Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Literature:
Please answer the following questions about Hawthorne's " Dr. Heidegger's Experiment".
   1. Do you think that the author is saying that people are foolish because they are young?
   2. What are some characteristics of youth?            (not physical)
       What are some characteristics of being older? ( not physical) 
  3.  Do you believe that the characters really changes physically? Does it matter?

  The rough draft of your original story is due on Monday, February 6.
  The final draft is due on the 13th.

Vocabulary quiz on Thursday. Words were posted last Thursday.

History:  Read pages 665-685 in Chapter 22 of Spielvogel.

Friday World History and Lit

Vocabulary:


1. misogamy: hatred of marriage
2. morose: gloomy
3. novice: a beginner
4. ocular: pertaining to the eye
5. pallid: a pale appearance
6. parley: to converse
7. patter: to mumble something over and over
8. pious: religious
9. qualm: a fit of nausea
10. ravine: a deep gorge or hollow

History: Be familiar with the end of Chapter 18 of Spielvogel.
              Read pages 541-561 in Chapter 19 of Spielvogel.


Literature: Obtain the book Air Raid- Pearl Harbor by Theodore Taylor.
                  Do two hours of research for your Hitler/ Stalin paper.

Please make sure that you get your grade reports to your moms.

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Field trip to Charleston!!
Meet at the Fowlers at 2 P.M. on Sunday.
We will return around 9.
You will need around $15.00 for gas and supper.

 Vocabulary words for Thursday:

1. misogamy: hatred of marriage
2. morose: gloomy
3. novice: beginner
4. ocular: pertaining to the eye
5. pallid: pale in appearance
6. parley: to converse
7. patter: to mumble something over and over
8. pious: religious
9. qualm: a fit of nausea
10. ravine: a deep gorge pr hollow

Please bring Hawthorne's Haunting Tales to class.
Come with written ideas about your original short story.

Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Literature

Vocabulary:


1. misogamy: hatred of marriage
2. morose: gloomy
3. novice: beginner
4. ocular: pertaining to the eye
5. pallid: a pale appearance
6. parley: to converse
7. patter: to mumble something over and over
8. pious: religious
9. qualm: a fit of nausea
10.ravine: a deep gorge or hollow


Literature: Read the Short story " The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson online.
                  Finish The Scarlet Pimpernel.
                  Bring ideas for your original short story to class.


Please make sure that you have Haunting Tales by Hawthorne.

Wednesday 9:15 World Literature

Vocabulary:

1. misogamy: hated of marriage
2. morose: gloomy
3. novice: beginner
4. ocular: pertaining to the eye
5. pallid: a pale appearance
6. parley: to converse
7. patter: to mumble something over and over
8. pious: religious
9. qualm: a fit of nausea
10. ravine: a deep gorge or hollow

Literature: Begin to narrow a subject for your Stalin/ Hitler paper
                  Commit to two hours of research and notes.
Bring Air Raid/ Pearl Harbor by Theodore Taylor to class.

Please remember to give your mothers the grade reports.

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

History: Test on Chapters 20 and 21 of Spielvogel.
Literature: Quiz on The Scarlet Pimpernel.
                  Please begin notes and thoughts on your original work of fiction.
                  Locate your copy of Haunting Tales by Hawthorne.

Field trip to Charleston on Sunday, Jan. 29th.
We will leave my house at 2 p.m.
We will miss you Tucker!

Friday Girls

Vocabulary:

1. umbrage: a sense of injury
2. unction: anointing ( with oil)
3. unyoke: to separate
4. usurp: to take possession by force
5. urchin: roguish mischievous boy (girl)
6. urban: pertaining to a city
7. Unitarian: rejecting the Trinity
8. upbraid: reproach as deserving blame
9. utility: fitness for a practical purpose
10. uproot: to eradicate


History: Test on Chapters 17 and 18 of Spielvogel.
              Use your study sheets.

Literature: Read the remainder of Hitler by Marrin.
                   Begin to consider topics for your paper.

Monday/ Thursday Western CIv and Lit

Literature: Review The Scarlet Pimpernel for a comprehension quiz.
                   Make notes for your original short story.
                   Please make sure that you have Haunting Tales by Hawthorne.

History: Complete study sheet for Chapter 21 of Spielvogel.


Field trip: January 29th.

Wednesday 1:15 Literature

Vocabulary:


1. umbrage: a sense of injury
2. unction: art of anointing as with oil
3. unyoke: to separate
4. usurp: to take possession by force
5. urchin: a roguish. mischievous boy ( or girl)
6. urban: pertaining to a city
7. Unitarian: religious body rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity
8. upbraid: reproach as deserving blame
9. utility: fitness for a practical purpose
10. uproot: to eradicate

Literature: Read Chapters 14-23 in The Scarlet Pimpernel.

9:45 Wednesday World History

Vocabulary:


1. umbrage: a sense of injury
2. unction: art of anointing as with oil
3. unyoke: to separate
4. usurp: to take possession by force
5. urchin: a roguish, mischievous boy ( or girl)
6. urban: pertaining to a city
7. Unitarian: religious body rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity
8. upbraid: reproach as deserving blame
9. utility: fitness for a practical purpose
10. uproot: to eradicate


Literature:  Finish reading Hitler by Albert Marrin.

Monday/THursday Western Civ and Lit

Literature: Finish The Scarlet Pimpernel.
History: Prepare your answer for your individual focus question for Chapter 21 of Spielvogel.


Tori, we missed you today. Your question is question 2 on page 632.

Friday Girls

Vocabulary:
1. virile: masculine
2. vie: to contend
3. visage: the face, countenance or look of someone
4. vista: view or prospect
5. vacillate: to waiver
6. vendition: the act of selling
7. venial: to be pardoned or forgiven
8. vernacular: language one's own country
9. volition: act of the exercise of the will
10. votive: dedicated with a vow

Literature: Read to page 138 in Hitler by Albert Marrin.


History: Read the remainder of Chapter 18 in Spielvogel.

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Vocabulary: EXAM

Literature: Read Chapters 18-23  of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

History: Read the remainder of Chapter 21 in Spielvogel.

 Field trip to Charleston on Sunday, Jan. 29th!!!!!!

Wednesday Western Civ LIt

Read Chapters 4-13 in The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Vocabulary Quiz.


1. virile: masculine
2. vie: to contend
3. visage: the face, countenance, or look of a person
4. vista: a view or prospect
5. vacillate: to waiver
6. vendition: the art of selling
7. venial: that may be pardoned or forgiven
8. vernacular: language of one's country
9. volition: act or exercise of the will
10. votive: dedicated with a vow

Wednesday 9:45 World Lit

Vocabulary Quiz
Read to page 138 in Hitler by Albert Marrin.

1. virile: masculine
2. vie: to contend
3. visage: the face, countenance or look of a person
4. vista: a view or prospect
5. vacillate: to waiver
6. vendition: the act of selling
7. venial: that may be pardoned or forgiven
8. vernacular: language of one's country
9. volition: act or exercise of the will
10. votive: dedicated by a vow

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

There will be a vocabulary exam next Monday, January 16.

 Literature: Read Chapters 13-17 of The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Western Civ: Read pages 632-646 of Spielvogel.

Please make sure that your study guide of Chapter 20 is complete.

Reserve the 29th!!!

Friday World History and Lit

Vocabulary:
1. zephyr- soft, gentle wind
2. zenith- culminating point
3. zealot- one who espouses a cause
4. yearling- young animal past its first year
5. wry- deviating from what is proper or right
6. writhe- twist the face, body, or limbs in distress
7. wreak- to inflict as punishment
8. wrangle- to maintain by noisy argument
9. wizen-faced- having a shriveled face
10. wittingly- with knowledge and by design

History: Read pages 495-500 in Chapter 17 of Spielvogel. Make 10 bullet points.
              Read pages 512-522 in Chapter 18 of Spielvogel.


Literature: Correct paper on Escape from Warsaw and begin reading Hitler by Albert Marrin ( to page 32).
         

Monday Thursday Western CIv and Lit

Begin to study for vocab exam on January 16.
Reserve January 29th for the Charleston trip. We will leave Beaufort around 2 p.m.

Read Chapters 4-12 in The Scarlet Pimpernel. I will post some vocabulary words a little later.
Read the remainder of Chapter 20 in Spielvogel.


I will see you on Monday. God bless!!!

Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Lit

Vocabulary:

1. zephyr- a soft, gentle wind
2. zenith- the culminating point of greatness
3. zealot- on who espouses a cause
4. yearling- young animal past its first year
5. wry- deviating from that which is proper or right
6. writhe- to twist the body, face, or limbs in distress
7. wreak- to inflict ( as revenge or punishment)
8. wrangle- to maintain by noisy argument
9. wizen-faced- having a shriveled face
10. wittingly- with knowledge and by design

Read Chapters 1-3 in The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orezy

Make corrections on the Tartuffe paper.
Please use the Purdue OWL website for MLA help.

Choose from one of the following topics from Persuasion by Jane Austen:

1. Discuss the importance of words in Persuasion. These can be spoken words, letters or books. Use examples form the test and MLA format.

2. Discuss the irony in Persuasion. Use specific examples from the book.

3. Discuss Austen's examples and views of gender roles in the time period as seen through Persuasion.
    Give specific examples from the book.

Wednesday World Lit

Vocabulary:


1. zephyr- any soft, gentle wind
2. zenith- the culminating point of greatness
3. zealot- one who espouses a cause
4. yearling- young animal past its first year
5. wry- deviating from what is proper or right
6. writhe- to twist the body, face, or limbs in distress
7. wreak- to inflict ( as revenge or punishment)
8. wrangle- to maintain by noisy argument
9. wizen-faced- having a shriveled face
10. wittingly- with knowledge and by design

Write the final draft of your paper on Escape from Warsaw.
Please go to the Purdue OWL website for MLA help.

Read to page 32 in Hitler by Albert Marrin.
If you read on please create a timeline.

Nice to see you all back!!!

Monday/Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Thank you Angel and Tori for joining me this morning. I missed the rest of you. Your assignments are as follows:

Literature: Read Chapters 1-3 of The Scarlet Pimpernel 
History: Read pages 604-618 of Spielvogel 
If you have not turned in the history test, please make sure that I have that in my hand on Thursday!!


Define the following:
 1. Anathema
 2. Bohemia
 3. Cavalier
 4. Dastardly
 5. Enigmatic
 6. Factotum
 7. Guillotine
 8. Haggard
 9. Histrionic
10. Aristocrat

Please reserve Sunday, January 29, for a small trip to Charleston. I am working on the agenda.