WUP for Friday, 4/25

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. --John F. Kennedy

Vocab
dissension (n.) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Write your own sentence using the following sentence as an example.
The political party was torn by dissension and finally split into two wings.

Literary Term
DIALECT A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area.

Usage

farther, further Use farther to express physical distance. Use further to express abstract relationships of degree or quantity.

EXAMPLES

We swam farther than we usually do.

After discussing “The Road Not Taken” further, we agreed with Karl’s interpretation of the poem.

Homework

• Quiz on this week's warm-ups.
• Read and answer questions for chaps. 20,21, & 22