English 2.8.12

1. The Daily Review

Use the word pernicious to write your own 5-point sentence. Remember to use precise prose and not vague vocabulary!

2. Teen Brain Video segment - Watch and discuss

3. The Hunger Games
Key ideas:
The Seam - the poor part of District 12
Tesserae - a year's worth of grain or oil for a poor family; earned by putting one's name in the reaping an extra time
Characters so far: Gale, Katniss, Prim, Mrs. Everdeen, Greasy Sae, the mayor's daughter