Wednesday, 3/16

*UPDATE: Mrs. Kirkendall and the baby are doing very well; the baby will hopefully stay in the womb for as long as nine more weeks. Mrs. Kirkendall will have to stay at the Stanford Children's Hospital until the baby is born, which could be a while, so pray for us as we figure out how to balance everything else. We miss our students!
*Pray Psalm 126 together to start class, a good meditation as we wander through the desert of Lent to the oasis of Easter.

1. Copy roots into your notes, and correct the following sentences for comma usage--

fract, frag	break	fracture, infraction, fragile, fraction, refract
gam	marriage	bigamy, monogamy, polygamy

1. Cricket, which originated in England is also popular in Australia, South Africa and India.
2. At the sound of the starting pistol the horses surged forward toward the first obstacle, a sharp incline three feet high.

2. Quick Review if you need to finish or were absent:

*Introduction Notes--keep these in Notability. Be ready for a possible quiz on this material.

*TKAMB Reading Journal Assignment--follow the instructions here closely for what to include in each entry on each chapter. You must use proper grammar and sentence structure.

3. Read the beginning of Chapter 2 all together (5 minutes), then keep reading individually

*Consider this: How does Harper Lee set the mood, tone, and/or setting of various things early in the novel, like each unique member of the Finch family, the 1920s, Maycomb County, Alabama, or Scout's "coming-of-age" perspective?

*Who is Dill? How does Harper Lee portray his age and maturity?

*Who is Miss Caroline? What happens in her classroom, especially with Walter Cunningham? Do you feel bad for Miss Cunningham? Why does Harper Lee include the episode of Miss Caroline and her classroom?

4. Start on HW.

HW--Read Ch. 1-4 by Friday (end of class) and complete a Reading Journal Entry on each chapter.

Be prepared for an Organization and Journal Check on Block Day.

Grammar Warm-Up corrections:

1. Cricket, which originated in England, is also popular in Australia, South Africa, and India. 

*the first and second commas set off a subordinate clause that clarifies some necessary information about cricket.
*Include commas in ALL items in a list.

1. At the sound of the starting pistol, the horses surged forward toward the first obstacle, a sharp incline three feet high.

*the first clause is subordinate, clarifying when the horses (subject) surged forward (verb).