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Warm-Ups . Individualism Unit. Friday, Nov. 16, 2012. Answer the following questions about the quote by Henry David Thoreau on pg. 336. What was Henry David Thoreau supporting in this quotation? How do you think this quotation will relate to the unit on “Individualism”?
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Warm-Ups Individualism Unit
Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 Answer the following questions about the quote by Henry David Thoreau on pg. 336. • What was Henry David Thoreau supporting in this quotation? How do you think this quotation will relate to the unit on “Individualism”? • How do you think the central figure in the painting relates to the theme of Individualism? • How do you define individualism?
Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 • Each of the following quotations presents a way of looking at life. Which one comes closest to expressing your own philosophy? How? • The life which is unexamined is not worth living (Plato). • To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life (Robert Louis Stevenson). • Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about (Wilde) • Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get (Forrest Gump).
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 • Copy and correct the following sentences. Use correct editing marks. • What is some of you’re favorite poems wrote by Longfellow. (4 corrections) • Him and other romantic writers of the early 1800’s tried to often encourage a appreciation for life. (4 corrections)
Monday, Nov. 19 • What are some of yourfavorite poems written by Longfellow? • He and other romantic writers of the early 1800s tried often to encourage an appreciation for life.
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 Happy Thanksgiving! Describe what you think the Thanksgiving holiday would mean for a. A Puritan b. A romanticist For what might each be thankful? How might their rituals/ traditions reflect their perceptions of life? Please support both answers.
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012 • Abode/ Residence • Melancholy/ Cheerful • Repose/ Work • Singular/ Extraordinary • Daunted/ Unimpressed • Surmise/ Know • Resolute/ Stubborn • Dolefully/ Sadly • Prowess/ Cowardice • Peculiar/ Universal • Propitious/ Unfavorable • Ostentation/ Flashiness • Parsimony/ Extravagance • Censurer/ Approver • Piety/ Religiousness • Synonym or Antonym? • Write A or S to indicate whether the words are similar or opposite.
Thursday, November 29, 2012 • Copy and correct the following sentences. Use correct editing marks. • Jolene, whom enjoys Washington Irvings writing suggested that Gina and me read his work. (four corrections) • “One of his storys she said are called ‘The Devil and Tom Walker’” (seven corrections/marks)
Friday, November 30, 2012 We will be reading two poems today about what makes America great. Think about your school. Make a list of components (people, groups, staff, activities etc.) that make your school a pleasant and productive place. How do these components add to your school? ( You will be using your list later in the class period.)
Monday, December 3, 2012 No warm-up today!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 What activities make you feel “free” or like you have not a care in the world? Are they activities you do alone or with others? Why do you think they have that effect on you?
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 • Write down everything you know about Edgar Allan Poe. • Titles of poems and short stories • His writing topics/style • His life • His death
Thursday, December 6, 2012 No warm up today. Take out your Poe video handout and prepare to continue the film.
Friday, December 7, 2012 • Copy and correct the following sentences. Use proper editing marks. 1. Most think of Edgar Allan Poe as a writer of mystery or horror tales but he also wrote poetry literary criticism even science fiction. 2. Poe wrote harsh negative review’s of many of the more famous, american writer’s of his time.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 The Raven Vocabulary Read each magazine article title and write the vocabulary word you would expect to find in the article. (also on page 472 in textbook) • “Wild weather: Protecting yourself from the elements” • “How to ask for forgiveness… and get it” • “Vacation spots for when you really need a break” • “Psychics and fortunetellers: Help or hype?” • “Modern manners for modern times” • “Flee or fight? What to do when you’re in danger” • “Avoiding the wrong music for your wedding” • “Tossing and turning:You too can sleep like a rock” • “How to hold up your end of the conversation” • “Putting that certain someone under your spell” tempest implore respite divining decorum ominous dirge placid discourse beguiling
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 Synonym or Antonym? (Masque of the Red Death) • Contagion/ Health • Pervade/ Saturate • Untenanted/ Vacant • Tangible/ Abstract • Courtier/ Aristocrat • Grotesque/ Modest • License/ Prohibition • Dauntless/ Bold • Sagacious/ Foolish • Impetuosity/ Consideration