List 1: 1/27/12
Lists 2 & 3: 2/3/12
List 4 & 5: 2/10/12
Lists 6 & 7: 2/17/12
List 8: 2/24/12
Lists 9 & 10: 3/2/12
List 11 & 12 3/9/12
Lists 13 & 14 3/23/12
Lists 15 & 16 4/5/12
List 17 4/13/12
Lists 18 & 19 4/20/12
Lists 20 & 21 4/27/12
Lists 22 & 23 5/4/12
List 24 5/11/12
WEEK 1
January 23-27
1.Introduction & Syllabus
2. Grammar Diagnostic Test
3. Diagnostic Essay (45 Minutes)
Writing Wednesdays
Essay #1 Promt: Most teenagers enjoy being teenagers for many reasons. Think about what you like about being a teenager. Explain what you like most about being a teenager.
4. Students will read Homer's World - Intro to Homer and the Odyssey Pages 887-889
Students will become familiar with:
Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile and Epithet
During the week students will read BOOK 9 of the Odyssey Pages 893-913
CW # 1 page 914 & 915
due Monday Jan. 30
5. Project # 1: Book 9 Illustration
Draw any scene from Book 9
Must have a caption
Due February 3, 2012
HW # 1 Research Worksheet (due Monday Jan. 30)
Important Literary Terms Covered:
Epic, Epic Hero, Epic Simile, Epithet (in notebooks)
EVERY FRIDAY there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ!
Vocabulary # 1 Quiz (Unit 1) is on Jan. 27
List 1:
1. Annals: (n) chronological record of the events of successive years; a descriptive account or record; history.
2. Demoralize: (v) to debase the morals of; corrupt; to undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten.
3. Disperse: (v) to break up and scatter in various directions; to cause to vanish or disappear; to disseminate or spread (knowledge, for example)
4. Epic: (n) an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the deeds of a legendary hero; a literary composition that resembles an epic; a series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
5. Extremity: (n) the outermost or farthest point or portion; the greatest or utmost degree; a bodily limb or appendage.
6. Inconspicuous: (adj) not readily noticeable.
7. Intact: (adj) not impaired in any way; having all parts; whole.
8. Landlocked: (adj) entirely or almost entirely surrounded by land; confined to inland waters, as certain salmon.
9. Negotiate: (v) to confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement; to arrange or settle by conferring or discussing; to succeed in going over, accomplishing, or coping with.
10. Replenish: (v) to fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to; to inspire or nourish; to become full again.
WEEK 2
January 30 - February 3
Students will read Book 10 of the Odyssey Pages 916-925
CW# 2 page 926 (1-7) and page 927 Vocabulary in Action (1-10) is Due on Wed 2/1/12
Students will read Book 12 of the Odyssey pages 928-938
HW # 2 is due on Friday 2/3/12 page 939 (1-7) and 940 vocab in action a & b.
Writing Wednesdays:
PLAN # 2 Prompt: Suppose you could be anyone for a day. Think about the person you would like to be and what it would be like. Why would you want to be that person? Now explain to the reader of your paper why you like to be that person for a day.
PLAN # 2 is due in class on Writing Wednesday February 1, 2012
Tests:
Books 9 & 10 of the Odyssey on Friday Feb. 3
Vocab test - Lists 2 & 3 on Friday Feb. 3
Vocabulary List 2:
1. Belligerent: (adj) inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare. (n) one that is belligerent; one that is engaged in war.
2. Dexterity: (n) skill in the use of the hands or body; mental skill or adroitness; cleverness.
3. Eradicate: (v) to pull or tear up by or as if by the roots; to get rid of completely.
4. Fervent: (adj) having or showing great emotion or warmth; ardent; extremely hot; glowing.
5. Havoc: (n) widespread destruction; devastation; disorder or chaos. (v) to destroy or pillage.
6. Hideous: (adj) repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly; repugnant to the moral sense; despicable.
7. Inflammation: (n) the act of inflaming or starting a fire or the state of being inflamed; localized heat, redness, swelling, and pain as a result of irritation, injury, or infection.
8. Manifest: (adj) clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious. (v) to show or demonstrate plainly; reveal; to be evidence of; prove. (n) a list of cargo or passengers.
9. Meander: (v) to follow a winding or turning course; to wander aimlessly and idly without fixed direction.
10. Recede: (v) to move back or away from a limit, point, or mark; to slope backward; to become or seem to become more distant; to withdraw or retreat; to cede or give back to one formerly in possession.
Vocabulary List 3:
1. Amity: (n) peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
2. Chivalry: (n) the medieval institution of knighthood; the qualities idolized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and devotion to the weak; the manifestation of any of these qualities.
3. Devout: (adj) deeply religious; pious; displaying reverence or piety; sincere; earnest.
4. Hereditary: (adj) descending from an ancestor to a legal heir; passing down by inheritance; genetically transmitted such as a disease; appearing in or characteristic of successive generations; traditional.
5. Medieval: (adj) pertaining or belonging to the Middle Ages; gothic; barbarous; crude.
6. Potion: (n) a liquid dose, especially one of medicinal, magic, or poisonous content.
7. Prowess: (n) superior skill or ability; superior strength, courage, or daring especially in battle.
8. Quest: (n) the act or instance of seeking or pursuing something; search; in medieval literature, an expedition undertaken by a knight in order to perform a particular feat or deed. (v) to go on a quest; to search for; seek.
9. Sovereign: (n) the chief of state in a monarchy. (adj) paramount; supreme; having supreme rank or power; self-governing; independent.
10. Venerable: (adj) worthy of reverence or respect by virtue or dignity, character, position, or age: commanding respect or reverence especially by religious or historical association; honored above others.
WEEK 3
February 6 - 10
Read the Odyssey - The Homecoming pages 941-964
HW # 3 pages 965-966 Due on Thursday Feb. 9
Tests: Lists 4 & 5 Vocab test on Friday Feb 10
Writing- PLAN # 3 Prompt: Everyone has jobs or chores. These may be things people do because they are asked to do them or because it makes them feel good about themselves. Think about one of your jobs or chores. Now explain to the reader of your paper why you do your job or chore.
Plan # 3 is due in class during Writing Wednesday - Feb. 8
EVERY FRIDAY there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ!
List 4:
1. Citadel: (n) a fortress in a commanding position in or near a city; a stronghold or fortified place.
2. Defile: (v) to make filthy or dirty; pollute; to make impure; corrupt; to profane or sully (a good name, for example); to violate the chastity of.
3. Emissary: (n) an agent sent to represent or advance the interests of another.
4. Entice: (v) to attract by arousing hope or desire.
5. Garb: (n) clothing, especially a distinctive way of dressing; an outward appearance. (v) to cover with clothing or something that is clothing-like; dress.
6. Herald: (n) a person who carries or proclaims important news; messenger; one that gives a sign or indication or something to come. (v) to proclaim or announce.
7. Meditate: (v) to reflect upon; to think about; to plan or intend in the mind; to engage in contemplation.
8. Omen: (n) a phenomenon supposed to portend or warn of good or evil; prophetic sign; prediction. (v) to be an omen of; portend or warn of.
9. Retrieve: (v) to get back; regain; to revive; to restore; to put right; to call to mind; remember; to find and carry back; fetch.
10. Undergo: (v) to experience; be subjected to; to endure; to suffer.
List 5:
1. Agitation: (n) the act of agitating violent shaking or the state of being agitated; extreme emotional disturbance; the stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy.
2. Aloof: (adj) distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote. (adv) at a distance but within view; apart.
3. Apparition: (n) a ghostly figure; a sudden or unusual sight.
4. Benefactor: (n) one that gives aid, especially financial aid.
5. Cope: (v) to contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success; to contend with difficulties and act to overcome them.
6. Genealogy: (n) a record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree; the study or investigation of an ancestry or family history; direct descent from an ancestor.
7. Moor: (v) to fix in place; secure; to secure a vessel or aircraft with lines or anchors. (n) a broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs.
8. Obsession: (n) compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety; a compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.
9. Palatial: (adj) of or suitable for a palace; of the nature of a palace, as in spaciousness.
10. Plaintive: (adj) expressing sorrow; mournful or sad.
WEEK 4
February 13 - 17
February 13-15 Media Center F.I.N.D.S Project
Project Citations Due Feb 16 to Ms. Ziff in room 532. No deadline extensions. No excuses! No exceptions!
Project itself is due FRIDAY February 16!!! No Exceptions!
Writing: PLAN # 4 -- Inventions surround us everywhere. Inventions make our lives easier and more enjoyable. Think about one invention that would be hard to live without. Now explain to the reader why that particular invention would be difficult to live without.
PLAN # 4 is due in class during Writing Wednesday -- Which this week will be done on Thursday Feb. 16
EVERY FRIDAY there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ!
Vocabulary # 4 Quiz (Lists 6&7) is Friday, Feb. 17
List 6:
1. Arrogance: (n) the state or quality of being arrogant or having a sense of overbearing self-importance or self-worth; overbearing pride.
2. Docile: (adj) ready and willing to be taught; teachable; yielding to supervision or direction; tractable.
3. Frivolous: (adj) unworthy of serious attention; trivial; inappropriately silly.
4. Kindle: (v) to build or fuel a fire; to set fire to; ignite; to arouse (an emotion, for example); to become bright, glow; to be stirred up.
5. Seethe: (v) to churn and foam as if boiling; to be in a state of turmoil or ferment; to be violently excited or agitated.
6. Sinister: (adj) suggesting or threatening evil; ominous; attended by or causing disastrous circumstances.
7. Smug: (adj) exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one’s situation; self-righteously complacent.
8. Spurn: (v) to reject contemptuously or disdainfully; scorn.
9. Unscrupulous: (adj) dishonest; having no principles of right and wrong.
10. Yearn: (v) to have a strong longing or desire; to feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness.
List 7:
1. Carnivorous: (adj) of or relating to carnivores or meat eaters; flesh-eating or predatory.
2. Centrifugal: (adj) moving or directed away from a center or axis; operated by means of centrifugal force; directed away from centralization, as of authority.
3. Fauna: (n) animals, especially the animals of a region or period, considered as a group; a catalog of animals of a specific region.
4. Flora: (n) plants considered as a group, especially the plants of a particular country, region, or time; a work describing the plants of a region or time.
5. Fraternize: (v) to associate with others in a brotherly or congenial way; to associate on friendly terms with an opposing group, often in violation of orders.
6. Granular: (adj) composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains; having a grainy texture.
7. Sector: (n) a part or division, as of a city; a division of a defensive position for which one military unit is responsible. (v) to divide something into sectors.
8. Stagnant: (adj) not moving or flowing; motionless; foul or stale from standing; showing little or no sign of activity or advancement; not developing or progressing; inactive; sluggish or dull.
9. Upheaval: (n) the process of being heaved upward or being forcefully lifted from beneath; a sudden, violent disruption or upset.
10. Zodiac: (n) in astrology, this band divided into 12 equal parts called signs, bearing the name of a constellation for which it was originally named; a diagram of the zodiac; a complete circuit.
WEEK 5
February 20 - 24
No school Feb. 20 - President's Day
Introduction to Shakespeare pages 983-987
Literary Terms in your notebook: pages 986-987
Students will read Romeo & Juliet Act 1 pages 989-1018
HW # 4 page 1019 Due on Friday Feb. 24
Writing Wednesday Feb. 22
Essay # 2 -- Choose one of the plans (Plan # 2, 3 OR 4) and write an essay in class. Essay #2 is due in class during Writing Wednesday
EVERY FRIDAY there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ!
List 8:
1. Attribute: (n) a quality or characteristic inherent in someone or something; an object associated with and serving to identify a character or office. (v) to relate to a cause or source; to regard as the work of a specified person, place, or time.
2. Bizarre: (adj) strikingly unconventional and weird in style or appearance; odd.
3. Horde: (n) a large group or crowd; a swarm.
4. Humanitarian: (n) one who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms. (adj) of or characteristic of a humanitarian or humanitarianism.
5. Humanoid: (adj) having human characteristics or form. (n) a being having human form.
6. Infest: (v) to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious; to live as a parasite in or on.
7. Irony: (n) the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning; a literary style employing irony for humorous or rhetorical effect; incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
8. Predatory: (adj) living by preying on other organisms; living by or given to exploiting or destroying others for one’s own gain.
9. Relevant: (adj) having a bearing on or connection to the matter at hand.
10. Tolerate: (v) to allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit; to recognize and respect the rights, beliefs, or practices of others; to put up with; to endure.
WEEK 6
February 27 - March 2
Students will read Romeo & Juliet Act 2 pages 1020-1042 Monday and Tuesday
Students will beginreading Romeo & Juliet Act 3 pages 1044-1070
HW # 5 page 1043 due on Thursday March 1 and
Act 2 Open Book Test on Friday.
Assign Novel on Monday. Please come to school.
Writing Wednesday: Plan # 5
Prompt: Many teenagers wish they were a different age than they are. Think about the age you would like to be. Think about benefits of being that age. Now explain why you would like to be that age.
Plan # 5 is due in class on Wed Feb. 29, 2012
List 9:
1. Advocate: (n) one that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender; a lawyer. (v) to speak, argue, or plead in favor of.
2. Alleged: (adj) represented in a certain way without proof; supposed. (v) asserted without or before proof; stated in support or denial of a claim or accusation.
3. Conspiracy: (n) an agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act; a group of conspirators; joining or acting together, as if by sinister design; an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal actions.
4. Culmination: (n) the peak; the highest point; the climax; the end result.
5. Lethal: (adj) capable of causing death; of, relating to, or causing death; extremely harmful, devastating.
6. Manipulate: (v) to arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means; to influence or manage shrewdly or deviously; to tamper with or falsify for personal gains.
7. Misconstrue: (v) to misinterpret or misunderstand.
8. Ominous: (adj) menacing, threatening; of or being an omen, especially an evil one.
9. Preposterous: (adj) contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd.
10. Uncanny: (adj) Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie; so keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural.
List 10:
1. Credentials: (n) evidence or testimonials concerning one’s right to credit, confidence, or authority.
2. Cumbersome: (adj) difficult to handle because of weight or bulk; troublesome or onerous.
3. Genial: (adj) having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner; conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild.
4. Hoax: (n) an act intended to deceive or trick; something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means. (v) to deceive or cheat with a hoax.
5. Larceny: (n) the unlawful taking and removing of another’s property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner; theft.
6. Morbid: (adj) of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased; psychologically unhealthy or unwholesome; characterized by preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings; gruesome; grisly.
7. Plaintiff: (n) the party that institutes a suit in court or lawsuit; the complaining party.
8. Prospective: (adj) likely or expected to happen; likely to become or be; probable; or expected in the future.
9. Quorum: (n) the minimal number of officers or members of a committee or organization who must be present for valid transactions of business.
10. Superfluous: (adj) being beyond what is required or sufficient.
WEEK 7
March 5 - 9
This is one of the heaviest week of the curriculum. Please DO NOT BE ABSENT!
Act 3 Open Book Test is due in class on Monday March 5!
Students will read Act 4 on Tuesday and complete
Classwork # 4 on page 1086 due in class on Tuesday March 6
Students will Read Act 5 and do
Classwork # 5 Due on Thurs. March 8 in class.
HW # 6 Acts 4 & 5 Selection Test Due on Thursday March 8.
Students will complete Reading Romeo and Juliet.
The overall Romeo and Juliet test will be on Friday March 9.
Also Lists 11 & 12 Test is on Friday March 9.
List 11:
1. Bland: (adj) pleasant in manner, smooth; not irritating or stimulating; soothing; exhibiting no embarrassment or concern; dull and insipid; having little or no distinctive flavor:
2. Chronic: (adj) of long duration; continuing; lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence; subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time.
3. Contemptible (adj) deserving of contempt; despicable; hateful.
4. Diligent: (adj) marked by persevering, painstaking effort; hardworking.
5. Ideally: (adv) in conformity with an ideal; perfectly; in theory or imagination; theoretically.
6. Impertinent: (adj) exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold; not pertinent; irrelevant.
7. Incomprehensible: (adj) difficult or impossible to understand; unintelligible; impossible to know or fathom.
8. Malicious: (adj) having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful.
9. Obtuse: (adj) lacking quickness of perception or intellect; characterized by a lack of intelligence or sensitivity; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form; blunt; having an obtuse angle.
10. Pessimistic: (adj) expecting things to turn out badly; gloomy.
List 12:
1. Abhor: (v) to regard with horror or loathing; detest.
2. Congeniality: (n) compatibility; friendliness; agreeableness; pleasantness.
3. Cynic: (n) a person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness; a person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative.
4. Dupe: (v) to deceive someone. (n) an easily deceived person; a person who functions as the tool of another person or power.
5. Extrovert: (n) an extroverted person; a person who is outgoing and interested in others.
6. Gaudy: (adj) showy in a tasteless or vulgar way.
7. Intimate: (adj) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; relating to or indicative of one’s deepest nature; essential; innermost; marked by informality and privacy; very personal; private; of or involved in a sexual relationship. (n) a close friend or confidant. (v) to make known subtly or indirectly; hint; to announce, proclaim.
8. Jovial: (adj) marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
9. Quota: (n) a proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; allotment; a production assignment; a number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit; a number or percentage, especially of people, constituting a required or targeted minimum.
10. Tycoon: (n) a wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; a magnate.
WEEK 8
March 19-23
This week students will study the author MAYA ANGELOU
They will read about her life and legacy (pages 476-479)
They will read an excerpt from her autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings page 480
Students will read a poem by Maya called Caged Bird on page 488
HW # 7 Due Friday March 23 pages 490 and 491
Selection test on I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings page 480 also Friday March 23.
Writing: Essay # 3 due on Wednesday March 21
List 13:
1. Acknowledge: (v) to admit the existence, reality, or truth of; to recognize as being valid or having force or power; to express recognition of; to express gratitude or thanks for; to report the receipt of.
2. Adversary: (n) an opponent, an enemy.
3. Elude: (v) to evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill; to escape the understanding or grasp of.
4. Exploit: (v) to employ to the greatest possible advantage; to make use of selfishly or unethically. (n) an act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
5. Homage: (n) ceremonial acknowledgement by a vassal of allegiance to a feudal lord; special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly.
6. Implement: (n) a tool or instrument used in doing work; a means of achieving an end; an agent or instrument. (v) to put into practical effect; carry out; to supply with implements.
7. Metamorphosis (n) a transformation, as by magic or sorcery; a marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage.
8. Precedent: (n) an act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances; a judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases; custom arising from long practice.
9. Surmount: (v) to overcome (an obstacle, for example); to conquer; to ascend to the top of; to climb; to place something above; to be above or on top of.
10. Wrangle: (v) to quarrel angrily or noisily; to bicker; to herd horses or other livestock. (n) an angry, noisy argument or dispute.
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List 14:
1. Addicted: (v) became physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance; occupied or involved (oneself) habitually or compulsively. (adj) given up to a habit or compulsion.
2. Defraud: (v) to take something by fraud; to swindle; to take away or deprive of a right or property by deceit.
3. Evict: (v) to put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; to expel, force out.
4. Formidable: (adj) arousing fear, dread, or alarm; inspiring awe, wonder, or admiration; difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat.
5. Illiterate: (adj) unable to read or write; having little or no formal education; violating prescribed standards of speech or writing; ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge. (n) one who is unable to read or write.
6. Incompatible: (adj) incapable of associating or blending or of being associated or blended because of disharmony, incongruity, or antagonism; impossible to be held simultaneously by one person; that cannot be simultaneously true; mutually exclusive. (n) one that is incompatible.
7. Lax: (adj) lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness; not taut, firm, or compact; loose and not easily retrained or controlled.
8. Ostracize: (v) to exclude from a group; to banish.
9. Solvent: (adj) capable of meeting financial obligations; capable of dissolving another substance. (n) a substance in which another substance is dissolved, forming a solution.
10. Subsequent: (adj) following in time or order; succeeding.
WEEK 9
March 26 - 30
No school for students Friday March 30
EXAM WEEK! Students will practice all the vocabulary and grammar learned learned for the MIDTERM.
EXAMS will be on Wednesday and Thursday.
3rd Quarter Exams (Early Release)
Period 1 Exam 7:40-9:35
Period 2 Exam 9:41-11:40
3rd Quarter Exams (Early Release)
Period 3 Exam 7:40-9:48
Period 4 Exam 9:54-12:10
Practice for English I examination next week: Parts of Speech
PLAN # 6 - Should teachers be barred from any student interaction through popular social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook?
End of 3rd Quarter
WEEK 10
April 2 - 6
No School April 6 - Good Friday
Continue with Author Study Featuring Maya Angelou:
Reading: Students will read Maya Angelou's essay about her grandmother's determination -- "New Directions" Page 494 -- CW # 5 page 498 questions 2, 4, 5 due in class NO EXCEPTION! If not done in class must do questions 1-8.
Study: "New Directions" Selection Tests on Thursday April 5
No School Friday - Teacher Planning Day
Writing Wednesday: PLAN # 7
Prompt: All field trips have been cancelled in your school. The principal felt students needed more time in their classrooms working on sujbect matter. Think about the educational benefits of having more class time in a subject matter. Think about the educational benefits of going on field trips. Now write to convince your reader that either field trips of additional class time would me more beneficial to students.
List 15:
1. Apathy: (n) lack of interest or concern, especially in matters of general importance or appeal; indifference; lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
2. Cascade: (v) to fall or cause to fall in or on as if in a cascade. (n) a waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks; something, such as lace, thought to resemble a cascade; a succession of stages, processes, or units.
3. Induction: (n) a ceremony or formal act by which a person is inducted into office; the generation of electromotive force in a closed circuit by a varying magnetic flux through the circuit; the process of deriving general principles from particular facts or instances; a conclusion reached by this process.
4. Inverse: (adj) reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down.
5. Jaunt: (n) a short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing. (v) to make a short journey.
6. Nauseate: (v) to feel or cause to feel nausea; to make sick or queasy; to feel or cause to feel loathing or disgust.
7. Pungent: (adj) affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation; penetrating, biting, or caustic; to the point; sharp.
8. Ravenous: (adj) extremely hungry; predatory; greedy for gratification.
9. Repast: (n) a meal or the food eaten or served at a meal. (v) to eat or feast.
10. Tantalizing: (v) exciting (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. (adj) tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach.
List 16:
1. Animated: (adj) having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit; lively; made in the form of an animated cartoon. (v) given life to; filled with life; filled with spirit, courage, or resolution; inspired to action; imparted motion or activity to; made, designed, or produced so as to create the illusion or motion.
2. Benign: (adj) of a kind or gentle disposition; showing gentleness and mildness; tending to exert a beneficial influence; favorable; harmless; not recurrent, progressive, or malignant.
3. Buoyant: (adj) having or marked by buoyancy or the capacity to remain afloat; lighthearted; to bounce back after a reverse or setback.
4. Congruent: (adj) in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly when superimposed.
5. Incandescent: (adj) emitting visible light as a result of being heated; shining brilliantly; very bright; characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance.
6. Incessant: (adj) continuing without interruption; unceasing; never stopping.
7. Invigorating: (v) imparting vigor, strength, or vitality to; animating. (adj) enlivening; filling with energy.
8. Murky: (adj) dark, dim, or gloomy; heavy and thick with smoke, mist, or fog; hazy; darkened or clouded with sediment; lacking clarity or distinctiveness; cloudy or obscure.
9. Opaque: (adj) impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent; not reflecting light; so obscure as to be unintelligible; obtuse of mind, dense. (n) something that is opaque.
10. Oppressive (adj) difficult to bear; burdensome; exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical; weighing heavily on the senses or spirit.
WEEK 11
April 9 - 13
Read: Monday: Encounter with MLK page 500. Do questions 1, 2 and 6 in class on Monday (CW # 6)
Tuesday: Read Getting a Job by Maya Angelou and complete handout given in class.
Handout (Selection Test for Getting a Job) - Open Book, but graded. Make sure you turn it in.
This will be counted as a HW grade
Writing Wednesday. Essay #4 Prompt:Choose between PLAN # 6 or PLAN # 7
Thursday: Reading: The Pricess and the Tin Box - Pages 192-193
Complete PLOT chart in the composition book (Thursday)
Friday: List 17 test and Project#2 is due (Illustration and Caption of a scene from "New Directions" )
List 17:
1. Abrasive: (adj.) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding. Tending to rub or graze the skin. Rough to the ear; harsh.
2. Denote: (v) be a sign of; indicate
3. Hindrance: (n) a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone
4. Irreducible: (adj.) not able to be reduced or simplified
5. Necessitate: (v) make (something) necessary as a result or consequence. [trans.] force or compel (someone) to do something
6. Passive: (adj) accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
7. Reconcile: (v) restore friendly relations. Cause to coexist in harmony; make or show to be compatible. Settle
8. Somber: (adj) dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy. Oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave
9. Turbulent: (adj.) characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not controlled or calm. (of air or water) moving unsteadily or violently.
10. Ultimate: (adj.) being or happening at the end of a process; final. Being the best or most extreme example of its kind. (n) (the ultimate) the best achievable or imaginable of its kind
WEEK 12
April 16 - 20
Students will read: The Necklace pages 26 - 34
Complete Necklace questions on page 35 and 36 (vocab in action) This is HW # 8 and it's due on Friday
Also, Friday: Lists 18 & 19 Vocab Quiz and The Necklace Selection Test
Grammar # 7 is also due if you were absent!
List 18:
1. Adage: (n) a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
2. Allusion: (n) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
3. Cadence: (n) a modulation or inflection of the voice; a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
4. Fallacy: (n) a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument
5. Figurative: (adj) departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
6. Intensive: (adj) concentrated on a single area or subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.
7. Metaphor: (n) a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract
8. Potency: (n) 1. power or influence. 2. a male's ability to achieve an erection or to reach orgasm.
9. Rapture: (n) a feeling of intense pleasure or joy. (verb) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the second coming of Christ.
10. Simile: (n) a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox)
List 19:
1. Encore: (n) a repeated or additional performance of an item at the end of a concert, as called for by an audience
2. Intonation: (n) the rise and fall of the voice in speaking. Accuracy of pitch in playing or singing.
3. Inventory: (n) a complete list of items such as property, goods in stock, or the contents of a building.
4. Oratory: (n) a small chapel, esp. for private worship.
5. Ovation: (n) a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, esp. by means of applause.
6. Patio: (n) a paved outdoor area adjoining a house.
7. Replica: (n) an exact copy or model of something, esp. one on a smaller scale. A duplicate of an original artistic work.
8. Rostrum: (n) 1. a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra. 2. A beaklike projection, esp. a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean.
9. Soliloquy: (n) an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, esp. by a character in a play.
10. Tripod: (n) a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.
WEEK 13
April 23 - 27
Students will read "The Most Dangerous Game" pages 39 - 57
HW # 9 Page 58 Questions 3, 5, 6 and Vocabulary in Action A & B page 59 Due Thursday April 26
Lists 20 & 21 Vocabulary Quiz # 12 Test on Friday
The Most Dangerous Game Selection Test on Thursday April 26
Wednesday Writing: Re-write Essay #4 - Revision
Students will be given the promt for the essay of a novel they must read: Life as We Knew It.
See prompt: WEEK 14
List 20:
1. Bisect: (v) divide into two parts
2. Discretion: (n) 1. the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information. 2. the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation.
3. Hectic: (adj.) 1. full of incessant or frantic activity. 2. relating to, affected by, or denoting a regularly recurrent fever typically accompanying tuberculosis, with flushed cheeks and hot, dry skin.
4. Inaudible: (adj.) not audible; incapable of being heard.
5. Lavish: (adj.) sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. (verb) bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities upon. cover something thickly or liberally with (i.e. she lavished our son with kisses).
6. Mimic: (v) imitate (someone or their actions or words), typically in order to entertain or ridicule. (n) a person skilled in imitating the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others in an entertaining way.
7. Nominal: (adj.) 1. of, relating to, or consisting of names. 2. very small; far below the real value or cost. 3. stated or expressed but not necessarily corresponding exactly to the real value.
8. Orthodox: (adj.) 1. conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved. 2. not independent-minded; 3. conventional and unoriginal. 4. (of a thing) of the ordinary or usual type; normal
9. Panorama: (n) an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer
10. Resourceful: (adj.) having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.
List 21:
1. Assassin: (n) a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons.
2. Asterisk: (n) a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter.
3. Bibliography: (n) ( pl. -phies) a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work, usually printed as an appendix.
4. Brochure: (n) a small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service.
5. Fatality: (n) an occurrence of death by accident, in war, or from disease.
6. Hygiene: (n) conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, esp. through cleanliness.
7. Jurisdiction: (n) the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
8. Perspective: (n) a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
9. Recession: (n) a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.
10. Statute: (n) a written law passed by a legislative body.
WEEK 14
April 30 - May 4
Promt for the essay of a novel they must read: Life as We Knew It: In a well written and typed essay, explain how the main character of the story jeopardizes her own chances of survival in order to help another being. Who does she help and why? If helping someone else would dramatically decrease or lessen your chances of survival, would you do it? why or why not? This essay must be typed in TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 PT. FONT and double-spaced. Students who fail at this, will have their grade discounted by 20%. This is DUE MAY 21 and there are ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS!
Monday: Project # 3: Group project: Due on Monday April 30! No group projects will be accepted after May 1!
Reading: Tuesday: The Cask of Amontillado pages 207 - 214;
HW # 10 Due on Thurs. May 3 page 216 questions 1, 3, 4, 6 and Exercise page 219 (vocabulary for The Cask of Amontillado).
Reading: Thursday: Annabel Lee and Bells Pages 198-203 DO: CW # 7 Thursday May 3 in CLASS Page 204 questions 1 & 7
Literary Terms: Characters: Protagonist, Antagonist, Static Character and Dynamic Character
FRIDAY May 4: Lists 22 & 24 Vocabulary Test. The Cask of Amontillado Selection Test
ESSAY # 5 Comparison Essay - Which author is more successful at telling their revenge story? Write a well elaborated 5 paregraph essay comparing and contrasting the success of revenge stories: "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Utterly Perfect Murder". Pay careful attention to: characters' parsonalities, setting, motivation, execution, outcome and effectiveness.
List 22:
1. Bilingual: (adj) (of a person) speaking two languages fluently; • (of a text or an activity) written or conducted in two languages; • (of a country, city, or other community) using two languages
2. Biographical: (adj.) an account of someone's life written by someone else. • writing of such a type as a branch of literature.• a human life in its course.
3. Chronological: (adj.) relating to the establishment of dates and time sequences
4. Deficient: (adj.) not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient; insufficient or inadequate; offensive having a mental handicap.
5. Denounce: (v) publicly declare to be wrong or evil; • inform against
6. Dissuade: (v) persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action
7. Fluent: (adj.) (of a person) able to express oneself easily and articulately; able to speak or write a particular foreign language easily and accurately; able to flow freely; fluid
8. Galvanize: (v) shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action; coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc.
9. Infamous: (adj.) well known for some bad quality or deed; wicked; abominable.
10. Satirical: (adj.) containing or using satire; sarcastic, critical, and mocking another's weaknesses.
List 23:
1. Accessible: (adj.)(of a place) able to be reached or entered :. (of an object, service, or facility) able to be easily obtained or used : making learning opportunities more accessible to adults. • easily understood : his Latin grammar is lucid and accessible.• able to be reached or entered by people in wheelchairs : it provides specialized features such as nonslip floors and accessible entrances. (of a person, typically one in a position of authority or importance) friendly and easy to talk to;
2. Applicable: (adj) relevant or appropriate
3. Immaterial: (adj) unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant.
4. Inconvenient: (adj.) causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort
5. Optimistic: (adj.) hopeful and confident about the future
6. Perceptible: (adj) (esp. of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed
7. Ponderous: (adj) slow and clumsy because of great weight; dull, laborious, or excessively solemn
8. Premature: (adj.) occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early; • (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation, esp. three or more weeks before.
9. Tentative: (adj) not certain or fixed; provisional : a tentative conclusion. • done without confidence; hesitant
Trivial: (adj.) of little value or importance; frivolous; • (of a person) concerned only with trifling or unimportant things
WEEK 15
May 7 - 11
Essay # 5 is due today!
Comparison Essay - Which author is more successful at telling their revenge story? Write a well elaborated 5 paregraph essay comparing and contrasting the success of revenge stories: "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Utterly Perfect Murder". Pay careful attention to: characters' parsonalities, setting, motivation, execution, outcome and effectiveness.
Reading: The Gift of Magi pages 151-158 M
On Wednesday May 9 there will be a Selection Test for The Gift of Magi (open book)
HW# 11 due May 11 - Friday Pages 159 questions 1-8 and 160 Vocabulary in Action 1-10. 90 pts.
Friday May 11:Short Stories Test 1. The Necklace, 2. The Most Dangerous Game 3. The Cask of Amontillado 4. The Pricess and the Tin Box 5. The Gift of Magi -- Poems: Annabel Lee and The Bells
List 24
1. Acclaim: (v) praise enthusiastically and publicly
2. Affected: (adj) have an effect on; make a difference to; touch the feelings of (someone); move emotionally.
3. Circumscribe (v) restrict (something) within limits
4. Clamber (v) climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet
5. Incalculable: (adj.) too great to be calculated or estimated; not able to be calculated; • (of a person or their character) unpredictable
6. Influential: (adj.) having great influence on someone or something
7. Perennial: (adj) lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring
8. Poach: (v) cook (an egg), without its shell, in or over boiling water; illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own, or in contravention of official protection.
9. Priority: (n) a thing that is regarded as more important than another
10. Prominence: (n) the state of being important or famous; the fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable; a thing that projects from something, esp. a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body
WEEK 16
May 14 - 18
Begin Sandra Cisneros Author Study
WEEK 16
May 14 - 18
Begin Sandra Cisneros Author Study
Monday: Author Study III - Sandra Cisneros Pages 691-693
Tuesday: Students will read: Sandra Cisneros - "Only Daughter" Pages 694-697 and "Cloud" page 698
HW # 12- Due no later than Friday May 18 - Page 699 and 700 (Vocabulary in Action)
Wednesday: Students Read from The House on Mango Street pages 701-707
Students will then complete the Selection Test for The House on Mango Street (open book)
Thursday: Students will read On Writing The House on Mango Street (Essay) Pages 711-716 Complete Page 717
TESTS:
Friday May 18 Selection Test for "Only Daughter" (Pages 694-697)
TESTS:
Friday May 18 Selection Test for "Only Daughter" (Pages 694-697)
WEEK 17
May 21 - 25
No School for students on Friday May 25
Teacher Planning Day
Final Project - The Ultimate Gift
Objective: Students will connect 12 Gifts with all the works of literature they have read so far.
Students will first list all the stories they have read
Students will then watch a film and identify the 12 gifts
Students will subsequently connect how each gift connects to a piece of literature they read
Students cannot use the chosen literature more than once
Students will illustrate and present their project
WEEK 18
May 28 - June 1
May 28 No School Memorial Day