1. English II: Do Now In your own words, explain YOUR strategy for figuring out the meaning of difficult in a text. In your own words, explain YOUR strategy for figuring out the meaning of difficult in a text.

2. English I Do Now Read through the passage on your own. Identify the author’s purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain), and then expand on that using evidence from the text. The first one has been done for you as an example! Read through the passage on your own. Identify the author’s purpose (Persuade, Inform, Entertain), and then expand on that using evidence from the text. The first one has been done for you as an example!

3. Shocking Fact! A text can do more than ONE thing! A text can do more than ONE thing! It can inform AND persuading (Obama) It can inform AND persuading (Obama) It can inform AND entertain (Polar Bears) It can inform AND entertain (Polar Bears) It can persuade through entertainment (M&M Commercial) It can persuade through entertainment (M&M Commercial) What is Cockroaches in Autumn doing? Find evidence to support your answers.

4. Groups: USE YOUR STRATEGY! Notes from YOUR notes from yesterday: Notes from YOUR notes from yesterday: 1. Read around the word; use context clues 1. Read around the word; use context clues 2. Read surrounding sentences for meaning 2. Read surrounding sentences for meaning 3. Double check the spelling of the word; say it aloud 3. Double check the spelling of the word; say it aloud 4. Break down the word into pieces; try to extract meaning from each piece and then put it together 4. Break down the word into pieces; try to extract meaning from each piece and then put it together 5. Ask your table partner 5. Ask your table partner Ask Google Ask Google

5. Domestic 1. Relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countries (ADJ) 1. Relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countries (ADJ) 2. Relating to family relationships and life at home (ADJ) 2. Relating to family relationships and life at home (ADJ) 3. A servant who works in a large house (NOUN) 3. A servant who works in a large house (NOUN)

6. Nourishing 1. Food that makes you strong and healthy (ADJ) 1. Food that makes you strong and healthy (ADJ) 2. To give a person or other living thing substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy (VERB) 2. To give a person or other living thing substances they need in order to live, grow, and stay healthy (VERB) 3. To take away from a person; remove something (VERB) 3. To take away from a person; remove something (VERB) 4. to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger (VERB) 4. to keep a feeling, idea, or belief strong or help it to grow stronger (VERB)

7. Currying 1. A type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce (NOUN) 1. A type of food from India, consisting of meat or vegetables in a spicy sauce (NOUN) 2. To try to make someone like you or notice you in order to get something that you want - used to show disapproval (VERB) 2. To try to make someone like you or notice you in order to get something that you want - used to show disapproval (VERB) 3. To try and push people away; remove them for your life 3. To try and push people away; remove them for your life 4. A mixture of spices, used in cooking to give food a spicy taste (NOUN) 4. A mixture of spices, used in cooking to give food a spicy taste (NOUN)

8. Wane 1. To become smaller, weaker, or less important 1. To become smaller, weaker, or less important 2. To grow stronger with time 2. To grow stronger with time 3. To increase in number 3. To increase in number 4. To end or cease to exist entirely 4. To end or cease to exist entirely