Hudson and Reggie say KEEP UP WITH YOUR STUDIES

 

Language Arts classes are reading Anne Frank            . Advanced Language Arts is studying MACBETH.

Homework for Week of 11/13

STUDY FOR VOCABULARY TEST ON 11/20

DBQ on Garage Run by Women is due Monday, Nov. 13

Link is below

 

 

 

DBQ Due Friday Oct 27

 OREGON TEEN INFECTED WITH PLAGUE

DBQ DUE Monday, Nov. 13

GARAGE RUN BY WOMEN

WORDS OF THE DAY FOR TEST ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20

11/5 RESPITE (NOUN) A BREAK, A REST, A BRIEF INTERMISSION

11/6 BRAWNY (ADJ) MUSCULAR

11/7 HINDER (VERB) TO GET IN THE WAY OF, TO TRY TO STOP

11/8 LARGESS (NOUN) GENEROSITY

11/9 DECOY (NOUN) A LURE, TRAP, OR TRICK

11/13 OBSTREPEROUS (ADJ) NOISY, BOISTEROUS, UNRULY

11/14 PORTENT (NOUN) AN OMEN OR WARNING

11/15 TOME (NOUN) A LARGE BOOK

11/16 ODIOUS (ADJ) HATEFUL

11/17 TIMOROUS (ADJ) FEARFUL

 

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WORDS OF THE DAY FOR TEST ON MONDAY NOV 6

10/23 FRUGAL (ADJ) THRIFTY, GOOD AT SAVING MONEY

10/24 INCOMPATIBLE (ADJ) OPPOSITE IN NATURE, UNABLE TO GET ALONG

10/25 RESILIENT (ADJ) QUICK TO RECOVER, ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK

10/26 SUPERFLUOUS (ADJ) MORE THAN ENOUGH, EXTRA

10/27 WARY (ADJ) CAREFUL, CAUTIOUS

10/30 SAGACITY (NOUN) WISDOM

10/31 DELETERIOUS (ADJ) HARMFUL, DESTRUCTIVE

11/1 AMICABLE (ADJ) FRIENDLY, AGREEING

11/2 CONFLAGRATION (NOUN) LARGE, INTENSE FIRE

11/3 PENCHANT ( NOUN) A LIKING FOR, A PREFERENCE

 

 

LINK TO TEXT OF Flowers for Algernon

 

 

 THE LOTTERY NEWPAPER PROJECT (This project is past due. Did you turn it in?)

You have become a journalist. You are a newspaper reporter for the local newpaper. It is your job to keep the public informed about current events and figure out why they occurred. You are going to create a newpaper about THE LOTTERY. In one article you should be able to explain the events of The Lottery. Your second article should be an editorial giving your opinion of The Lottery. The third article should be a feature article on one of the characters in The Lottery. There should be hand drawn pictures to accompany your articles.Your paper should be in newspaper format. Your newpaper should have a name.

Rubric

____Your newspaper has all the attributes of a newspaper.

____Your articles are error free.

____Your drawings and advertisements are appropriate.

 

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Link to Powerpoint on THE SNIPER

POWERPOINT ON THE SNIPER

 

 

 

HOMEWORK

 

 ALL WORK TO BE COUNTED FOR THE FIRST QUARTER MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY, SEPT 29.

THERE ARE NO WORDS OF THE DAY ON TRACK OUT WEEKS.

WORDS OF THE DAY FOR TEST ON MONDAY SEPT 25

9/11 COGENT (ADJ) POWERFULLY PERSUASIVE

9/12 COMPUNCTION (NOUN) A FEELING OF SORROW FOR A WRONG ONE HAS DONE

9/13 COVET (VERB) TO WISH OR WANT SOMETHING VERY MUCH

9/14 DIAPHANOUS (ADJ) SO THIN YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT

9/15 DESPOT (NOUN) A CRUEL AND UNJUST DICTATOR

9/18 EBULLIENT (ADJ) JOYOUS, EXTREMELY HAPPY

9/19 EXTANT (ADJ) STILL IN EXISTENCE, NOT EXTINCT

9/20 IMPECUNIOUS (ADJ) VERY POOR, HAVING NO MONEY

9/21 LEGERDEMAIN (NOUN) MAGIC, TRICKERY

9/22 MENDACIOUS (ADJ) UNTRUTHFUL, LYING

 

 

 

 

WORDS OF THE DAY FOR TEST ON SEPT 11

8/28 ALIENATE (VERB) TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO FEEL ISOLATED, APART

8/29 ALLAY (VERB) TO HELP SOMEONE FEEL BETTER, TO CALM

8/30 BOLSTER (VERB) TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO, TO SUPPORT

8/31 BUNGLE (VERB) TO DO CLUMSILY, TO MESS UP

9/1 CANDID (ADJ) STRAIGHTFORWARD, NOT SUGAR COATING, TELLING THE TRUTH AS YOU SEE IT

9/4 ABSCOND (VERB) TO RUN AWAY SUDDENLY AND SECRETLY

9/5 AFFLUENT (ADJ) WEALTHY

9/6 AMENABLE (ADJ)WILLING TO COMPLY OR DO WHAT SOMEONE WANTS

9/7 BEGUILE (VERB) TO INFLUENCE BY SLYNESS OR TRICKERY

9/8 BILK (VERB) TO CHEAT SOMEBODY OUT OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY MONEY

 

WORDS OF THE DAY  TEST WILL BE ON 8/28

8/14 ABSTRUSE (ADJECTIVE) HARD TO UNDERSTAND

8/15 ACCOMPLICE (NOUN) A PARTNER OR ASSOCIATE IN WRONG DOING

8/16 ANIMOSITY (NOUN) HATRED

8/17 CLEMENCY (NOUN) MERCY, FORGIVENESS

8/18 COMELY (ADJ) HANDSOME

8/21 DWINDLE (VERB) TO LESSEN, TO DECREASE IN NUMBER

8/22 ECCENTRIC (ADJ) ODD, PECULIAR

8/23 EMBOLDEN (VERB) TO GIVE COURAGE TO

8/24 ERADICATE (VERB) TO DESTROY COMPLETELY

8/25 FALLACIOUS (ADJ) UNTRUE, FALSE

 

 

LINKS TO DBQs

Girl in the Boy Scouts  DBQ1

 

Self Lacing Shoes  DBQ2

 

Patrick Austin Overcomes Death of Father  DBQ3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WORDS OF THE DAY  test was on 8/14

7/31 ABOMINATION (NOUN) A DETESTABLE ACT OR PRACTICE

8/1 AQUIESCE (VERB) TO COMPLY, TO SUBMIT

8/2 BELLICOSE (ADJECTIVE) WARLIKE

8/3 BENEFACTOR (NOUN) A DOER OF KINDLY AND CHARITABLE ACTS

8/4 BEWILDER (VERB) TO CONFUSE

8/7 CAPACIOUS (ADJECTIVE) ROOMY

8/8 CAPITULATE (VERB) TO SURRENDER OR GIVE UP

8/9 CASTIGATE (VERB) TO PUNISH, TO CRITICIZE

8/10 DEVIATE (VERB) TO TAKE A DIFFERENT COURSE

8/11 DOMICILE (NOUN) PLACE WHERE ONE LIVES, HOME