Wednesday 12/2/09

IN CLASS:
Today we checked the vocab assignment for week 6. We also learned three new root words:

• VERBUM=Word (as in verb, verbal, verbose, verbatim)
• PRO=For or Forward (as in promote, prognosticate, protagonist, professional)
• NOMEN/NOMINIS=Name (as in nominate, nombre (name in Spanish), nom (name in French), nomenclature)

After students received a reading and homework assignment on the short story "Louisa, Please Come Home" by Shirley Jackson. It tells the story of a young woman who runs away from home and what happens when she sees her family again. Shirley Jackson, a popular 20th Century American writer, is known for her social commentaries and the unique and sometimes bizarre twists she puts into her stories. In this case, the twist at the end has been left off. The assignment is to read the story, and students must create their own ending or RESOLUTION for the story. This is due tomorrow.

After that, we began reading Guy de Maupassant classic short story, "The Necklace." It is a story of desire, loss, confusion, and mishap.

ASSIGNMENT:

• Read "Louisa, Please Come Home" and write at least 2 paragraphs to creat the resolution of the story.
• Review for vocabulary quiz 6 on Friday