Vocabulary Unit 2: #1-10 due Tuesday, August 27th. #11-20 due Thursday, August 29th.

#1-10
adjourn
alien
comely
compensate
dissolute
erratic
expulsion
feint
fodder
fortify


#11-20
illegible
jeer
lucrative
mediocre
proliferate
subjugate
sully
tantalize
terse
unflinching

Prewriting/Brainstorm for "Who am I?" song. Due Friday, August 16th

Choose to write about 8 of the following 10 questions. AND choose at least 2 songs that could relate to your identity (these songs do not have to be the song that you choose to write about, I just want to see that you're thinking about how you relate to the lyrics of a song).

The following bullet points are questions you can ask yourself as you chose a song that represents you and your values.  (Prewriting)
·         What are major influences in my life?
·         Did certain events in history shape my view of the world?
·         What are my values?
·         How did I develop the values I have?
·         What were important parts of my culture?
·         How do I view others?
·         How do I view myself?
·         Why do I like a particular type of music?
·         How am I included and accepted?
·         How am I excluded and left out?

My parents, church, the bible, the sermon on the mount.
I like myself based on what my efficiency.  I like me because……………………………….
…I think all people are amazing.
I LIKE RAP.  I was introduced to mainstream rap (Kanye, Eminem) and now I like more “underground” rap. Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Oddisee, Blu, Solilloquists of Sound, Talib Kweli
I’m excepted through sports, reading, writing, job, competition, being self-revealing.
Excluded through…age, race, income, location,knowledge of a particular subject, “shallow” conversations J
The civil rights movement, War in Iraq, September 11th, Rwandan Genocide, Obama election.
Education
Poetry
Caring for the environment/enjoying nature
Basketball
Excluded people
Racism, classism, sexism, militarism, all the isms
The greatest sickness in this world is the divide between the rich and the poor.
·         My experience interacting with wealthy people and poor people

Journal 2: Personal Identity Object

Bring a personal item that represents your identity. Why does it represent you? How can an object represent you as a person?

Write a half-page journal about how the object represents your identity.

Journal 1: On The Sidewalk Bleeding

Homework:  Read "On The Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter.

1.  What does the main character discover about himself?
2. What is the main characters identity?
3. What is his "constructed identity" (How do other people see him)?

Use at least 3 specific examples from the text. Remember, your journal must be 3/4 page.

Vocabulary Format

Aberration (noun):  synonym: deviation
                                antonym: conformity
                          definition:(1) a defect of focus such as a blurred image
                                          (2) a deviation from what is normal
sentence: The scientist looked at the aberration in the laboratory's test results after conducting the experiment.




List the word.  (Part of Speech):  Synonym:
                                                   Antonym:
                                                   Definition: (1) (2)
Sentence:

Vocabulary Unit 1 #1-10 Due Thursday, August 8th. #11-20 Due Tuesday, August 13th.

#1-10 Admonish breach brigand circumspect commandeer cumbersome deadlock debris diffuse dilemma

#11-20 efface      muddle opinionated perennial predispose relinquish salvage spasmodic spurious unbridled

Pronoun Reference Quiz

Take the following quiz and write the number, for the answers you got CORRECT, in your NOTES NOTEBOOK!

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