1. J.E. #16: Diction 2/13/13 Copy: Pots rattled in the kitchen where Momma was frying corn cakes to go with vegetable soup for supper, and the homey sounds and scents cushioned me as I read of Jane Eyre in the cold English mansion of a colder English gentleman. – Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings a.By using the word cushioned, what does Angelou imply about her life and Jane Eyer’s life? b.What is the difference between the cold of the English mansion and the cold of the English gentleman? What does Angelou’s diction convey about her attitude toward Jane’s life? Apply: Write a sentence using a strong verb to connect one part of your life with another. For example, you could connect a book you are reading and your mother’s dinner preparations, as Maya Angelou; or you could connect a classroom lecture with sounds outside. Be creative. Use an exact verb (like cushioned), one which connotes the attitude you want to convey. Prepare to share.

2. Agenda: 2/12/2013 Reading Workshop 1. Sit in LIT. ANALYSIS BACKGROUND NOTES 2.Place Background Notes on your desk 3.Assign Scribe Vocabulary Groups  Review Unit 4; Place Flash Cards on Desk (last 10 words)  Unit 4 Squares Writing Workshop  Complete Mini-conf. on Comp./Cont. Essay (Review Requirements)  Review Requirements For Publish Ready Q & A Time  ????Comp./Cont.  ????Publish-Ready

3. Publish-Ready Submission: Object Talking or Remembering an Incident Editors  Creative and Thoughtful Title (“RAI” or “OT”)  Highlight Vocab. (3 words from Unit 1; 1 from Unit 2)  Properly punctuate Dialogue  Detail (Shows, Does Not Tell)

4. Homework: 2/13/13  Thurs., Feb. 14: Comp./Con. Graphic Org. on Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Obama’s ‘09 or ‘13 Speech (Venn Diagram or T-Chart); Outline; Draft #1  Sat., Feb. 16, by 5:00 p.m.: Turnitin.com submission: Publish-Ready “Object Talking” or “Remembering an Incident”

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