1. Agenda for Thursday, November 3
1. “The Raven”(25 min.)
o Comprehension Check
o Reconcile Tier 2 Vocabulary
o Mastery Sentence Writing
2. The Scarlet Letter (50 min.)
o “The Custom House” Tier 2
Vocabulary assigned
o Writing Journal Entry 6
3. Begin Homework (Remaining Time)

2. “The Raven” Tier 2 Vocabulary Reconciled
o Surcease (n) pause, delay (2)
o Obeisance (n) bowing as a sign of reverence (7)
o Mein (n) manner or attitude (7)
o Decorum (n) formality (8)
o Countenance (n) face (8)
o Ungainly (adv) awkward, clumsy (9)
o Divining (v) speculating or conjecturing (13)
o Seraphim (n) angels (14)
o Respite (n) repose or rest (14)
o Pallid (adj) pale (18)

3. Mastery Sentences?
o A Mastery Sentence is a complex sentence
that includes both the original word used
correctly and context clues from which
meaning of the word can be inferred (usually
key word from the definition or
synonyms/antonyms).
o When you can write a mastery sentence for a
previously unknown word, it best
demonstrates your understanding of the term
and how it can be used properly in writing.

4. Mastery Sentences Practice
• Word (part of speech) Definition, Synonyms?
Antonyms?
• Mastery Sentence:
oSeraphim (n) angels (14)
oDivining (v) speculating or
conjecturing (13)
oPallid (adjective) pale (18)

5. “The Raven”
by Edgar Allan Poe

7. Reading Journal Entry
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel
Hawthorne
“The Custom House”
1. Define each of the
following terms:
o Prolix (adjective)
o Emolument (noun)
o Vicissitude (noun)
o Dotage (noun)
o Vitiate (verb)
o Polemical (adjective)
2. Write Mastery Sentences
for each.

8. AP English 11 Your Name
Journal Entry November 3, 2011
o http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7546600
o Shame (verb) to cause to feel shame; make ashamed
o Shame (noun) the painful feeling arising from the
consciousness of something dishonorable, improper,
ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another
o Authorities have suggested that public shaming (shame
punishment) might be a stronger deterrent to school age
misbehavior than more traditional punishments such as
detention, suspension or financial compensation.
o Do you think shame punishment is an appropriate
consequence for negative behavior?
o Are there instances in which shame punishment could be a
useful device for modifying behavior?
o Situations for which it would not?
o Would it work in schools? Why or why not?

9. Homework Due Next Class
o Complete “Custom House” Tier 2 Vocabulary work
including Mastery Sentences for each.
o Tier 2 Quiz including Raven terms BUT NOT “Custom
House” terms.