HW: Do in the following order/*EMAIL YOUR 6th ESSAY TO ME BY SUNDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 14th, BY MIDNIGHT!
1) IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED SOME EXTRA HELP…PLEASE CONTACT ME & I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU SOMETIME THIS WEEK ONE ON ONE. IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO DO THAT JUST YET, THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO RE-READ, STUDY, & APPLY THE FOLLOWING TO THIS WEEK’S ESSAY:
a. Format for the 5 Paragraph Essay & Tips
b. 5 Par. Essay Rubric
c. Helps & Tips for Improving Your Essay
d. Five Paragraph Essay Booklet (23 pages)
e. Tips on How to Write a Good Conclusion (Handout that I gave you)
2) Read p. 165-202 (ch. 13-14)
3) Answer the following essay question THOROUGHLY:
Contrast the stark differences between how Jean Louise feels about the Negro “situation” vs. “Maycomb” as a whole.
4) Vocabulary Words: Be sure to use 3 of the 7 following vocabulary words in your essay (SEE RUBRIC #14) – YOU MAY USE ANY FORM OF THE WORD, JUST BE SURE YOU ARE USING IT CORRECTLY AND IN CONTEXT.
a. insolence (n.) – arrogance; brazenly impudent (p. 166)
b. devoutly (adv.) – displaying piety or reverence (p. 167)
c. covey (n.) – a small group of people (p. 171)
d. runnels (n.) – a narrow channel or course (p. 175)
e. mongrelize (v.) – to cross between two different breeds; of mixed origin (p. 176)
f. watchman (n.) – one who stays awake at night while serving as a guard; to keep vigil as a religious or devotional exercise (p. 181-82)
g. abetting (v.) – to incite, encourage or assist especially in wrongdoing (p. 178)