Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:          Let's plan to go to the Graveyard on Friday, October 13.   We'll enter the cemetery at N 20 E Street and East 740 North.    http://www.afcity.org/176/Cemetery Remember to wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a jacket if it looks like it might be chilly.                      The term ends on October 18, and   the last day to hand in late or make-up work is October 11.   Fall Break is October 19, 20, 23.

Targets for Today:  I can read for enjoyment, and participate in discussions about literature.   I can notice and appreciate the choices of words, phrases, and sentences made by an author.

Today’s  Agenda: Watch for interesting words, phrases, and sentences. 40 minutes + of Graveyard Book We read from page 81 "But what if I don't want to be one of you?" Chapter 3, 29:23 to  Chapter 4, 23:31 page 115 at the top. A favorite part:  "Now he could see the Milky Way, see it as he had never seen it before, a glimmering shroud across the arch of the sky" (95). A favorite word:  "fetched up"    Meaning: informal to arrive (at) or end up (in) https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/harrystruman Graveyard Etiquette and how to do a gravestone rubbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=100y2PdymJk  15 minutes +  We will do use only paper and crayons for our rubbings.  Bring your cameras or phones for the fieldtrip. You may take pictures of headstones and of a possible "ghoul gate."  Be Respectful This really goes without saying, but sometimes we need to be reminded. A cemetery is a place for families to mourn and visit their loved ones. Be respectful of those around you. Remember not to leave any trash when you leave, and not to disturb what might be at the memorial. If there are flowers, coins, photos, etc. be do not touch them.  These are memorials, places where people come to remember a lost family member. Keep them as such. No running, yelling, or rolling around on the ground.  Do your  best to not walk over the graves if there is space to walk around or between them. Common sense leads you to know the basic shape of a grave; walk in between the headstones, and try not to  stand on top of a burial place. You may take photos of gravestones, but DO NOT photograph any people who are there to visit loved ones' graves.

If You Were Absent:

Vocabulary: gravestone  an inscribed headstone marking a grave. synonyms: headstone, tombstone, stone, monument, memorial "the inscription on his gravestone" cemetery  a burial ground; a graveyard. synonyms: graveyard, churchyard, burial ground, burying ground, necropolis, memorial park/garden; informa -- lboneyard; historical -- potter's field; archaic -- God's acre "we gather at the cemetery on Memorial Day" shroud  a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. "he was buried in a linen shroud" synonyms: winding sheet; historical -- cerements