2015-16 Literacy Lab 9

Literacy Lab 9
August 2015
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Activities are listed in

BLUE; Targets are listed
in GREEN; Major assignments or assessments are listed in RED
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3 Course introduction;
questionnaire SWBAT
know the expectations
for this course and will
answer some questions
to help me get to know
them better
4 Reading strategy #1;

On Being 17 . . .
SWBAT set a purpose
for reading and will
connect their reading
experiences with David Raymonds
5 True Colors Test

SWBAT determine
their defining character/personality traits
and recognize the
traits of others
6 Reading autobiography SWBAT compose their own reading autobiography

based off of David
Raymonds essay
7 Syllabus and supplies

8
due; root words vocab
list 1 SWBAT assemble
the materials for this
course and will define
and provide examples
for this weeks vocab list
10 Reading Strategy
#2; Article of the
week SWBAT set a
purpose for reading
and annotate for connections
11 Shipping News
SWBAT identify character traits of Quoyle by
making claims, using
12 STARs SWBAT
demonstrate their current reading level on
the STARs test
13 Creating a character SWBAT use visual clues to create a

narrative for an invented character
14 Root words vocab test

1; assign root words vocab list 2 SWBAT show
their mastery of list 1
vocab and will define and
provide examples for this
weeks vocab list
15
17 Reading Strategy
#3; Article of the
week SWBAT set a
purpose for reading
and annotate for what
sparks their curiosity
18 Creating a character SWBAT use the

model from last
Thursday to create a
narrative for that character
19 Cup Game; Creating a

Character SWBAT use
teamwork to build a pyramid and will select their
own character and begin
using visual clues to invent
that characters backstory
20 Creating a Character SWBAT use the

model from Tuesday
to begin drafting a
narrative of their selected character
22
24 Reading Strategy
#4; Article of the
Week SWBAT set a
purpose for reading
and ask/answer level
one questions
25 Creating a Character SWBAT continue

drafting their narratives of their characters from last week
26 STARs SWBAT
demonstrate their current reading level on
the STARs test
27 Creating a character due SWBAT put

the finishing touches
on their character
sketches and turn
them in
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31Reading Strategy #5;

Article of the Week
SWBAT set a purpose
for reading and
ask/answer level two
questions
evidence, and creating

warrants

weeks vocab list
weeks vocab list
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September 2015
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2 An Open Heart
SWBAT create leveled questions based
upon the story's intended message
3 An Open Heart Creating

a Character SWBAT use
contextual clues to define
the young mans character
from the story PICTURE
DAY LAST 15
MINUTES OF CLASS
4 Root words vocab test 4;

assign root words vocab list
5 SWBAT show their mastery of list 4 vocab and will
define and provide examples for this weeks vocab
list
9 STARS testing
SWBAT show how
much their reading
comprehension has
grown on the STARS
test
10 An Open Heart
essay workday
SWBAT continue
drafting the rough
drafts of their open
heart essays
12
NO
SCHOOL
8 Assign An Open
Heart Essay SWBAT
know the requirements for this essay
and will begin creating their rough draft
14 An Open Heart
essay workday
SWBAT continue
drafting the rough
drafts of their open
heart essays
15 An Open Heart
rough draft due
SWBAT put the finishing touches on their
rough drafts and turn
them in
16 An Open Heart
Concentric Circles
SWBAT analyze an
authors use of diction
to determine the central theme of AOH
17 Return essays;
workday SWBAT use
teacher feedback to
improve the rough
drafts of their AOH
essays
21 Reading Strategy #5;
22 Essay workday
SWBAT use teacher
feedback to improve
the rough drafts of
their AOH essays
23 STARS testing
SWBAT show how
much their reading
comprehension has
grown on the STARS
test
24 STARS goal setting;

Essay Workday SWBAT
analyze the results of all
their STARS tests and set a
2nd quarter goal and will
continue using teacher
feedback to revise their
essays
25 An Open Heart final

draft due; Root words
vocab test 7 SWBAT
show their mastery of this
weeks vocab words and
will put the finishing
touches on their essays
29 End of Quarter 1
Cumulative vocab test
lists 1-7 SWBAT
show their mastery of
all the vocab words
this quarter
30
Article of the Week

SWBAT set a purpose
for reading and
ask/answer level two
questions
27
Wed
1Dialogue SWBAT
enhance their character sketches by adding
dialogue Character
Sketches Due

Tue
28 Article of the week

SWBAT make connections, ask questions, and set a purpose for reading
Teacher
Workday
5; assign root words vocab

list 6 SWBAT show their
mastery of list 5 vocab and
will define and provide
examples for this weeks
vocab list
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6; assign root words vocab

list 7 SWBAT show their
mastery of list 6 vocab and
will define and provide
examples for this weeks
vocab list
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Literacy Lab 9
October 2015
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SCHOOL SCHOOL
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NO
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SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL
14 Greek gods learning centers SWBAT
know and identify the
basic identifying features of the primary
gods on Mt. Olympus
15 The Myth of Andromeda and Perseus

SWBAT explain the
origins of Perseus as a
Greek hero
16 Assign multi-genre;
Myth of Andromeda and
Perseus SWBAT know the
expectations for their major
project and will analyze
how the Greeks used myths
to describe natural phenomena
17
20 Research day and

notecards SWBAT
use the library databases to research their
assigned Greek
god/goddess
21 STARS testing
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown up to this
point in the year
22 Research day and

notecards SWBAT
use the library databases to research their
assigned Greek
god/goddess
23 Research day and

notecards SWBAT use
the library databases to
research their assigned
Greek god/goddess 9
Notecards due
24
27 Percy Jackson
Chapters 2-3 SWBAT
express the kind of
person Percy is at the
beginning of the novel
28 Chapters 2-3
graphic representation
SWBAT create an
artistic interpretation
of the theme raised in
either chapter 2 or 3
29 Return notecards,
essay workday
SWBAT use their
research to being
crafting their research
essay on Greek Gods
30 Research essay
workday SWBAT
continue using their
research to create an
essay on their Greek
god
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12 Greek History Notes

SWBAT know the political and societal structure of the ancient
Greeks that will help
contextualize our conversations this quarter
13 Greek History Notes
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19 Description of databases; Easy Bib SWBAT

know what research
resources are available
to them and how to
make research notecards
25
26 Percy Jackson
Chapter 1 SWBAT
make personal connection to what
theyre reading with
Percy Jackson
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SWBAT know the political and societal structure of the ancient

Greeks that will help
contextualize our conversations this quarter
Literacy Lab 9
November 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1 Activities are listed in
2 Research essay
workday SWBAT
continue using their
research to create an
essay on their Greek
god
3 Percy Jackson Chapters 4-5 SWBAT connect Percys moms

actions to those they
would do for a loved one
in the same situation
9 Found Poems SWBAT

use their myths to identify a theme and key
words that will be the
foundation of their found
poems

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Wed
Thu
Fri
4 STARS testing
SWBAT show how
much their reading
point in the year
5 Percy Jackson
Chapters 6-7 SWBAT
refresh themselves on
the roles of the major
Olympian gods in
Greek society
6 Myths Research
SWBAT find, read,
and annotate a myth
regarding their Greek
god
10 Percy Jackson Chap-
ter 9 SWBAT know key

events of chapter 9 and
will continue rehearsing
in their readers theater
groups
ters 10-11 SWBAT

summarize the major
events of chapters 10-11
13 Readers Theater;
found poem SWBAT
rehearse their readers
theater and will assemble the words from their
myth into a found poem
14
ter8 SWBAT divide

themselves into groups
of 3-4 and practice a
readers theater for a
conversation in chapter
8
16 Readers theater presentations; Chapters 10-11

SWBAT perform a dramatic reading of a section
of Percy Jackson and will
summarize key events
within chapters 11 and 12
17 Olympian Travel
Agency SWBAT map
out Percys trip and
determine if its even
possible in the time
allowed
19 Greek god drawing

for multi genre SWBAT
create an artistic representation of their god
complete with the symbols that represent them
20 STARS testing
SWBAT show how
much their reading
point in the year
21
ters 11-12 SWBAT

decide whether strength
or wisdom is more important in a battle and in
a quest
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30 Percy Jackson
Chapters 13-14
SWBAT remember
where we are in the
story and summarize
what happens next
Sat
Literacy Lab 9
December 2015
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1 Chapter 15 SWBAT
decide if Ares truly
can be trusted or not
based on the way he
treats Percy and his
friends
2 Short Story planning

SWBAT plan a modern-day myth about
their assigned god for
the multi-genre project
3 Short story drafting

SWBAT create a draft
of their stories based
on their plans from
yesterday
4 Chapter 16 SWBAT
summarize key events
and predict what will
happen next to Percy
and his friends
9 Chapters 20-21
SWBAT discuss how
Percy is able to return
the lightning bolt to
Zeus in time
10 Chapters 21-22
SWBAT connect the
way Percy and his dad
interact to their own
interactions with their
parents
11 Chapter 22 wrap-up;
Quick writes due
SWBAT discuss the
ending of the book and
predict what will happen
next for Percy and his
friends
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7 Chapters 17-18
SWBAT describe how
Percy and his friends
are able to get into the
underworld
8 Chapters 18-19
SWBAT discuss the
geography of the underworld and connect personally to their own
feeling about what happens to us when we die
13
14 Multi-genre workday
SWBAT do what they
need to assemble their
research essays, found
poems, drawings, and
short stories for their
assigned Greek god.
15 Multi-genre workday SWBAT do what
16 Multi-genre project
due Multi-genre workday SWBAT put the
they need to assemble
their research essays,
finishing touches on all
found poems, drawings, the elements for their
and short stories for their multi genre projects
17
FINALS
SCHEDULE:
NO CLASS
18 End of Quarter 2
STARS Assessment and
goal setting SWBAT
show how much their
reading has grown over
this semester and set
goals for next semester
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assigned Greek god.
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SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL
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Literacy Lab 9
January 2016
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6 ATD pages 1-24

SWBAT summarize
the basic events of the
story thus far and
characterize Juniors
situation and his attitude towards it
7 Reading Quiz; Concentric Circles

SWBAT analyze how
the authors specific
word choice affects
the overall mood of
the book thus far
8 Concentric Circles
Teacher
Workday
5 ATD Anticipatory Set

SWBAT discuss their
initial thoughts and biases on major themes
raised in The Absolutely
True Diary of a Part Tim
Indian (ATD)
11 Assign easily confused

list #1; Present Concentric
Circles SWBAT know
and define this weeks
vocab words and will
discuss their findings on
the authors word choice
with their peers
12 ATD 25-46
SWBAT explore
where Jr can find
hope and decide
whether Jr. Made the
right decision to go to
Reardan
13 STARS assessment
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown on the
STARS assessment
14 Roll of Thunder
SWBAT discuss how

Cassie/Little Man and
Jr have similar experiences in school and
what it ultimately
means
15 Easily confused
16
Test #1; Assign Easily
Confused List #2
SWBAT demonstrate
their mastery of this
weeks vocab words
and know and define
next weeks words
18
19 ROT wrap-up;
NO
SCHOOL
prompt SWBAT finish

Tuesdays discussion
over the two texts and
respond to a time when
they made a decision in
which there was no turning back
20 ATD 47-66
SWBAT decide if Jr.
made the right decision to go to Reardan
after his first couple
of weeks at the new
school
21 Two sides of the

same coin; 67-113
SWBAT mimic one
of Jr.s cartoons to
illustrate how they are
different people depending on the setting
and the situation
22 Easily confused
23
Confused List #3
SWBAT demonstrate
weeks vocab words
and know and define
next weeks words
25 ATD 67-99
SWBAT describe how
Jr is able to gain popularity with the Reardan kids after a rough
start
26 ATD reflection set

#1 SWBAT select a
moment in ATD and
relate their opinion on
it using textual and
personal evidence
27 STARS assessment
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown on the
STARS assessment
28 ATD 99-113; Theme

mapping SWBAT select
two themes that arise in
ATD and make claims
and gather evidence
about what the book
teaches us on those
themes
29 Easily confused
30
Confused List #4
SWBAT demonstrate
weeks vocab words
and know and define
next weeks words
SWBAT analyze how

word choice affects
the overall mood of
the book thus far
Literacy Lab 9
February 2016
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Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
4 ATD reflection set

#2 SWBAT select a
moment in ATD and
relate their opinion on
it using textual and
personal evidence
5 Easily confused Test #4;

ATD 150-178 SWBAT
demonstrate their mastery
of this weeks vocab words
and express many of the
hardships Jr is experiencing
and predict how thats
going to affect him
13
2 ATD 114-134
SWBAT describe the
ways in which Jr becomes more of an accepted member of the
Reardan High School
community
3 Reading Quiz; ATD
8 practice theme essay

SWBAT use their
theme maps to create
a thesis and body paragraph as a whole
class
9 ATD 179-198
SWBAT judge
whether Jr chooses
appropriate strategies
to cope with his grief
10 STARS assessment
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown on the
STARS assessment
11 reading quiz; ATD

199-230 SWBAT
predict what Jrs future will be like based
on the ending of the
book
12 ATD reflection set #3;

Theme mapping SWBAT
select a moment in ATD
and relate their opinion on
it using textual and personal
evidence and complete the
remainder of both sides of
their theme maps
15
NO
SCHOOL
16 Theme mapping
SWBAT complete
the remainder of both
sides of their theme
maps
17 Concentric Circles
SWBAT analyze how
word choice affects
the overall mood of
the book
18 Concentric Circles;
practice theme essay
SWBAT present their findings with word choice to
the class and discuss which
one best represents theme
and complete the theme
essay we started as a class
19 Assign Theme
20
essay SWBAT use the
model we created as
a class to compose
their own theme essay
about ATD
21
22 Theme essay workday SWBAT take the

evidence and claims
they gathered in their
theme maps to compose an essay
23 Theme essay workday SWBAT take the

evidence and claims
they gathered in their
theme maps to compose an essay
24 Writing introductions SWBAT compose an attentiongrabbing intro for

their ATD theme essays
25 Theme essay
workday SWBAT
take the evidence and
claims they gathered
in their theme maps to
compose an essay
26 Theme essay due

SWBAT color-code
their writing based on
claim, evidence, warrant
28
29 Smoke signals
movie SWBAT draw
parallels between the
characters in the movie and those in ATD

14
SNOW DAY:
CLASSES
CANCELLED
135-150; Theme mapping SWBAT explain

how Jrs honesty helped
him gain even more
friends at Reardan
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March 2016
Sun
Mon

Tue
Wed
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1 Smoke signals movie SWBAT draw parallels between the

characters in the movie and those in ATD
2 Smoke signals movie discussion SWBAT

talk about the parallels
they saw between text
and movie and identify common themes
3 End of Quarter 3
STARS assessment
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown on the
STARS assessment
Sat
5
Teacher
Workday
7 STARS goal setting

SWBAT examine the
data from their STARS
scores, interpret the
results, and set goals
for 4th quarter
8 Return theme essays; theme essay

workday SWBAT use
teacher feedback to
improve their essays
9 theme essay workday SWBAT use

teacher feedback to
10 theme essay workday SWBAT use

teacher feedback to
11 ATD Theme Essay

Due theme essay
workday SWBAT use
teacher feedback to
12
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14 Introduce Speak Extension Activity

SWBAT know the requirements for this project, will select a topic,
and begin researching
15 Speak Extension
16 Speak Extension
17 Speak Extension
18 Speak Extension
19
Activity research
SWBAT complete the
research on their chosen
topic
Activity outline
SWBAT plan how they
will organize the research from yesterday
into a brochure.
Activity brochure
SWBAT begin designing their brochures on
the computer
Activity brochure due

SWBAT put the finishing touches on their
brochures and turn them
in
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SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL
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Literacy Lab 9
April 2016
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SCHOOL
4 Speak anticipatory set;

pages 3-6 SWBAT discuss and defend their
initial perceptions of
themes raised in the
novel Speak
5 Speak reading pages

6-26 SWBAT determine if Melindas
relationships are
healthy or unhealthy
6 Speak reading pages

26-43; Speak artwork
activity SWBAT know
the expectations for their
artwork assignment and
begin brainstorming
7 Speak 1st marking

period quiz; Analyzing conflict SWBAT
determine the sources
of strain in her relationships with others
8 1st Marking Period 9

Reflection SWBAT
compare/contrast their
first day of high
school with Melindas
in an essay
10
11 Speak 49-65 SWBAT

decide whether Melinda
and Heather are true
friends and use evidence
to support themselves
12 Speak 65-92 SWBAT

decide whether Melinda
and Heather are true
friends and use evidence
to support themselves
13 Speak 2nd marking

period quiz; Speak artwork activity SWBAT
complete the brainstorming and planning phases
of their artwork activity
14 Speak 2nd marking

period Reflection
SWBAT evaluate the
relationships discussed
yesterday to compose a
response to one of
Melindas relationships
15 Speak 95-118
SWBAT explain how
Melinda is beginning
to express herself
through art
16
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18 Pablo Picasso artwork lecture SWBAT

examine paintings from
Picasso and hypothesize
why Melinda might be
drawn to certain works
of his
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22 Speak 3rd marking
23
PARCC and
ACT Testing;
NO CLASSES
PARCC and
PSAT Testing;
NO CLASSES
21 Speak 118-137
SWBAT explain what
happened to Melinda
on that night at the
party and decide if
she did the right thing
25 Speak 141-162
26 Speak 162-end;
SWBAT describe how
speaking out can be a
benefit to those in
trouble
27 4th marking period

quiz Conflicts in Speak
SWBAT revisit the conflicts Melinda had in the
beginning and explain
how she has resolved
them in the end
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SWBAT describe how

Melinda has become a
stronger character
through the book
period Reflection
SWBAT analyze the
conflicts felt by other
characters in the novel
and explain how those
are resolved
NO
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May 2016
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2 Speak artwork activity

SWBAT create a rough
draft of their artwork
and plan out how it will
look
3 Speak quotation extensions SWBAT discuss a

list of quotes that represent the themes of Speak
in prep. for tomorrows
essay
4 Speak final Reflection

SWBAT use the quotes
from yesterday to decide
which best represents the
theme of Speak and
explain why
5 STARS assessment
SWBAT show how
much their reading
has grown on the
STARS assessment
6 Speak final reflection

OR artwork SWBAT put
the finishing touches on
their reflection from
Wednesday, OR continue
planning out the rough
draft of their artwork
9 Speak artwork activity SWBAT start

their final draft of
their artwork
10 Speak artwork
activity SWBAT continue working on the
final draft of their
artwork
11 Speak artwork ac-
12 Speak artwork
activity SWBAT put
the finishing touches
on their artwork
13 Speak artwork due

SWBAT reflect upon
their artwork and the
emotion it is intended
to convey
14
16 Speak movie
SWBAT compare and
contrast the movies
adaptation of events
with those in the book
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Graduation:
No Class
Finals
Schedule:
NO CLASS
19 Last day of classes

Speak movie reflection
SWBAT explain changes in the movie that
either added to or took
away from their visualization of the book
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tivity SWBAT continue working on the

final draft of their
artwork
Teacher
Workday
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SCHOOL SCHOOL
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Literacy Lab 9

Activities are listed in

4 Reading strategy #1;

5 True Colors Test

6 Reading autobiography SWBAT compose their own reading autobiography

7 Syllabus and supplies

13 Creating a character SWBAT use visual clues to create a

14 Root words vocab test

18 Creating a character SWBAT use the

19 Cup Game; Creating a

20 Creating a Character SWBAT use the

21 Root words vocab test

25 Creating a Character SWBAT continue

27 Creating a character due SWBAT put

28 Root words vocab test

31Reading Strategy #5;

evidence, and creating

2; assign root words vocab list 3 SWBAT show

3 An Open Heart Creating

4 Root words vocab test 4;

11 Root words vocab test

18 Root words vocab test

21 Reading Strategy #5;

24 STARS goal setting;

25 An Open Heart final

Article of the Week

Activities are listed in

28 Article of the week

5; assign root words vocab

6; assign root words vocab

Activities are listed in

15 The Myth of Andromeda and Perseus

20 Research day and

22 Research day and

23 Research day and

12 Greek History Notes

13 Greek History Notes

19 Description of databases; Easy Bib SWBAT

SWBAT know the political and societal structure of the ancient

1 Activities are listed in

3 Percy Jackson Chapters 4-5 SWBAT connect Percys moms

9 Found Poems SWBAT

BLUE; Targets are listed

10 Percy Jackson Chap-

11 Percy Jackson Chap-

12 Percy Jackson Chap-

ter 9 SWBAT know key

ters 10-11 SWBAT

ter8 SWBAT divide

16 Readers theater presentations; Chapters 10-11

18 Percy Jackson Chap-

19 Greek god drawing

ters 11-12 SWBAT

Activities are listed in

2 Short Story planning

3 Short story drafting

15 Multi-genre workday SWBAT do what

assigned Greek god.

6 ATD pages 1-24

7 Reading Quiz; Concentric Circles

5 ATD Anticipatory Set

11 Assign easily confused