Do Now: January 7, 2013 PrefixMeaningExampleOwn Example Anti-AgainstAntibody Bi-TwoBiannual Co-TogetherCoeducation Dis-NotDishonest 1. Something that is beneficial is A. Harmful B. Helpful C. Unexpected D. Irresponsible 2. If something is petite, it is A. Cheap B. Colorful C. Simple D. Little 3. Something that is perilous is A. Beautiful B. Dangerous C. Unusual D. Valuable Antonyms & Synonyms

Do Now: January 8, 2013 A Dream Deferred What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore- (5) and then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags (10) like a heavy load. Or does it explode? --Langston Hughes 1. What is the main idea of this poem? A. There is a graveyard of dreams like the graveyard of the elephants. B. People suffer when dreams are deferred. C. Dreams get better when they are deferred. D. You do not have to pay for your dreams right away. 2. Which of the following is the best restatement of “dream deferred” (line 1) A. A nightmare remembered B. A desire postponed C. A wish fulfilled D. A dream come to life 3. What does “dry up/ like a raisin in the sun”(lines 2-3) suggest about a dream that is deferred? A. It loses its freshness. B. It is easily forgotten. C. It becomes hard to understand. D. It becomes more valuable.

Do Now: January 9, 2013 The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story; The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying. dying, dying. O, hark, O, hear! how thin and clear, And thinner, clearer, farther going! O, sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. O love, they die in yon rich sky, They faint on hill or field or river; Our echoes roll from soul to soul, And grow for ever and for ever. Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, And answer, echoes, answer, dying, dying, dying. 1. According to the speaker, what has splendor? a.castle walls and snowy summits b.wild echoes c.horns and bugles d. purple glens 2. Which of the following lines uses alliteration? a. The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! b. The long light shakes across the lakes. c. The wild cataract leaps in glory. d. And thinner, clearer, farther going! 3. Which of the following lines is an example of personification? a. The splendor falls on castle walls… b. Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying… c. O, hark, O, hear! how thin and clear… d. And thinner, clearer, farther going.

DO Now: January 10, 2013 PrefixMeaningExampleOwn Example In-Into or notInsert, incapable mid-MiddleMidship Multi-ManyMultinational Pre-Before, ahead of timePrevent 1. Something that is perilous is A. Beautiful B. Dangerous C. Unusual D. Valuable 2. To negotiate is to A. buy something expensive. B. investigate someone. C. try to make a deal. D. walk a long distance. 3. A colossal statue is A. Expensive B. Fast C. Huge D. Slow Antonyms & Synonyms

DO Now: January 11, 2013 “Memory” by Margaret Walker I can remember wind-swept street of cities on cold and blustery nights, on rainy days; head under shabby felts (felt hats) and parasols and shoulders hunched against a sharp concern; seeing hurt and bewilderment on poor faces, smelling a deep and sinister unrest these brooding people cautiously caress; ‘hearing ghostly marching on pavement stones and closing fast around their squares of hate. I can remember seeing them alone, at work, and in their tenements at home. I can remember hearing all they said: their muttering protests their whispered oaths, and all that spells their living distress. 1. In “Memory” what clues does the poet give that the people are poor? A. “heads under shabby felts…” B. “In their tenements at home” C. “Hearing ghostly marching” D. both A and B 2. How do you know the people are unhappy? A. They are poor. B. It is cold and wet C. They have a look of hurt confusion on their faces. D. You can hear what they say. 3. In line seven “cautiously caress,” is an example of A. MetaphorC. Personification B. SimileD. Alliteration