WUP for Thursday, 4/24

Life is raw material. We are artisans. We can sculpt our existence into something beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. It's in our hands. --Cathy Better

Vocab
pillage (v.) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n.) the act of looting; booty
The commanding officer warned his troops not to pillage the conquered city. (v.)
Pillage and murder became a fact of life in Europe during the Dark Ages. (n.)

Literary Term
BALLAD A song or poem that tells a story. The typical ballad tells a tragic story in the form of a monologue or dialogue. Ballads usually have a simple, steady rhythm, a simple rhyme pattern, and a refrain, all of which make them easy to memorize.

Usage

who’s, whose Who’s is the contraction of who is or who has. Whose is the possessive form of who.

EXAMPLES

Who’s [who is] going to portray the Navajo detective in the play?

Who’s [who has] been using my computer?

Whose artwork is this?

Homework
Read and answer questions for chapters 18 & 19.
For Monday, read and answer questions for chapters 20, 21, & 22.