Objective: Students will identify denotations and connotations of story words (Reading St. 1.1 -1.3)

Date: September 12, 2006:

Periods 1 and 4

1. “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” Questions and Discussion

2. “Long Way Home” Vocabulary




Periods 2, 3 and 5

1. Read “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” Questions

2. Syllabus and Grading Discussion (due signed next class). It’s on Weblockrz.

3. “Long Way Home” Vocabulary

4. Honors: Bring your ID card to check out The Count of Monte Cristo next class.

Long Way Home Vocab:

1. pilgrimage (n)
2. unseemly (adj)
3. premonition (n)
4. vaguely (adv)
5. whimsical (adj)
6. indulgent (adj)
7. rational (adj)
8. scrutinize (v)
9. subjective (adj)
10. incandescence (n)