Monday, April 14, 2008

WUP for Monday, 4/14

Andy Warhol 1927 - 1987
1964
"In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes."


Vocabulary
disabuse
(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
He thinks that all women adore him, but my sister will probably disabuse him of that idea.

Lit Term
Memoir:
A type of autobiography that often focuses on a specific time period or historical event.
Elie Wiesel's Night is a memoir about the author's harrowing experience in a concentration camp.

Grammar/Punctuation
accept, except
Accept is a verb meaning "to receive." Except may be either a verb meaning "to leave out" or a preposition meaning "excluding."
Ex. I will accept another yearbook assignment. [verb]
Should the military services except women from combat duty? [verb]
I have read all of Willa Cather’s novels except My Ántonia. [preposition]

Classwork/Homework
  • Discuss the quotes you selected from chaps. 1-5 with your team. (The same team that you did the "Winter Survival" exercise with)
  • Answer questions for the chapters you were assigned. (In your groups; in your notebooks)
  • Read chapters 6 & 7 for homework

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