Woden's day

Extra tidbit: Where we get the names for the days of the week: Days of the Week
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HOMEWORK:
1. Read Scarlet Letter. Finish chapter 10.
2.Memorize Scarlet Letter vocab chapter 9-12
"exemplary" to "scurrilous" for Monday, October 16th
Create a Google Doc with example sentences for all 17 words
Word                   Definition
Emaciated = abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food
Ex. Although the prisoners of war were fed three meals a day, many of them still looked emaciated and hungry.
Imminent      =  likely to occur at any moment
Ex. The hurricane is imminent and has homeowners rushing to board up their windows

FINISH FOR ALL 17 WORDS. YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES AT THE FIRST OF THE PERIOD FRIDAY.
3. Read The Crucible. Here's the online text: The Crucible
Next time: Google Doc "wiki's"
   Puritanism
   What really happened to the "afflicted girls"
   The McCarthy Red Scare

Next time: The Scarlet Letter Video, narrated by President Snow of The Hunger Games!
Take notes (don't hand in until we have finished this 50-minute video next week

Next time: Vocab Story, Scarlet Letter, Period 6

Work on memorizing one poem
Poems to start the year: October, Bereft, Spring and Fall, 73rd Sonnet
Choose one of the four poems to memorize
Discuss and write in Journal: "In what ways does the poet use imagery to develop one of his main ideas. 

• State the idea and then 
• Cite/quote at least two examples from the poem. Then 
• Explain how the example supports that idea. 
• Elaborate for an additional sentence.

Optional: Students who are interested in boosting their vocab might want to check out this Quizlet deck of 135 Scarlet Letter Vocabulary Words, arranged in order of appearance