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April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
Novel, "The Examination":
Read pp. 197-209
Spelling and Vocabulary:
Alphetebize, syllables, parts of speech, accent marks, and sentences are due Wednesday, 4/28.
Words written three times paper is due Friday, 4/30.
Test is on Friday, 4/30.
Spelling/Vocabulary
1. captivity -the state of being captive (some birds thrive in captivity)
2. contemplate -to view or consider with continued attention: meditate on (contemplate the vastness of the universe); to view as contingent or probable or as an end or intention (contemplate marriage)
3. woebegone -strongly affected with woe (woeful); exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery (a woebegone expression); being in a sorry state (woebegone tattered clothes)
4. pervasive -pervading or tending to pervade, to become diffused throughout every part of, (a pervasive odor)
5. contraption -perhaps blend of contrivance, trap, and invention (device) (gadget)
6. inconspicuous -not readily noticeable
7. profusion -lavish expenditure; (extravagance)
8. recapture -the act of retaking; an instance of being taken again
9. pompous -excessively elevated or ornate (pompous rhetoric); having or exhibiting self-importance (arrogant) (a pompous politician)
10. resolute -marked by firm determination (resolved) (a resolute character) (bold) (steady)
11. surly -menacing or threatening in appearance (surly weather)
12. grim -fierce in disposition or action (savage); stern or forbidding in action or appearance (a grim taskmaster) (somber) (gloomy)
13. bloated - being much larger than what is warranted (a bloated estimate) (inflated); obnoxiously vain (a bloated ego)
14. lurch -to roll or tip abruptly (pitch); to move with a lurch (suddenly lurched forward); (stagger)
15. mass -to assemble in a mass (three thousand students had massed in the plaza)
Newspaper Article Review:
Read and review newspaper articles; write a review 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 26, 2010 04:04 PM