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1. Welcome! English 9

2. Today’s Agenda • Calendar • Vocabulary unit 12 • TKAM leftovers • The Empathy Project - Overview Read Write Speak Listen

3. This week in English 9 • This week in English 9 Read Write Speak Listen

4. This week’s words (the word list is on page 4) • Cadence • Casualty • Decadent • Herbivorous • Omnivorous • Perceptible • Precept • Rapacious • Rapt • Surreptitious • Susceptible • Voracious Read Write Speak Listen

5. This week • This weeks roots (page 72): • RAP - Rapere/Raptum/Rapax– to snatch, greedy, devouring • CEP- Capere/Captum– seize, take • VOR - Vorare, Voratum– to eat • CAD/CAS – Cadere, Casum– to fall Read Write Speak Listen

6. This week • There will be a 10% penalty if you turn in your vocabulary exercises late. • You can skip exercises V and VI. Read Write Speak Listen

7. TKAM Leftovers • We’re moving on from To Kill a Mockingbird. • The test was a little grim. I curved everybody’s score by 10 points (up to but not past 100%) • You can still turn in assignments for most of the credit. • Please return the book at your earliest convenience. Read Write Speak Listen

8. The Empathy Project • The empathy project is the major assignment of second semester. • It’s an opportunity to experience someone else’s life AND practice reading and writing skills. • One of the challenges is keeping track of multiple deadlines over the rest of the semester. Read Write Speak Listen

9. The Empathy Project • There are class days set aside to work on the project. • You should figure on doing a chunk of the work outside of class. Read Write Speak Listen

10. The Empathy Project • You can work with a partner to plan the project, carry out the “hands-on” part, and present to the class. • Each individual will complete his/her own writing assignments. Read Write Speak Listen

11. The Empathy Project • Take a look at the packet. • If you are a planner user, this is a good opportunity to write down due dates. • If you are not a planner user, this might be a really good time to start. Read Write Speak Listen

12. Homework • Vocabulary due tomorrow Read Write Speak Listen

13. Bye! • Come back tomorrow! Read Write Speak Listen