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Thursday, November 29

Thursday, November 29. Today’s Agenda : 1 . Bellringer : Vocabulary Review 2. Chart: Dickinson and Whitman 3. Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter HW: 1) Chart: Dickinson and Whitman 2) Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter. Bellringer : Week of 11/26 – 11/29.

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Thursday, November 29

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  1. Thursday, November 29 • Today’s Agenda: • 1. Bellringer: Vocabulary Review • 2. Chart: Dickinson and Whitman • 3. Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter • HW: 1) Chart: Dickinson and Whitman • 2) Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter

  2. Bellringer: Week of 11/26 – 11/29 • Thursday (11/29): • 1. Poetry as public speech written in the ____________ of free verse remains a part of our literature. • 2. Emily Dickinson aimed to __________ the feelings of things rather than simply name them. • 3. Whitman joined his ___________ voice to the chorus of his poem, “I Hear America Singing.”

  3. Vocabulary Words: “Ch. 3 - American Masters” • 1. sociable (adj.) – inclined to seek and enjoy companionship • 2. spokesman (n.) – one who speaks as a representative of others • 3. eloquent (adj.) – marked by persuasive or fluent expression • 4. succeeding (adj.) – coming after or following another • 5. extravagant (adj.) – extremely or excessively elaborate; much more than necessary • 6. evoke (v.) – to bring to mind; to re-create imaginatively • 7. cadence (n.) – a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language • 8. free verse (n.) – poetry without rhyme or meter

  4. Take out a sheet of paper and title:Chart: Compare/Contrast: Whitman & Dickinson Walt Whitman Emily Dickinson

  5. Take out a sheet of paper and title:Review Questions: The Scarlet Letter • Chapters 8-10: • 1. Mr. Wilson asks Pearl, "Canst thou tell me, my child, who made thee?" What is Pearl's answer? Why did she say that? • 2. What convinced the Governor to let Hester keep Pearl? • 3. How did Roger Chillingworth become Dimmesdale's medical advisor? • 4. Who is the leech? Why is he called that in the title of the chapter? • 5. Why did Mr. Dimmesdale rush from the room to end the conversation he had with Roger Chillingworth?

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