1. Friday, March 4, 2016
Warm-Up: Guess the definition of each underlined word based on its context in the sentence.
The prisoner was emaciated after a month of nothing but bread and water.
The manacles on his wrists and ankles prevented the prisoner from escaping.
The queue to buy tickets for Jose’s stand-up comedy show stretched all the way around the building.
TURN IN WARM-UPS FOR WEEKS 7-8; NO SUMMARIZER TODAY

2. 9TH Lit Agenda for Today Night Chapters 1-2 Quiz
Night Chapters 3-5 Vocabulary
Finish Poetry Project

3. Night Chapters 3-5 Vocabulary

4. Bestial (adj).
Like a beast or animal

5. Blandishments (n).
Something used to coax or persuade, especially through flattery

6. Crucible (n)
A container used for heating substances at a high temperature

7. Emaciated (adj)
Marked by abnormal thinness caused by starvation or disease

8. Leprous (adj)
Showing signs of leprosy, an infectious disease that affects body tissues

9. Manacle (n/v)
Handcuff

10. Queue (n)
Waiting line

11. Wizened (adj)
Dry, shrunken, wrinkled

12. Summarizer
Which of today’s presentations did you think was the best and why?