This week will be spent in preparation for the Midsummer Night's Dream essay. The assignment divisions are found below.
M: Thesis, POA, Topic sentences, Quotations T: Refine structural sentences, complete body paragraphs 1 and 2(typed from now on) W: Complete body paragraph 3 and Introduction Th: Refine conclusions done in class and edit complete essay. Bring Lord of the FLies F: Lord of the Flies Chapter 1
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M: Vocabulary 19a-b
T: In-class handout reading W: Vocabulary 20a-20b Th: Writing exercise F: Shakespeare reading Hi all, I apologize for not updating the blog last week; those half-day schedules are so unpredictable! This week is business as usual, just a skosh shorter than usual! Vocab test on Thursday. T: Review Vocab Warriner's read pg. 181 and do oral exercise 3 and exercise 3. W: Review Vocab Th: Read Short Story handout in class and prepare for Friday discussion F: Warriner's pg. 183 review A Hi students,
You will have a small vocabulary review component on the final that will involve some of the following words. You will be asked to provide a definition in your own words. Taciturn: Inclined to silence or reserved in speech Aberration: An unexpected shift, or departure from what is normal Asinine: Incredibly foolish or stupid Amnesty: official pardon for people convicted of some crime Ensue: resulting or continuing Illustrious:Famous or deserving of praise Culpable: Deserving of blame Culprit: Person responsible for crime Exonerate: To absolve someone of blame Extort: To forcefully obtain something from someone Felony: Large crime Incorrigible: Unable to be reformed Pilfer: To steal usually inexpensive items Intermittent: Infrequent Omission: To avoid or exclude something Premise: A previous statement that implies another. A base of an argument Transmit: To pass between two people or objects Unrelenting: Continuing in the face of opposition. Determined Expedite: To speed up the pace Impediment: Something that functions as a limiting factor; a hindrance Mandate: An official order or authorization to do something Mandatory: Something that is required Manipulate: To alter or adjust something with the hands Indigenous: People native to a certain area Plaintive: Mournful or gloomy Quell: To suppress Robust: Strong and healthy; vigorous Ruthless: Constant and relentless Synthesis: A combination or connection of multiple ideas/elements Validate: To check or prove the validity of something Traverse: To travel across something Autonomy: Independence; free from outside control Bureaucracy: An inefficient system of unelected government officials Codify: To organize and systematize a series of ideas Imperious: Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant Reactionary: Opposed to change of any sort Sedition: Behavior that is likely to cause rebellion against a current system of government Sovereign: Having the ability to govern Totalitarian: System of government that is dictatorial and complete in its control Usurp: To forcefully or wrongfully take away from someone This week we will be finishing up our read-through of "Twelve Angry Men" and studying for the final exam.
M: Act II TAM T: Finish Act III TAM W: Brainstorm prompts and generate thesis Th: Work on essays F: Work on essays M: TKM 27-28
T: 29-End W: Glencoe Vocab 15a-15b and Brainstorm Sheet with rough Thesis/POA T: Thesis, POA, Quotations, Topic Sentences F: Complete Introduction paragraph and study for Vocab Quiz monday Greetings!
This week we will be aggressively pushing through To Kill a Mockingbird, while starting a new vocabulary unit and reviewing some grammar from the previous weeks. M: TKM 15 and Vocab Study T: TKM 16-17 W: 18-19 Th: 20 F: 21 M: Read TKM 12 and return with discussion question for homework
T: TKM 13 W: Finish TKM 14 and do 12a-12b Th: Study Glencoe 10-12 for Monday test Monday: TKM 10
Tuesday: Vocab 10a-10b Wednesday: TKM 11 and six sentence summary of the chapter along with two discussion questions. Thursday: Vocabulary 11a-11b Friday: Prepare for Quest on TKM part 1 HW:
M: Finish TKM Chapter 5 and complete Boo Radley drawing T: TKM 6-7 W: TKM 8 Th: Warriner's 81-82 F: TKM 9 |