British British LiteratureLiterature

““It’s a tremendous It’s a tremendous Tuesday!” Tuesday!”

September 25, 2007September 25, 2007

Mr. HoughtelingMr. Houghteling

BellringerBellringer

Complete the ACT Complete the ACT bellringer using bellringer using both POE and Go both POE and Go Short! Short!

Dominate!Dominate!

It was a long journey from the It was a long journey from the American Southwest, where she’d American Southwest, where she’d been born in 1893, to these French been born in 1893, to these French skies. skies. The year in which she was The year in which she was born was about a century ago.born was about a century ago. There There hadn’t been much of a future for her hadn’t been much of a future for her in Oklahoma then. in Oklahoma then. A. NO CHANGEA. NO CHANGEB. It is now just about a century since B. It is now just about a century since the year of her birth. the year of her birth. C. Just about a century has passed C. Just about a century has passed since the year of her birth.since the year of her birth. D. OMIT the underlined portion. D. OMIT the underlined portion.

And you’re nowAnd you’re now old old enough to learn enough to learn that…that…

OMIT =OMIT =

It was a long journey from It was a long journey from the American Southwest, the American Southwest, wherewhere she’d been born in she’d been born in 1893, to these French skies.1893, to these French skies. The year in which she was The year in which she was born was about a century born was about a century ago.ago. There hadn’t been There hadn’t been much of a future for her in much of a future for her in Oklahoma then.Oklahoma then.

D. OMIT the underlined D. OMIT the underlined portionportion

Growing up in the Pittsburgh metro Growing up in the Pittsburgh metro area brought many wonderful and area brought many wonderful and not-so-wonderful times for Rachel not-so-wonderful times for Rachel Green. Green. The best times of Rachel’s life The best times of Rachel’s life came when came when she was a sophomore in she was a sophomore in high school just outside of Pittsburghhigh school just outside of Pittsburgh..A. NO CHANGEA. NO CHANGEB. she was a high school sophomore B. she was a high school sophomore at a school in the suburbs of at a school in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh.C. she was a high school sophomore.C. she was a high school sophomore.D. she was a sophomore in a high D. she was a sophomore in a high school.school.

C. she was a high school C. she was a high school sophomore.sophomore.

VS.VS.

D. she was a sophomore in a D. she was a sophomore in a high school.high school.

Which one is Which one is shortershorter??

C. she was a high C. she was a high school sophomoreschool sophomore

Brilliant!Brilliant!

““Kid Nation” QuestionsKid Nation” Questions1.1. What makes a leader?What makes a leader?

2.2. Consider Wednesday’s episode of Consider Wednesday’s episode of “Kid Nation.”“Kid Nation.” Who emerges as a Who emerges as a leader? How do the other kids leader? How do the other kids respond to the leaders?respond to the leaders?

-If you are unable to watch -If you are unable to watch Wednesday’s episode of “Kid Wednesday’s episode of “Kid Nation,” consider and discuss the Nation,” consider and discuss the nature of a leader that you know. nature of a leader that you know. What makes that person a leader? What makes that person a leader? How do you respond to him or herHow do you respond to him or her??