Mrs.Byrd's English II Honors
January 20-23
Words of Wisdom...
-Charles Kuralt
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Winter Pep Rally on Friday, January 23
Winter Formal Dance on Saturday, January 24
- 7pm-11pm @RHS
- Tickets are $12 - sold at lunches
Weekly Agenda
Wednesday, January 21
Quote:
"Bad things happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself"
- Walter Anderson
EQ:
How can I use background/historical information to better my understanding of the author's perspective?
Do Now:
Define - unreliable narrator and memoir
Agenda:
- Introduction to "Reciprocal Teaching Notes"
Thursday, January 22
Quote:
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
- Leo Buscaglia
EQ:
How can I use background/historical information to better my understanding of the author's perspective?
Do Now:
Agenda:
- Discuss 1/21 interview clips and "Reciprocal Teaching Notes"
- Read Excerpt from Dr. Miklos Nyiszli's Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
- Complete the "Reciprocal Teaching Notes" as you read and review.
Remember to study your vocabulary!
Friday, January 23
Quote:
"To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing."
- Eva Young
EQ:
How can I use background/historical information to better my understanding of the author's perspective?
Do Now:
Agenda:
Work on Night Vocabulary and complete RTN