March 6 2025 Half Day - Purpose & Audience Presentation No Fixed Address Ch 19 - Pg 129 onwards to Pg 150 Ch 22 Audio

Silent Read 20 min

Half Class - right hand side - check quiz marks - extra marks?

Next - Review of Purpose & Audience Powerpoint.  

Students to fill in notes section and complete final slide Paragraph Edits. Student Version.

Next - 

If Time: N.F.A. > Moving forwards: 

Ch 19 - Pg 129 onwards  to Pg 150 Ch 22 Audio

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Completion of October - Page 150-157 No Fixed Address. 

Vocab Ch 22

Moving forwards to November - Pg 161-177 Ch 22-24

Ch 22-24 Vocab

Emphysema 

Carrel - This could refer to a type of small, enclosed space or a religious or sacred area. 

Roiled

Errant 

Chastened 

Above Vocab Defined:

Emphysema: A chronic lung condition characterized by the destruction of the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs, leading to difficulty in breathing. It's often caused by cigarette smoke.

Carrel: This could refer to a type of small, enclosed space or a religious or sacred area. 

Roiled: To disturb or agitate (often used to describe liquids). It can also mean to make someone confused or troubled.

Errant: Straying from the proper course or standards; often used to describe someone who is behaving wrongly or misbehaving.

Chastened: To be subdued or made more humble, often as a result of a reprimand or a realization of one's mistakes.

  • *Next class - start at Ch 25 - pg 178.

    • Marks update - personal meetings with teacher.


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