1. Bellwork
Directions: 1) Copy the sentence. 2) Correct the errors in the sentence. 3) Underline the words or phrases that provide clues to the meaning of the word in bold. 4) Come up with a definition for the word in bold.
Descriptions of dragons vary widely but the creature is usually portrayed as a serpentine or snake like reptile.

2. Announcements Reflections Contest entries due Oct. 17
READ photo contest = extra credit
due this Friday
Get a copy of The Scarlet Letter by Monday. Also, be sure you have colored highlighters and/or colored post-it notes/flags

3. Romanticism Unit Essential Questions
What is the relationship between place and literature?
How does literature shape or reflect society?
What makes American literature American?
Why does the American Renaissance matter to us today?
In the end
Compose a literary analysis that discusses the relationship between one or more literary elements and theme
Fully explain the characteristics of the Romantic Period

4. Romanticism Introduction
Finish reading pgs
Take open book quiz
Declare winner of Guess the Quiz

5. The Devil What do you think of when you see/hear this word?
What stories do you know that involve making a deal with the devil?

6. Deal with the Devil Why do people keep writing these stories?
Who started it?
Faust?
Let’s compare to Georgia version
Let’s compare to American version

7. Why is his job “devilish”?
Financial Literacy 101
Lesson #1: There are no shortcuts. Pyramid schemes ONLY work for the devil at the top. There is such a thing as easy money, but it takes time - invest money and allow it to grow.
Lesson #2: Understand interest rates and compounding
4% per month – borrow $100, owe $154
4% annually – borrow $100, owe $104
**compounding monthly is mostly illegal today**

8. Financial Literacy 101 Lesson #3: Payday Loans are Bad.
Lesson #4: Don’t trust them just because they’re nice
Tom Walker was “the universal friend of the needy”
Do your research!!!

9. Summarizer
Write your own version of a Deal with the Devil story.