English 9

We started off the day with silent reading and Parts of Speech practice (don't forget about the quiz tomorrow!). I then showed personal pictures of Third World countries to parallel the setting of the story "The Blue Bead", and to reinforce its theme of poverty. After that, we went over questions for the story. We then looked at two short excerpts - "Sacred Rac" and "Sentry" and discussed their social commentaries. Students worked on a corresponding worksheet.

Reminders:

• Open-book grammar quiz: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
• Questions for "Sacred Rac" and "Sentry": Wednesday, September 23, 2015