English 4: 1/11,12/10

1. Take up word wall vocabulary homework.
2. Reminder: The vocabulary test will be January 15 & 19.
3. Show history notes for a grade
4. Talk, discuss, review history section in preparation for the test. Use book prompts and slide show.
5. (P.A.S.) Read Daniel Defoe biography (page 578, 579) and set the stage and purpose for those who will choose to read Robinson Crusoe.
6. (P.A.S.) Read Jonathan Swift biography (page 608) and his letter to Alexander Pope (page 642) to set the stage for those who chose to read Gulliver's Travels (copies will be available in class).
7. Discuss persuasion and assign journal amounts (10), length (good paragraph each), and style (persuasive based on some literary element in the story).
8. History test will be at the beginning of next class (January 13, 15)