • Printing Issues? EMAIL it to me BEFORE class.

5. Words of the Day 3. Juggernaut (n)--any large, overpowering, destructive force or object Sentence: 4. Incursion (n)--a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid Sentence: 5. Fray (n)--A fight, battle, or skirmish Sentence:

6. BSG Anticipation Guide • In preparation for discussing the novel, we are going to start discussing some of the issues that come up in the novel. • As we go through each statement, you will get up and physically move to the side of the room that shows to what degree you agree with each statement. • You will have an opportunity to explain why you feel the way that you do. • As you listen to each other, if you are swayed by an argument, feel free to move and switch sides.

7. 9/10/14 As You Settle In… • Take out your Chapter 1 Summary to be collected. Make sure your name is on it. If you forgot to go back and do the grammar (highlight proper nouns and underline verbs), please take this time to do that. I want you to start the semester strong! • If you have an EC Supply or a Signed Syllabus to turn in, take them out. #4 in WNB— Choose one of the Anticipation Guide statements from yesterday (#3 in WNB) and reflect on how Jason would answer it. Reference the text for supporting evidence.

8. Reminders • HW for TOMORROW—Review your assigned BSG chapter in preparation for the group project. Post-it note important details. • Due Friday, 9/12: signed syllabus, classjump, EC supplies, any LATE Summaries (last day for credit). • Grammar HW Due Monday, 9/15. This is a CHECKED grade. NO LATE WORK. • Grammar Review Quiz Wednesday, 9/17. This will be similar to the Diagnostic from Friday, with the exception that this one is GRADED. The Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. We will go in the order of the novel. • Read and annotate Jung article for Monday, 9/22.

9. Pd. 1 Chapter Summary Groups(done randomly) 2 HANGMAN Michelle, Grace, Gabriella B. 3 RELATIVES Bonnie, Ruby Joy, Shannon 4 BRIDLE PATH Elena, Joshua, Malach 5 ROCKS Jenna, Ugyen, Cholena 6 SPOOKS Dillon, Martin, Reggie 7 SOLARIUM Diamond, Alaces, Abigail 8 SOUVENIRS Erica, Gabriella R., Adriana 9 MAGGOT Stanley, Robert, Andrew 10 KNIFE GRINDER Ryan, Shenique, Kelly 11 GOOSE FAIR Nyles, Sophia 12 DISCO Jada, Alyssa, Hiroki 13 JANUARY MAN (last chapter) Olivia, Brenda

10. Pd. 5 Chapter Summary Groups • 2 HANGMAN • Jenny, Sydney • 3 RELATIVES • Shane, Michael • 4 BRIDLE PATH • Oliver, Lex, Sheyla • 5 ROCKS • Gabby, Hao • 6 SPOOKS • Olivia, Alissa • 7 SOLARIUM • Rachel, Andrew • 8 SOUVENIRS • Nathalia, Annie • 9 MAGGOT • Joanndriz, Gabriella J. • 10 KNIFE GRINDER • Victoria, Michelle • 11 GOOSE FAIR • Nick, Monica • 12 DISCO • EC? • 13 JANUARY MAN (last chapter) • EC?

11. Reflection: #5 in WNB, reflect on the arguments your classmates made during our discussions of the Anticipation Guide and how, if at all, any affected you. • Did you change your mind about any of the statements? Why or why not? • Do you think you convinced others of your point of view? • Was it difficult to express an opinion? Why?

12. Words of the Day • Diction (n)—style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words NS • Tone (n)—attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience • Tone is generally conveyed through diction. NS • What is the tone of Chapter 1? How does Mitchell’s diction, covey that tone? Cite specific examples from the text.

13. Words of the Day: Diction/Tone 3. Juggernaut (n)--any large, overpowering, destructive force or object Sentence: “S’poseDad’d been mangled by a juggernautof rings” (3). 4. Incursion (n)--a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, especially a sudden one; raid Sentence: “I put the blind back to how it was, checked I’d left no other traces of my incursion, slipped out, and flew downstairs to see who it was” (4). 5. Fray (n)--A fight, battle, or skirmish Sentence: “No matter how I tried to dodge through the fray it was hopeless” (8).

14. 1 “january man” • How does Mitchell open his novel? • Who is the narrator? How does this type of narrative affect the reader’s understanding of what is going on and the characters? • How does the setting impact the story? • Were there any references that the author makes that were confusing? Why does Mitchell include these references? What do they do for the reader? • What is the significance of the title of the chapter? Why do you think it is repeated for the last chapter of the novel (chapter 13)? • What is the theme of the chapter?

15. Overview • Narrator: Jason Taylor, 13 years old • Close first person narrator • Time Period: 1982 (15) • Setting: Kingfisher Meadows, Black Swan Green, Worcestershire (West Midlands, England) (12)

16. First Action • Jason answers the phone in his father’s office. • Jason is not allowed in the office • Phone rings incessantly, Jason finally answers • Person on the line is silent, though Jason hears a baby, Sesame Street, and a “listening sound.”

17. What is the Social Climate of 1982 England? • Margaret Thatcher • Prime Minister 1979-1990 (first female prime minister) • Leader of the Conservative Party; believed fiercely in the “individual” (against labor unions and for privatization) • Known as “The Iron Lady” (after her famous speech against communism) • Falkland’s War • Ronald Reagan • Thatcher’s ally; conservative, right-wing, pro-corporate philosophies • Believed in individual freedom and contributed to the end of the Cold War • Post-Vietnam Era/The Cold War • Movies, music, and pop culture were greatly influenced (note the many song references)

18. Main Plot Points 1. Jason answers the phone 2. Jason and Dean go to the lake to play British Bulldogs What do we learn about Jason and his social life? 3. Jason leaves game to urinate, runs into “the sour aunt.” 4. Jason returns home for lunch, gets scolded for going into his Dad’s office. How does Mitchell show us the tension in the relationship between the parents? 5. Jason returns to the lake alone, sees a shadow-kid skating, falls and hurts his ankle 6. Jason goes to The House in the Woods for help, the sour aunt helps him, it is unclear how he manages to leave

19. Characters Mentioned • Jason Taylor, the narrator • The mysterious caller • Jason’s parents: Michael and Helena • Jason’s sister: Julia, 18 years old • Dean “Moron” Moran, unpopular friend • Ross Wilcox, Gary Drake, Dawn Madden, Grant Burch, Pete Redmarley, Tom Yew, Nick Yew, Pluto Noak • The Sour Aunt • The shadow-boy/ghost skater • “Hangman” • “Maggot” • “Unborn Twin” • “Eliot Bolivar”

20. 9/11/14 As You Settle In… • If you have a LATE Summary, an EC Supply or a Signed Syllabus to turn in, take them out. #6 in WNB— Go back to chapter 1 and find a word, phrase, or sentence that is an example of Mitchell’s intentional diction. Explain what this example does for the tone of the chapter. Make sure you cite the page number.

21. “My billion problems kept bobbing up like corpses in a flooded city” (15) • Very disturbing imagery, again showing the motif of death in the chapter.

22. Reminders • Due TOMORROW: signed syllabus, classjump, EC supplies, any LATE Summaries (last day for credit). • TOMORROW: Group Work on Project. You will receive your poster to use for your presentation. You only get ONE, so make a plan BEFORE committing things to the poster. • Grammar HW Due Monday, 9/15. This is a CHECKED grade. NO LATE WORK. • Grammar Review Quiz Wednesday, 9/17. This will be similar to the Diagnostic from Friday, with the exception that this one is GRADED. The Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. The directions, rubric, and sample written aspect are posted on classjump under Downloads.

23. Words of the Day 8. Foreshadow (v)—to show or indicate beforehand NS • How does Mitchell use this device in chapter 1? 9. Allusion(n)--a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned. • What is an example from BSG? 10. Kamikaze (n)--(during World War II) a member of a special corps in the Japanese air force charged with the suicidal mission of crashing an aircraft laden with explosives into an enemy target, especially a warship; a person or thing that behaves in a wildly reckless or destructive manner Sentence:

24. Chapter Group Project Project Goals: • To do a close-reading of the text, analyzing the author’s choices in how he reveals the story and character(s) to the readers (ELA Regents Prep) • To practice speaking and listening skills (Common Core) • To develop a theme statement and prove it, using evidence from the text (Essay Writing Practice) • To build vocabulary (SAT Prep) • To engage and empower student learning

25. Written Aspect: One for the Group I. Chapter Titleand its significance to the action of the chapter (and if possible) the novel as a whole II. Chapter Overview: What happens? Who is involved? How is this related to the previous chapters? Does it foreshadow anything? If so, what and how? III. Theme: Write a theme statement that this chapter proves. Provide a quote that supports this theme statement and explain how the quote proves this theme statement. IV. Vocabulary: Identify vocabulary that is essential to know that will aid in understanding the chapter. Provide the part of speech, definition, and the sentence it appears within the chapter. (1-5 words) V. Literary Elements and Techniques: Identify any literary elements or techniques Mitchell uses within the chapter. How are they being used? What do they do for the reader? Provide a quote for support, and explain how it supports your analysis. (1-5 elements/techniques) VI. Allusions: Identify and research any allusions Mitchell uses within the chapter. Why is he using this reference? What does it do for the reader? Explain using specific evidence from the text. (1-5 allusions) VII. Word Crimes: Identify any “word crimes” that occur in this chapter. Be sure to provide the page number and a correction for each. (1-5 word crimes) VIII. Visual: Draw or create a collage of an important moment in the chapter. Be sure to include an explanation of what is being depicted and why it’s important (3-5 sentences).

26. Presentation • Discuss I, II, and III. (Do not just read from your written aspect). • On POSTER, teach the class: IV. Vocabulary: Choose ONE for WOD, providing the part of speech and definition. SPEAK the sentence from the book. The class will have to write their own sentence. V. Literary Elements and Techniques: Choose ONE, provide an example of the element/technique that is used in the chapter, and SPEAK the explanation of why Mitchell is using it. VI. Allusions: Choose ONE, provide the definition of the reference and SPEAK the context it is used in the chapter, explaining why Mitchell is using it. VII. Word Crimes: Choose ONE, provide the quote from the chapter, the correction, and SPEAK why it is considered a “word crime”. • Present Visual: Choose ONE significant event or moment from the chapter and depict it in a drawing or collage. Explain to the class what it is, and why it is significant to your chapter.

27. Sample Summary (Student) In chapter one of Black Swan Green by David Mitchell, Jason begins as a twelve year-old boy living in England. It’s winter break, and Jason goes out with his friend Dean Moran, or “Moron” as other kids call him, to play on the frozen lake. Jason is neither popular nor unpopular; however, there are many kids such as Ross Wilcox, Gary Drake, and Tom Yew who terrorize the other children with humiliation and intimidation. Jason also has a sister, Julia, who is eighteen, calls him “Thing” and talks with her girlfriends on the phone. She, however, is very perceptive, as she could sense her parents about to have a fight when Jason admitted to going into his dad’s office to answer the phone that wouldn’t stop ringing. After the phone ordeal, Jason goes out to the frozen lake by himself, only to see what he believed was the ghost of someone who died in the lake. He then trips, hurts his ankle, and tries to seek refuge with the man who lives in a house in the woods. Jason has a stammer, which makes it a struggle to talk to anyone without embarrassing himself, but he manages to convey his problem and she agrees to help him; she warns, however, not to wake her brother. Jason awakes still in this house, and has to teal the key from the sleeping woman in order to get back home. He leaves with a miraculously healed leg and the broken remains of his grandfather’s watch he had smashed when he fell.

28. Theme Statement: What about __________ is Mitchell showing? A theme throughout this chapter is approval, particularly Jason’s search for it. On page five, Jason mentions that “it’s all ranks, being a boy, like the army. If I called Gilbert Swinyard just ‘Swinyard,’ he’s kick my face in.” In this society of kids that Jason lives in, he has to constantly check himself to make sure he is within the “rules” established by the kids with more power. He wants to be accepted by them, be like them. But one small mistake, and he gets beat up. (Student)

29. Title Significance The title is written in lowercase letters. Mitchell might have done this because the narrator and protagonist of the novel is an adolescent, help to creating tone. The title is used twice in the novel, as it appears as the title of the last chapter as well. This shows the passing of time in the novel; a year has passed in the life of the narrator. The fact that the title doesn’t change could suggest that although much has changed within the year, Jason is still the same. The fact that the story starts and ends in January, or winter, could symbolize the beginning of conflict for Jason. Winter is a time of hibernation and death. In the chapter, Jason imagines a ghost skater and is reminded of his own mortality. During the game at the frozen lake, the kids talk about the worst way to die, and on some level Jason’s fear of humiliation by his peers is likened to this. The chapter also is heavily peppered with war imagery, perhaps mirroring the state of England at the time and also the state of Jason in his social circle. He is constantly fighting to stay alive, metaphorically. He hibernates his poetic self as well as other sides of himself that would be deemed wrong by his peers. We also see the beginning of the decline of his parents’ relationship and marriage.

30. Word Crimes • “Moron, grinny-zitty as ever” (4). Correction: “Moron, grinning and as full of zits as ever.” Grinny-zitty is not a word. Mitchell uses made-up words to transport the reader into Jason’s world. • “S’poseDad’d been mangled by a juggernaut on the M5 and the police only had this number ‘cause all his other I.D.’d got incinerated?” (3). Correction: “Suppose Dad had been mangles by a juggernaut on the M5 and the police only had this number because all his other identification was incinerated?” Jason creates new contractions that are not accepted in Standard written English. • “So anyway, as Moron and I walked to the lake he told me about the Scalectrix he’d got for Christmas” (6). Correction: “As Moron and I walked to the lake, he told me about the Scalectrix he got for Christmas.” Never start a sentence with a conjunction. • “Granddad was the last grandparent to die, and the only one I have any memories of” (16). Correction: “Granddad was the last grandparent to die, and the only one of which I have any memories.” Never end a sentence with a preposition. • “Not going anywhere” (23). Correction: “I’m not going anywhere.” This is a dependent clause or a fragment sentence. It is missing the subject and part of the predicate.

31. Pd. 1 Chapter Summary Groups(done randomly) 2 HANGMAN Michelle, Grace, Gabriella B. 3 RELATIVES Bonnie, Ruby Joy, Shannon 4 BRIDLE PATH Elena, Joshua, Malach 5 ROCKS Jenna, Ugyen, Cholena 6 SPOOKS Dillon, Martin, Reggie 7 SOLARIUM Diamond, Alaces, Abigail 8 SOUVENIRS Erica, Gabriella R., Adriana 9 MAGGOT Stanley, Robert, Andrew 10 KNIFE GRINDER Ryan, Shenique, Kelly 11 GOOSE FAIR Nyles, Sophia 12 DISCO Jada, Alyssa, Hiroki 13 JANUARY MAN (last chapter) Olivia, Brenda

32. Pd. 5 Chapter Summary Groups • 2 HANGMAN • Jenny, Sydney • 3 RELATIVES • Shane, Michael • 4 BRIDLE PATH • Oliver, Lex, Sheyla • 5 ROCKS • Gabby, Hao • 6 SPOOKS • Olivia, Alissa • 7 SOLARIUM • Rachel, Andrew • 8 SOUVENIRS • Nathalia, Annie • 9 MAGGOT • Joanndriz, Gabriella J. • 10 KNIFE GRINDER • Victoria, Michelle • 11 GOOSE FAIR • Nick, Monica • 12 DISCO • EC? • 13 JANUARY MAN (last chapter) • EC?

33. 9/12/14 As You Settle In… • Take out: signed syllabus, EC supply, and/or LATE summary to turn in. Today is the last day for credit! Also, if you haven’t subscribed to my class on classjump: http://www.classjump.com/m/mswsclass/, TODAY is the last day for credit. DO IT! #7 in WNB— 5 Minute Free-write or Draw! Happy Friday! 

34. Reminders • TODAY: Group Work on Project. You will receive your poster to use for your presentation. You only get ONE, so make a plan BEFORE committing things to the poster. • Grammar HW Due Monday, 9/15. This is a CHECKED grade. NO LATE WORK. • Grammar Review Quiz Wednesday, 9/17. This will be similar to the Diagnostic from Friday, with the exception that this one is GRADED. The Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • I will give you some time on Wednesday to get ready for your presentations. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. The directions, rubric, and sample written aspect are posted on classjump under Downloads. ALL group members MUST present! • EC Opportunity for Project: Complete ONE of the written/presentation aspects for chapters 12 & 13. This is due FRIDAY, 9/19. Talk to me BEFORE you do it.

35. Words of the Day 11. Bollocking (n)--A severe telling-off (v)-- to reprimand Sentence: 12. Helter-skelter (n)--Turmoil; confusion (adv.) : confusedly; haphazardly (adj.): carelessly hurried and confused Sentence:

36. Things to Remember for Group Project • Written Aspect: • Answers every question in clear, complete sentences. • Not an essay; each section stands alone • Preferably typed and double-spaced • Visual Aspect: • Poster includes one vocab word, one literary element/technique, one allusion, and one word crime • Visual: Draw or create a collage of an important moment in the chapter. Include an explanation of what is being depicted and why it’s important (3-5 sentences) • Presentation: • All group members must speak: designate different parts of the presentation to each group member • Talk about I, II, and III (you may have notes to refer to) • Share poster and explain each item (1 of each: IV, V, VI, VII) • Explain visual (probably works best SEPARATE from the poster because of space).

37. Presentation • Discuss I, II, and III. (Do not just read from your written aspect). • On POSTER, teach the class: IV. Vocabulary: Choose ONE for WOD, providing the part of speech and definition. SPEAK the sentence from the book. The class will have to write their own sentence. V. Literary Elements and Techniques: Choose ONE, provide an example of the element/technique that is used in the chapter, and SPEAK the explanation of why Mitchell is using it. VI. Allusions: Choose ONE, provide the definition of the reference and SPEAK the context it is used in the chapter, explaining why Mitchell is using it. VII. Word Crimes: Choose ONE, provide the quote from the chapter, the correction, and SPEAK why it is considered a “word crime”. • Present Visual: Choose ONE significant event or moment from the chapter and depict it in a drawing or collage. Explain to the class what it is, and why it is significant to your chapter.

38. 9/16/14 As You Settle In… • Take out work for project to be checked. Again, this is just to make sure you are contributing to your group. I just want to see what you have done so far. #9 in WNB— In “Relatives” it is clear that Jason idolizes his cousin Hugo. Who is someone you idolize or admire? Why?

39. Reminders: Period 1 • TODAY—Group Work on Project. I will be checking for work. This is a CHECKED grade. • Grammar Review Quiz TOMORROW. The latest version of the Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • I will give you some time on TOMORROW to get ready for your presentations. This should be spent finishing your poster and organizing the presentation. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. The directions, rubric, and sample written aspect are posted on classjump under Downloads. ALL group members MUST present! • Individual EC Opportunity for Project: Complete ONE of the written aspects (I, II, or III) for another chapter! This EXCLUDES chapter 1. DUE Thursday, 9/18 BEFORE presentations. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED. • Read and annotate Jung article for Monday, 9/22.

40. Reminders: Period 5 • TODAY—Group Work on Project. I will be checking for work. This is a CHECKED grade. • Grammar Review Quiz TOMORROW. The latest version of the Grammar ppt has been uploaded to classjump under Downloads at the bottom of the page. • I will give you some time on TOMORROW to get ready for your presentations. This should be spent finishing your poster and organizing the presentation. • Chapter Group Presentations Thursday, 9/18 and Friday, 9/19. The directions, rubric, and sample written aspect are posted on classjump under Downloads. ALL group members MUST present! • Individual EC Opportunity for Project: Complete ONE of the written/presentation for chapters 12 0r 13. TALK to me BEFORE you do it, to make sure we are not being repetitive. This is Due Friday, 9/19. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED.

41. The Subordinating Conjunction • Joins larger groups of words within sentences. • It begins adverb clauses (groups of words that answer the questions When? Where? How? To what extent?). • The subordinating conjunction can also be used to combine the ideas found in several sentences. • Because Grandma was upset, she asked to be left by herself. • After Andy parked his new car, his sister asked for a ride. • The driver stopped her vehicle where the passengers were standing. • Our goalie, Caroline, looked as if she could block any shot. • We will probably have to finish unless you know someone who could do it for us.

42. Word of the Day(You do not have to write the EX) • Imagery (n)--the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our senses EX: “The ice shrucked me off my feet. For a helterskeltery moment I was in midair at an unlikely height. Bruce Lee doing a karate kick, that high. I knew it wasn’t going to be a soft landing but I hadn’t guessed how painful a slam it’d be. The crack shattered from my ankle to my jaw to my knuckles, like an ice cube plopped into warm squash. No, bigger than an ice cube. A mirror, dropped from Skylab height. Where it hit the earth, where it smashed into daggers and thorns and invisible splinters, that’s my ankle” (19).

43. “The ice shrucked me off my feet. For a helterskelterymoment I was in midair at an unlikely height. Bruce Lee doing a karate kick, that high. I knew it wasn’t going to be a soft landing but I hadn’t guessed how painful a slam it’d be. The crack shattered from my ankle to my jaw to my knuckles, like an ice cube plopped into warm squash. No, bigger than an ice cube. A mirror, dropped from Skylab height. Where it hit the earth, where it smashed into daggers and thorns and invisible splinters, that’smy ankle” (19).

44. 9/22/14 As You Settle In… • Take out the article, Jung and the Shadow. I will be checking for annotations. #10 in WNB— “That which we do not bring to light shall destroy us.” --Gospel of Thomas • Explain what the quote means. • Agree or Disagree using BSG for support.

45. Reminders: • Extra Credit: Grammar Quiz Corrections Due Wednesday, 9/24. • Correct each wrong response AND EXPLAIN why it should be the correct answer. You will receive half credit towards your quiz grade for each corrected response. • Jason’s Assigned Persona Wksht Due Wednesday, 9/24. This is a checked grade. • WNB Collection Starts MONDAY, 9/29. I will be checking Entries 1-10 and WODs 1-25. Make sure all entries are complete and WODs have sentences. • Individual Persona Project Due Tuesday, 9/30. • In-class Essay on BSG Friday, 10/3. • Vocabulary #1 Test (WODS 1-15) will be Wednesday, 10/8. You will be responsible for the spelling, part of speech, definition and an original sentence/example for each word.

46. Handout on Jason’s Personas: Due Wednesday (checked grade) Persona Assignments (pd. 1): • HANGMAN • Anthony, Jada, Gabriella B., Dillon, Diamond, Kelly, Stanley, Grace • MAGGOT • Malach, Andrew, Shannon, Erica, Cholena, Abigail, Sophia, Gabriela R. • UNBORN TWIN • Ruby-Joy, Olivia, Robert, Josh, Jenna, Martin, Alyssa, Shenique, Bonnie • ELIOT BOLIVAR • Brenda, Alaces, Hiroki, Nyles, Michelle, Adriana, Ryan, Reggie, Ugyen

47. Handout on Jason’s Personas: Due Wednesday (checked grade) Persona Assignments (pd. 5): • HANGMAN • Annie, Nicholas, Michelle, Alissa, Andrew, Jenny • MAGGOT • Gabby, Michael, Sydney, Oliver, Monica • UNBORN TWIN • Lex, Gabriella J., Nathalia, Olivia, Rachel • ELIOT BOLIVAR • Victoria, Sheyla, Jo, Shane, Hao

48. Self and Group Evaluation: INDEPENDENTLY Complete You have 5 minutes to complete this evaluation of yourself and your group members for the Chapter projects. Be honest: No one will see this but me. This is your opportunity to let me know anything you want me to consideras I finish grading your projects. You do not have to write the full 2 paragraphs; just write what you want me to know. #4: Responsibility Each category should be something out of 10 points. Fold it in half when finished.

49. Chapter Group WODs: Pd. 1 • Grotesque (adj)--odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. Sentence: • Virginity(n)--the state or condition of being pure or fresh Sentence: • Freemasonry (n)--secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport Sentence: • Snaffle (v)--to appropriate for one's own use, especially by devious means; purloin; filch. Sentence: • Virtue(n)--moral excellence; goodness; righteousness Sentence:

50. Vicar (n)--a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong Sentence: • Battalion(n)--an army in battle array Sentence: • Malinger(v)--to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc. Sentence: • Knife grinder (n)--a person who makes and sharpens knives, esp. an itinerant one Sentence: • Doozie (n)—slang. A person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, superior, etc. Sentence: • Annihilate(v)--to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly Sentence: • Nuisance(n)--an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc. Sentence: