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April 12, 2010
April 12, 2010
History:
Read 17.2; complete 17.2 in Interactive Notebook by 4/13.
Novel, "The Examination":
Write 1-2 paragraphs about Part One as a review for test tomorrow, 4/13.
Spelling and Vocabulary:
*Alphetebize, syllables, parts of speech, accent marks, and sentences are due Wednesday, 4/14.
Words written three times paper is due Friday, 4/16.
Test is on Friday, 4/16.
Vocabulary and Spelling
1. invoke -to petition for help or support; to appeal to or cite as authority
2. harboring -giving shelter or refuge to; being the home or habitat of (the ledges are still harboring rattlesnakes)
3. haste -rapidity of motion; rash or headlong action
4. vigilant -alertly watchful especially to avoid danger; watchful
5. granaries -storehouses for threshed grain; regions producing grain in abundance; chief sources or storehouses
6. coping -the covering course of a wall usually with a sloping top
7. decisive-having the power or quality of deciding (a decisive battle); resolute; determined
8. sinuous -of a serpentine or wavy form; winding; marked by strong lithe movements; intricate; complex
9. kerchief -a square of cloth used as a head covering or worn as a scarf around the neck (handkerchief)
10. roil -to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of; to stir up: disturb; disorder; rile; to move turbulently : be in a state of turbulence or agitation (conflicting emotions roiling inside her)
11. skein -a loosely coiled length of yarn or thread wound on a reel
12. commemoration -the act of commemorating; commemorate: to call to remembrance; to mark by some ceremony or observation
13. overwhelm -to cover over completely; submerge; to overcome by superior force or numbers; to overpower in thought or feeling
14. passage -a way of exit or entrance : a road, path, channel, or course by which something passes; the action or process of passing from one place, condition, or stage to another (death); something that takes place between two persons mutually; a specific act of traveling or passing especially by sea or air
15. comply -to conform, submit, or adapt (as to a regulation or to another's wishes)
*Newspaper Article Review:
Read and review newspaper articles; write a review with a focus on brothers for 5 points due weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
List the author, audience, location, as well as illustration and caption, if any.
Diagram one compound sentence.
Summarize the article (this can be one or more sentences.)
Write a letter to the editor, with your positive or negative review.
Be ready to discuss your article in class.
Extra Credit:
(See 3/24 for details.)
Posted by ValerieC at April 12, 2010 03:47 PM