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Welcome Back!!!!. 18 more shopping days until Christmas!. Abridge Condone Dissent Altercation Fabricate Irate Pauper. Terminate Trite Usurp Obesity Eminent Rift Surmount. Do Now – Word Splash, choose 5 and write about OMAM. Information. OMAM Essays - Late submissions at -30%
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Welcome Back!!!! 18 more shopping days until Christmas!
Abridge Condone Dissent Altercation Fabricate Irate Pauper Terminate Trite Usurp Obesity Eminent Rift Surmount Do Now – Word Splash, choose 5 and write about OMAM
Information • OMAM Essays - Late submissions at -30% • OMAM Study Guides - at -70 points • OMAM Books - turn them in ASAP • Vocabulary Test on Thursday
Do Now – Word Splash 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
OMAM Comments from last Do Now • Many didn’t like that George killed Lennie - think of the possible reasons for this • A few commented on Candy being selfish - this is a valid point, worried about himself - Why do you suppose he thought this way? • Strange Language used in the book - How different is the language used when compared to today’s slang?
Language Study - Dialect • Dialect - language that is characteristic of a group of people - can be “regional” (North, South, East, West) - Can be related to a social class (low to high) - differs from standard language - OMAM utilizes dialect • Some examples…. http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/
OMAM Movie – Continue Character Analysis • Please pay attention to the movie