- I can determine the
meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative
and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on
meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is
particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4
- I can demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and
early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including
how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9
- I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the
text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including
determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1
1) Vocab Quiz
2) semi-colon v. colon
3) Read "The Birthmark"
4) SAT practice question:
He more than intimated that it was at his option
to concoct a liquid that should prolong life for years, perhaps interminably. It would
produce a discord in Nature which all the world, and chiefly the quaffer of
the immortal nostrum, would find cause to curse.
Which choice most effectively combines the
sentences at the underlined portion?
A)interminably;
and it
B)interminably;
it
C)interminably:
it
D)interminably,
it
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