RW Class Recap and Homework--02/05/20

Class 3- 02/05/20



And the Pee Wee Herman secret word of the day is "context."

Objectives:
understand the importance of context (AHHH!!!) to understanding what things mean and responding to them
situate Richard Wright in context (AHHHH!!!) putting together a timeline of the historical background on the end of slavery and the history of Jim Crow and reviewing his life
use context (AHHHH!!!) clues to figure out the meaning of words
begin developing relationships with words through the Vocab Study Sheet

Homework:

Finish Vocab Study Sheet

BIG, LOUD note about plagiarism and online dictionaries, which often have sample sentences.**

Make sure the Richard Wright Background Sheet is annotated and that you have the timeline notes
Richard Wright annotations are due tomorrow so make sure you're complete