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Week of January 28

Week of January 28. Last week of January. Announcements. Welcome back Semester Goals Vocab P.O.S. Warm-Up Current event Sentence practice Fahrenheit 451. a mbiguous . Many students had trouble with the assignment because the teacher’s instructions were ambiguous and confusing.

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Week of January 28

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  1. Week of January 28 Last week of January

  2. Announcements • Welcome back • Semester Goals • Vocab • P.O.S. Warm-Up • Current event • Sentence practice • Fahrenheit 451

  3. ambiguous

  4. Many students had trouble with the assignment because the teacher’s instructions were ambiguous and confusing. Please guess the definition . . . - Having more than one possible meaning. Mentally guess the part of speech . Substantiate is a adjective. • Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

  5. P.O.S. Warm-Up • Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word • Do you want to come to the playground with us? • Mandy was so happy she skipped down the street. • We hung shiny decorations on our tree.

  6. Immigration Legislation • The Senate is currently looking at immigration reform. • There is a bipartisan plan asking to let the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants citizenship • What are the pros and cons of this plan?

  7. foster

  8. James the farmer made sure to use fertilizer to help foster the growth of his corn so he could have a good harvest. Please guess the definition . . . -help develop, help grow. Mentally guess the part of speech . foster is a verb. • Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

  9. P.O.S. Warm-Up • Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word • Carlos can run faster than anyone in our school. • Please buy me a bunch of ripe bananas when you go to the store. • Jalen’s dad sings loudly in the shower.

  10. Us vs. Them (The ‘Other’) • What do we mean when we say “us”? • What do we mean when we say “them” or “they”? • What does it mean when we use these terms? • Dehumanization

  11. Boy Scout’s Gay-Ban • The Boy Scouts of America consider ending it’s ban on gay members • For decades the organization has been allowed to ban gay members since it is a private organization • Some groups have planned to end their funding of the program because of the gay ban.

  12. Fahrenheit 451 review • What happened to Montag’s house? • What happened to Captain Beatty? • What happened to the Hound?

  13. 2 2 4 unequivocal

  14. Even though many scientists say they have unequivocalevidence that global warming is real, many Americans still deny its existence. Please guess the definition . . . -clear, only one possible meaning Mentally guess the part of speech . . . Unequivocal is an adjective. • Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

  15. P.O.S. Warm-Up • Identify the P.O.S. of the underlined word • Alex chokedon his food because he ate so fast. • Did you finish your homework yet?. • Steve handled the breakable glass very carefully.

  16. Double Arm-Surgery • Brendan Marrocco is the first soldier to survive losing all 4 limbs • He has received a double arm transplant from a deceased owner • Doctors suspect it may take a few years for nerves to grow in his new arms.

  17. Malevolent

  18. The baron was known as a malevolentruler who was very cruel to his people. Please guess the definition . . . -Having or showing a wish to do evil to others. Mentally guess the part of speech . . . Malevolent is an adjective. • Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

  19. P.O.S. Warm-Up • Identify the adjectives in the sentence • Tanya is a graceful dancer. • The chubby baby clapped his tiny hands. • The children were happily painting colorful pictures.

  20. Gaffe

  21. Many people considered it a gaffe when VP Joe Biden said, "I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Please guess the definition . . . - a clumsy social error. Mentally guess the part of speech . . . gaffe is a noun. • Now please write a sentence with context clues and which is used correctly.

  22. Seattle City Council considers public financing of campaigns • Currently campaigns are funded through personal and fund raising money. • This law would have the city fund campaigns through funds received from tax dollars • Pro: Make elections more equal • Con: Some do not want to fund politicians they don’t agree with

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