1.
2.
3.
WRITING
4.
The _____ tree fell close to the _____ car, startling
the _____ lady.
Without pausing, the _____ cat jumped from the
_____ tree, terrifying his _____ owner.
Twenty _____ children ran across the _____
playground, screaming _____ profanities.
The _____ weather made the _____ holiday seem
like a _____ vacation in the _____ islands.
DAILY SPARK
When used in moderation, ADJECTIVES help a
reader imagine the situation or thing being described.
Fill in each blank below with an adjective to make the
sentences more colorful and interesting:
#87
THE THIN TREE, THE COOL CAR
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LL Vocab
2.27.17
1:
DISINTER
<exhume a body>
2: to bring back from neglect
or obscurity <exhumed a great
deal of information from the
archives>
: secret agreement or
cooperation especially for an
illegal or deceitful purpose
<acting in collusion with the
enemy>
EXHUME
(V.)
COLLUSION
(N.)
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Words in Action
2.27.17
from “Oscars 2017: Watch Viola
Davis’s Acceptance Speech about Why
We Must ‘Exhume and Exalt’
Ordinary Lives”
“Exhume those stories — the stories of the
people who dreamed big and never saw
those dreams to fruition. People who fell in
love and lost. “
Consider these examples of our vocab
words in real world action. What
context clues do the passages
provide? Are the words used well?
from “White House Denies Any
Collusion between the Trump
Campaign and Russia”
“As questions deepened about ties between
President Trump’s administration and
Vladimir Putin’s Russia, White House Chief
of Staff Reince Priebus flatly denied Sunday
that the two camps colluded during the 2016
presidential campaign.”
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LL Vocab
2.27.17
Use both exhume and
collusion in original
sentences with plenty of
context to indicate clear
understanding of the words.
Thoughtful Use
DAILY SPARK
If you could invite four literary characters
(human or not) to a dinner party, whom
would you invite? Name your guests and
write a few paragraphs about the topics
you’d discuss at dinner.
#88
DINNER FOR FIVE
WRITING
WRITING
Suppose you’re a speechwriter for a celebrity
who has just been named “Person of the
Year” by the nation’s most famous magazine.
Write two possible acceptance speeches for
your client. Write one speech in a humble
tone and one speech in an arrogant tone.
DAILY SPARK
The TONE of a text conveys the narrator’s
attitude toward his subject. The narrator
can take a sarcastic tone, or a reverential
one, or an objective one, to name a few.
#89
PERSON OF THE YEAR
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LL Vocab
3.1.17
1a : justice according to natural law or
right; specifically : freedom from bias or
favoritism b : something that is equitable
2a : a system of law originating in the
English chancery and comprising a settled
and formal body of legal and procedural
rules and doctrines that supplement, aid, or
override common and statute law and are
designed to protect rights and enforce
duties fixed by substantive law b : trial or
remedial justice under or by the rules and
doctrines of equity c : a body of legal
doctrines and rules developed to enlarge,
supplement, or override a narrow rigid
system of law
3a : a right, claim, or interest existing or
valid in equity b : the money value of a
property or of an interest in a property in
excess of claims or liens against it c : a risk
interest or ownership right in property d :
the common stock of a corporation
EQUITY
(N.)
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Words in Action
3.1.17
from “Next Big Tax Fight Could Pit
Wall Street Against Private Equity”
“The measure would force companies to
include the interest they pay on loans in
their taxable income. That could pit
financial services firms such as banks and
insurers that have been promised relief
from the proposal against private equity
firms...”
Consider these examples of our vocab
words in real world action. What
context clues do the passages
provide? Are the words used well?
from “Sunil Gulati: U.S. Soccer,
USWNT Will Come to ‘Equitable
Agreement’ on CBA”
“I always use the term ‘equitable pay.’ What
is fair. And I have no doubt we’ll come to an
equitable agreement with the players.”
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LL Vocab
3.1.17
Use equity in original
sentences with plenty of
context to indicate clear
understanding of the words.
Thoughtful Use
Extra Credit
1
Snack Food:
Max 3 items/6 pts.
2
Coat and Blanket:
Max 1 item/5 pts.
Benefiting Children Safe
Harbor.
Benefitting WISD Parent
Support Center.
Items must be individually
packaged and no chocolate.
Items must be new or gently
used.
Examples: fruit snacks,
granola bars, fruit cups,
crackers, chips, etc.
3
Deadline: Friday,
March 3rd
Drop off all items by the
beginning of 5th period
tomorrow, Friday, March 3rd.
WRITING
To draw your attention to the problem,
write two paragraphs that include as many
clichés as you can squeeze in.
DAILY SPARK
In your writing, it’s crucial to avoid
CLICHÉS—overused phrases like sweeter
than wine, the kiss of death, and as luck
would have it. They make your writing
sound trite, dull, and unimaginative.
#90
COLD AS ICE
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LL Poetry: Reading Poetry
2.28.17
Rhythm: More Pauses (pp. 534-535)
➔ [A] light but definite pause within a line is called a cesura (or
caesura).
◆We often indicate a cesura by double lines (||).
And priests in black gowns || were walking their rounds
And binding with briars || my joys and desires.
➔ Pauses... occur at more prominent palaces--namely, after
each line.
➔ If a line ends in a full pause--usually indicated by some mark
of punctuation--we call it end-stopped.
➔ A line that does not end in punctuation and that therefore is
read with only a slight pause after it is called a run-on (or
enjambed) line.
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LL Poetry: Reading Poetry
2.28.17
from Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
Her lips suck forth my soul, see, where it flies!
Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again.
Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips,
And all is dross that is not Helena.
End-stopped
Lines
from “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
Sir, ‘twas not
Her husband’s presence only, called that spot
Of joy into the Duchess’ cheek: perhaps
Fra Pandolf chanced to say “Her mantle laps
Over my lady’s wrist too much,” or “Paint
Must never hope to reproduce the faint
Half-flush that dies along her throat.” Such stuff
Was courtesy, she thought...
Run-on Lines
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LL Poetry: Reading Poetry
2.28.17
To sum up: rhythm is recurrence. In poems, it is made of
stresses and pauses… Rhythm in itself cannot convey
meaning. And yet if a poet’s words have meaning, their
rhythm must be one with it.
Read “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn
Brooks on page 535.
■ Describe the rhythms of this poem. By
what techniques are they produced?