Thursday, January 14, 2016

15 January: Vocab Quiz, "The Birthmark" & SAT prep


- 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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