Personal Narrative by John Edwards

Read pages 188-194. READ CAREFULLY! LOOK UP WORDS YOU DO NOT KNOW. Be prepared to ask questions at the beginning of class.

Personal Narrative by John Edwards

Read pages 183-188.  READ CAREFULLY! LOOK UP WORDS YOU DO NOT KNOW. Be prepared to ask questions at the beginning of class.

Unit 4 Vocabulary: #1-10 due Thursday, October 3; #11-20 due Tuesday, October 8. Quiz on Thursday, October 10

#1-10
Affable
aggrandize
amorphous
aura
contraband
erudite
gossamer
Infer
inscrutable
insular

#11-20
irrevocable
propensity
querulous
remonstrate
Repudiate
resilient
reverberate
scurrilous
sedulous
sleazy

Journal 4: Briton Hammon

Read pages 419-424.  How did the transatlantic trade and captivity (of slaves, servants, guns, etc.) impact Hammon's life?  What conclusions can you draw about Hammon? Who did he identify himself with culturally and socially?  Use at least 3 examples/quotes from the text. 3/4 page.

Unit 3: Vocabulary #1-10 due Thursday, September 19; #11-20 due Tuesday, September 24. Vocabulary test on Thursday, September 26.

#1-10

abominate

acculturation

adventitious

ascribe

circuitous

commiserate

enjoin

expedite

expiate   

ferment

#11-20

inadvertent

nominal

noncommittal

peculate

proclivity
sangfroid
seditious
tenuous 
vitriolic
wheedle

Journal 3: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America by Benjamin Franklin

After reading, write a 3/4 page journal on how Franklin compares Native American and European customs and culture.  What is Franklin's perspective on the two cultures?  Create a clear thesis and support your opinion with a minimum of three quotes from the text (which you analyze and explain).

Finish reading "A Journey Through Texas", write three questions that include text from the story (and the page number)