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Bell Ringer: Wednesday, March 21st. Copy down the vocab for today… Diffident ( adj ): Shy and timid; lacking self-confidence Sentence: When speaking in front of a class, it’s important not to be diffident . Then…
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Bell Ringer: Wednesday, March 21st • Copy down the vocab for today… • Diffident (adj): Shy and timid; lacking self-confidence • Sentence: When speaking in front of a class, it’s important not to be diffident. • Then… • Fill in the blank from yesterday’s bellringer. Egaeus suffers from monomania…over WHAT? • Respond: What did you think of the story? Did you like it? Why or why not?
Reminders… • Vocab quiz on Friday • Know the definitions + be able to use each word in an original sentence
To do… • Summarize • Share bell ringer • Questions?
Discuss with your partner… • Why teeth? Poe chose something for the narrator to be obsessed with… what is up with his choice? • What do you think of the narrator’s attitude towards his fiancee?