THURSDAY JANUARY 25 and FRIDAY JANUARY 26

VOCAB WARMUP (Final Slide): Remember QUIZ TOMORROW

OK–my four classes got to different points on Wednesday, so I’m going to lump Thursday and Friday together. In short, we’ll be wrapping up with the poems we studied in class Wednesday , reviewing for the VOCAB quiz Friday and starting to look at the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able

Find common ideas/themes in the poems “On Turning 10” and “Both Sides Now” and be able to use the text to support your ideas.

to ANALYZE The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. What is the theme/big idea. How does James Thurbur use Tone and Mood to develop this.

VOCAB QUIZ 6 on FRIDAY!!

In class Thursday: due to high absences and other factors by my afternoon classes (5th/6th) hours we pivoted to mostly vocab review (working on the optional crossword).

FRIDAY plan now is

A) Take vocab quiz

B) Wrap up with “On Turning 10” and “Both Sides Now”

C) Read: “Secret Life of Walter Mitty.”

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