Monday - Paper points and Vocab J19
Tuesday - IXL, Vocab J19 and Movie J20
Wednesday - Vocab J19 and Movie J20
Thursday - Vocab QUIZ and J19 Vocab due and Movie J20 due
SAT Vocab
J 19
querulous (adj) irritable (Give an example sentence)
reverence (n) profound respect (Give an example sentence)
substantiate (v) to verify, confirm (Give an example sentence)
Monday - tentative (adj) not yet finalized Ex. The tentative test date turned out to be an April Fools joke.
Tuesday - vindicate (v) to clear from blame Ex. I have been vindicated from all of the charges against me.
Wednesday - assiduous (adj) hard-working Ex. With your assiduous attempt at learning English, I think you will master the language in no time.
Thursday - QUIZ - don't forget the vocab from days of old.
A Better Life
J 20
What is the father's name?
What is the father's name?
What is the son's name?
Which is the setting for this film?
Where is the mother/wife?
Where does the father get the money for the truck?
The truck is a symbol of ...
What are some decisions Luis is facing in the film?
What letters were written on the receipt they found on Santiago?
Why did Santiago steal the truck?
What is the significance of the boy watching MTV cribs at the beginning of the film?
What does "la migra" mean?
Why did Luis get suspended from school?
From who did Carlos buy the truck?
What was the schoolyard fight over?
Describe the ending of the film?
Why did the character of the truck thief have to be old Santiago instead of some young punk?
Toward
the end of the film, we learn that part of the reason Carlos sister is
willing to take a risk to help is because _______________________.
What's the significance of all the different scenes Carlos observes out of his passenger side window on the way home from work?
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