Bellringer:
What makes a penny “lucky”?
Today/Classwork:
1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Periods – Today we continued watching presentations of the mini-lessons on the modern literary elements.
2nd Period – Today we completed a writing assignment in preparation for our review for the final exam. Students were asked to use the class period to write down everything they remember about the following topics which will be tested on the final exam: 1) vocabulary, 2) grammar, 3) poetry, 4) modern literary elements, 5) “Winter Dreams”, 6) “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”
Homework:
If your team did not present today, you need to be ready to present your mini-lesson tomorrow.
Word of the Day:
brink – (noun) the edge, especially of a precipice
Elrond: Strangers from distant lands, friends of old you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle Earth stands upon the brink of destruction, none can escape it. You will unite or you will fall.
– Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
