Thursday, June 30

Classwork

• Completed Ex. B, Partner Practice: Finish the Link, on pp. 20-21 of the pink pronunciation handout.
• Finished discussing the radio program on Star Wars and its influences.
• Completed Ex. A, Analyzing a Story, on p. 185. Shared the stories in groups.
• In Ex. A, Thinking Ahead, p. 186, discussed Question 3, Is the hero in a folktale similar to or different from the hero in the hero's journey-type story?

Homework

• Complete Ex. B, Background Reading, on pp. 186-190. To do so, read the two folktales, "Pecos Bill" and "Momotaro." Then answer the two questions on p. 186: "What is the theme of each story? What are the characteristics of the heroes?"
• Complete Ex. C, Guessing the Meaning from Context, on pp. 190-191.