Vocabulary:
Greek:
1. schole: leisure, free time
2. iatros: doctor. physician
3. holos: whole, entire, complete
4. rhinos: snout, nose
5. derma: skin, hide, shell
Latin:
1, ludo, lusus: play, mock
2. medicus: physician
3. sanus: healthy. not diseased
4. cornu: horn
5. cutis: skin, hide
Literature: Work on your original story. Have your rough draft ready next week.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrim's Progress.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Thursday morning
Vocabulary:
1. abdicate: to cast off or relinquish
2. affable: friendly; outgoing disposition
3. burgeon: grow and flourish
4. chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
5. confide: reveal in private
6. distend: swell from internal pressure
7. gregarious: enjoying the company of others
8. husbandry: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
9. hybrid: mixed offspring
10. incite: to provoke
Literature: Read Chapters 20-23 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Write the rough draft of your story.
US History: Projects are due November 19.
Test on Chapters 5 and 6.
1. abdicate: to cast off or relinquish
2. affable: friendly; outgoing disposition
3. burgeon: grow and flourish
4. chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
5. confide: reveal in private
6. distend: swell from internal pressure
7. gregarious: enjoying the company of others
8. husbandry: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
9. hybrid: mixed offspring
10. incite: to provoke
Literature: Read Chapters 20-23 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Write the rough draft of your story.
US History: Projects are due November 19.
Test on Chapters 5 and 6.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Wednesday girls
Vocabulary:
Greek:
1. schole: leisure, free time
2. iatros: doctor, physician
3. holos: whole, entire, complete
4. rhinos: nose, snout
5. derma: skin, hide, shell
Latin:
1. ludo, lusus: play mock
2. medicus: physician
3. sanus: healthy, not diseased
4. cornu: horn
5. cutis: skin, hide
Literature:
Read " The Lady or the Tiger"
Compete the rough draft of your original story.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrim's Progress.
Please remember to hand your grade reports to your mom.
Socks for Romania-- Our Christmas project!!!
Greek:
1. schole: leisure, free time
2. iatros: doctor, physician
3. holos: whole, entire, complete
4. rhinos: nose, snout
5. derma: skin, hide, shell
Latin:
1. ludo, lusus: play mock
2. medicus: physician
3. sanus: healthy, not diseased
4. cornu: horn
5. cutis: skin, hide
Literature:
Read " The Lady or the Tiger"
Compete the rough draft of your original story.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrim's Progress.
Please remember to hand your grade reports to your mom.
Socks for Romania-- Our Christmas project!!!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Tuesday morning
Vocabulary: Quiz next week.
1. abdicate: to cast off or relinquish.
Prince Albert decided to abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.
2. affable: friendly: outgoing disposition.
Her affable personality helped her be a better salesperson.
3. burgeon: grow and flourish
The fertilizer caused the plants to burgeon.
4. chagrin: strong feeling of embarrassment
Much to his chagrin, he forgot his lines in the play.
5. confide: reveal in private.
The young wife would only confide in her husband.
6. distend: swell from internal pressure.
His abdomen began to distend after his surgery.
7. gregarious: enjoying of other's company
The gregarious young man was always in the student center.
8. husbandry: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock.
You can study animal husbandry at Clemson.
9. hybrid: mixed offspring.
The hybrid flowers were beautiful.
10. incite: to provoke
The patriots used propaganda to incite the citizens.
Literature:
Read Chapters 20-23 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Work on your original work of fiction. You need something on paper this week.
US History: Test next week on Chapters 5 and 6. Use your study sheet!
History project are due November 17.
1. abdicate: to cast off or relinquish.
Prince Albert decided to abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.
2. affable: friendly: outgoing disposition.
Her affable personality helped her be a better salesperson.
3. burgeon: grow and flourish
The fertilizer caused the plants to burgeon.
4. chagrin: strong feeling of embarrassment
Much to his chagrin, he forgot his lines in the play.
5. confide: reveal in private.
The young wife would only confide in her husband.
6. distend: swell from internal pressure.
His abdomen began to distend after his surgery.
7. gregarious: enjoying of other's company
The gregarious young man was always in the student center.
8. husbandry: the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock.
You can study animal husbandry at Clemson.
9. hybrid: mixed offspring.
The hybrid flowers were beautiful.
10. incite: to provoke
The patriots used propaganda to incite the citizens.
Literature:
Read Chapters 20-23 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Work on your original work of fiction. You need something on paper this week.
US History: Test next week on Chapters 5 and 6. Use your study sheet!
History project are due November 17.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Thursday Afternoon
Vocabulary: Quiz on all 30 Greek and Latin root words. Please make sure you know definitions, derivatives and origins.
Literature: Read "The Lady or the Tiger".
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. You will begin writing the text next week.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrims Progress.
Literature: Read "The Lady or the Tiger".
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. You will begin writing the text next week.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrims Progress.
Thursday morning
Thank you all for your understanding for the cancellation of class. My mom is stable and feeling better.
I want to make sure we do not get behind, so I am going to do my best to pass along all the information you need.
Vocabulary: I have added a sentence to help with the usage of each word.
1. fidelity: the quality of being faithful. The fidelity of the couple aided their successful marriage.
2. frugal: avoiding waste. The frugal young wife was able to build the couple's savings.
3. futile: producing no result or effect. It was futile to try and reason with the toddler.
4. guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone. The villain in the story was full of guile.
5. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration. The author's use of hyperbole made the novel unbelievable.
6. idiosyncratic: peculiar to the individual. The FBI was able to use the idiosyncratic habits of the criminal to identify him.
7. insolent: marked by casual disrespect. Insolent remarks from teenagers are not tolerated in the school.
8. irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove. Evidence that is irrefutable is essential in a court case.
9. jargon: a characteristic language of a particular group. The young people's jargon was hard for others to understand.
10. jocular: with humor/ characterized by jokes and good humor. The jocular personality of the girl made her popular among her friends.
Literature: Read Chapters 15-19 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. Please keep Freytag in mind.
History: Review Chapter 6 and complete study sheet. I am going to email it to each of you.
Projects are due November 19.
I want to make sure we do not get behind, so I am going to do my best to pass along all the information you need.
Vocabulary: I have added a sentence to help with the usage of each word.
1. fidelity: the quality of being faithful. The fidelity of the couple aided their successful marriage.
2. frugal: avoiding waste. The frugal young wife was able to build the couple's savings.
3. futile: producing no result or effect. It was futile to try and reason with the toddler.
4. guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone. The villain in the story was full of guile.
5. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration. The author's use of hyperbole made the novel unbelievable.
6. idiosyncratic: peculiar to the individual. The FBI was able to use the idiosyncratic habits of the criminal to identify him.
7. insolent: marked by casual disrespect. Insolent remarks from teenagers are not tolerated in the school.
8. irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove. Evidence that is irrefutable is essential in a court case.
9. jargon: a characteristic language of a particular group. The young people's jargon was hard for others to understand.
10. jocular: with humor/ characterized by jokes and good humor. The jocular personality of the girl made her popular among her friends.
Literature: Read Chapters 15-19 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. Please keep Freytag in mind.
History: Review Chapter 6 and complete study sheet. I am going to email it to each of you.
Projects are due November 19.
Wednesday morning
Vocabulary: Test on all 30 root words. You must know definitions, derivatives and origins.
Literature: Read "The Rules of the Game".
Develop your outline for your work of fiction. Please come ready to share and for the next step in the process.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrims Progress.
Literature: Read "The Rules of the Game".
Develop your outline for your work of fiction. Please come ready to share and for the next step in the process.
Please make sure you have a copy of Pilgrims Progress.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Tuesday morning
Vocabulary:
1. fidelity: the quality of being faithful. The fidelity of the couple aided their successful marriage.
2. frugal: avoiding waste. The frugal young wife was able to build the couple's savings.
3. futile: producing no result or effect; unproductive of success. It was futile to try and reason with the toddler.
4. guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone. The villain in the story was full of guile.
5. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration. The author's use of hyperbole made the book unbelievable.
6. idiosyncratic: peculiar to the individual. The FBI was able to use the idiosyncratic habits of the criminal to identify him.
7. insolent: marked by casual disrespect. Insolent remarks from teenagers are not tolerated in the school.
8. irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove. Evidence that is irrefutable is essential in a court case.
9. jargon: a characteristic language of a particular group. The young people's jargon was hard for others to understand.
10. jocular: with humor/ characterized by jokes and good humor. The jocular personality of the girl made her popular among her peers.
Literature: Read Chapters 15-19 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. Please keep Freytag in mind.
History: Review Chapter 6 and finish study sheet.
Projects are due November 17!!
1. fidelity: the quality of being faithful. The fidelity of the couple aided their successful marriage.
2. frugal: avoiding waste. The frugal young wife was able to build the couple's savings.
3. futile: producing no result or effect; unproductive of success. It was futile to try and reason with the toddler.
4. guile: the use of tricks to deceive someone. The villain in the story was full of guile.
5. hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration. The author's use of hyperbole made the book unbelievable.
6. idiosyncratic: peculiar to the individual. The FBI was able to use the idiosyncratic habits of the criminal to identify him.
7. insolent: marked by casual disrespect. Insolent remarks from teenagers are not tolerated in the school.
8. irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove. Evidence that is irrefutable is essential in a court case.
9. jargon: a characteristic language of a particular group. The young people's jargon was hard for others to understand.
10. jocular: with humor/ characterized by jokes and good humor. The jocular personality of the girl made her popular among her peers.
Literature: Read Chapters 15-19 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Create a working outline for your work of fiction. Please keep Freytag in mind.
History: Review Chapter 6 and finish study sheet.
Projects are due November 17!!
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: No test next week, but add these following to your review:
Greek:
1. peri: around; perimeter
2. theos: god; theology
3. anthropos: man, mankind; anthropology
4. pais, paidos: child; pediatrician
Latin:
1. deus: god; deity
2. divinis: god-like; divine
3. homo, homonis: man, human being; human
4. vir: man, manly; virtue
5. femina: woman; female
6. infans, infantis: inability to speak; infant
Literature: Begin working on your own character for your work of fiction. Be ready to share.
Read the following short stories:
" The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane
" Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan
Greek:
1. peri: around; perimeter
2. theos: god; theology
3. anthropos: man, mankind; anthropology
4. pais, paidos: child; pediatrician
Latin:
1. deus: god; deity
2. divinis: god-like; divine
3. homo, homonis: man, human being; human
4. vir: man, manly; virtue
5. femina: woman; female
6. infans, infantis: inability to speak; infant
Literature: Begin working on your own character for your work of fiction. Be ready to share.
Read the following short stories:
" The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane
" Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan
Thursday Morning ( Bluffton)
Vocabulary: NO voacbulary this week.
Literature: Read Chapters 8-14 in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Watch for HBS's parallell plots.
Begin to delvelop your own character for your work of fiction.
US History: Read Chapter 6 of BJU US History. Answer all Section Reviw questions.
Project topics are due nest week!!
Literature: Read Chapters 8-14 in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Watch for HBS's parallell plots.
Begin to delvelop your own character for your work of fiction.
US History: Read Chapter 6 of BJU US History. Answer all Section Reviw questions.
Project topics are due nest week!!
Wednesday Girls
Vocabulary: No test this week, but review these words.
Greek:
1. peri: around; perimeter
2. theos: god; theology
3. anthropos: man, mankind; anthropology
4. pais, paidos: child; pediatrician
Latin:
1. deus: god. deity
2. divinis: god-like; divine
3. homo, homonis: man, human; human
4. vir: man, manly; virtue
5. femina: woman; female
6. infans, infantis: inability to speak; infant
Literature: Find and read the following short stories:
1. "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry
2. " The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
3. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane
Begin to develop your own character. Please be ready to share.
Greek:
1. peri: around; perimeter
2. theos: god; theology
3. anthropos: man, mankind; anthropology
4. pais, paidos: child; pediatrician
Latin:
1. deus: god. deity
2. divinis: god-like; divine
3. homo, homonis: man, human; human
4. vir: man, manly; virtue
5. femina: woman; female
6. infans, infantis: inability to speak; infant
Literature: Find and read the following short stories:
1. "Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry
2. " The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
3. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane
Begin to develop your own character. Please be ready to share.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tuesday morning
Vocabulary: No quiz or review this week.
Literature: Read Chapters 8-14 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Begin working on a work of fiction. Please think of a character and be ready to share time, setting and general idea next week. This work will be due at the end of the novel.
History: Read Chapter 6 and answer all Section Review questions. Please be ready for project topics next week.
Literature: Read Chapters 8-14 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Begin working on a work of fiction. Please think of a character and be ready to share time, setting and general idea next week. This work will be due at the end of the novel.
History: Read Chapter 6 and answer all Section Review questions. Please be ready for project topics next week.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
History Projects
2015 History Projects are due on November 17 and 19.
Choose a person, event or other interest from Chapters 1-10 of your text. Conduct 5-6 hours of research and choose one of the following to present your project:
1. Create a timeline using people, dates. and events from Chapters 1-10 of the text. You must have a least 30 entries on your timeline. You will need to be familiar enough with your material to share in class.
2. Prepare a powerpoint presentation on your topic, and using your research be ready to share with the class. You must present at least 20 frames to reflect your work.
3. Create an artistic representation of your topic based on your research. It may be a song, sculpture, painting, drawing or a meal. It should be shared with the class and accompanied by a 500-600 word paper to support your work.
Choose a person, event or other interest from Chapters 1-10 of your text. Conduct 5-6 hours of research and choose one of the following to present your project:
1. Create a timeline using people, dates. and events from Chapters 1-10 of the text. You must have a least 30 entries on your timeline. You will need to be familiar enough with your material to share in class.
2. Prepare a powerpoint presentation on your topic, and using your research be ready to share with the class. You must present at least 20 frames to reflect your work.
3. Create an artistic representation of your topic based on your research. It may be a song, sculpture, painting, drawing or a meal. It should be shared with the class and accompanied by a 500-600 word paper to support your work.
Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: Please continue to review. NO quiz next week.
Latin:
1. omnis: each, every, all; omnioptent
2. ambi: on both sides; ambidextrous
3. malus: bad, ugly, evil; malice
4. e-ex: out of, beyond; exit
5. arcus: bow, arc; archery
6. circum: around about; circumference
Greek:
1. amphi: both; amphibian
2. eu: well, good, pleasant; eulogy
3. archos: chief, principal; archbishop
4. kyklos: ring, circle, wheel; cycle
Literature: Please make corrections on your Jungle Book essay if you have not already done so.
Read the following short stories:
" The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
" The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
" Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry
Please write a couple of sentences in response to each. Bring to class with your poetry responses.
Latin:
1. omnis: each, every, all; omnioptent
2. ambi: on both sides; ambidextrous
3. malus: bad, ugly, evil; malice
4. e-ex: out of, beyond; exit
5. arcus: bow, arc; archery
6. circum: around about; circumference
Greek:
1. amphi: both; amphibian
2. eu: well, good, pleasant; eulogy
3. archos: chief, principal; archbishop
4. kyklos: ring, circle, wheel; cycle
Literature: Please make corrections on your Jungle Book essay if you have not already done so.
Read the following short stories:
" The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
" The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs
" Hearts and Hands" by O. Henry
Please write a couple of sentences in response to each. Bring to class with your poetry responses.
Thursday morning
Thank you to Brooke's family for hosting us today. We are grateful.
Vocabulary: Review and be ready for vocabulary test. Use study sheet to study.
Literature: Correct your Scarlet Letter essays and turn in the final draft next week. Please attach rough draft to your final.
Read Chapters 1-7 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
US History: Read Chapter 5 in BJU US History. Answer all questions of the Section reviews and quizzes.
Do your individual research for your group question.
History projects are due November 19. Please see separate blog entry for specs. Look for History Project".
Vocabulary: Review and be ready for vocabulary test. Use study sheet to study.
Literature: Correct your Scarlet Letter essays and turn in the final draft next week. Please attach rough draft to your final.
Read Chapters 1-7 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
US History: Read Chapter 5 in BJU US History. Answer all questions of the Section reviews and quizzes.
Do your individual research for your group question.
History projects are due November 19. Please see separate blog entry for specs. Look for History Project".
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Wednesday girls
Vocabulary: Review the following:
Latin:
1. omnis: each, every, all; omnipotent
2. ambi: on both sides, around; ambidextrous
3. malus; bad, ugly, evil;malice
4. e-ex: out of. beyond; exit
5. arcus: bow, arc; archery
6. circum: around, about; circumference
Greek:
1. amphi: both; amphibian
2. eu: well. good. pleasant; eulogy
3. archos: chief, principal; archbishop
4. kyklos: ring, circle, wheel; cycle
Literature: Read the four poems from class. Write a few sentences in reflection of each.
Make your corrections on your Kipling essay. Please return rough draft with final.
It was fun writing poetry with all of you.
Latin:
1. omnis: each, every, all; omnipotent
2. ambi: on both sides, around; ambidextrous
3. malus; bad, ugly, evil;malice
4. e-ex: out of. beyond; exit
5. arcus: bow, arc; archery
6. circum: around, about; circumference
Greek:
1. amphi: both; amphibian
2. eu: well. good. pleasant; eulogy
3. archos: chief, principal; archbishop
4. kyklos: ring, circle, wheel; cycle
Literature: Read the four poems from class. Write a few sentences in reflection of each.
Make your corrections on your Kipling essay. Please return rough draft with final.
It was fun writing poetry with all of you.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Tuesday Morning
Vocabulary: Quiz next week on the handout given and reviewed in class.
Literature: Make corrections to your Scarlet Letter essays. Please turn in both final and rough draft next week.
Read Chapters 1-7 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
History: Choose topic for history project.
Read Chapter 5 and do research for your group's assignment.
Specs will be posted on a separate blog entry. Look for "History project".
Literature: Make corrections to your Scarlet Letter essays. Please turn in both final and rough draft next week.
Read Chapters 1-7 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
History: Choose topic for history project.
Read Chapter 5 and do research for your group's assignment.
Specs will be posted on a separate blog entry. Look for "History project".
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Thursday afternoon class
Vocabulary: Review these root words. No quiz.
Latin:
1. canis: dog; canine
2. feles: cat; feline
3. equus: horse; equestrian
4. caballus: horse: horse; cavalry
5. porcus: pig, swine. hog; pork
6. avis: bird; aviation
7. grex, gregis; flock. herd; congregation
Greek:
1. leon: lion; lion
2. hippos: horse; hippopotamus
3. ornis, ornithos: bird; ornithology
Literature: I want to put a hold on more Jonathan Swift for the time period.
I would like for to find and read the following poems:
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
"A Sunset" by Victor Hugo
" Hymn of Trust" by Oliver Wendell Holmes
" My Lost YOuth" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Write two or three sentences on each poem about what you think the poet is saying.
Latin:
1. canis: dog; canine
2. feles: cat; feline
3. equus: horse; equestrian
4. caballus: horse: horse; cavalry
5. porcus: pig, swine. hog; pork
6. avis: bird; aviation
7. grex, gregis; flock. herd; congregation
Greek:
1. leon: lion; lion
2. hippos: horse; hippopotamus
3. ornis, ornithos: bird; ornithology
Literature: I want to put a hold on more Jonathan Swift for the time period.
I would like for to find and read the following poems:
"If" by Rudyard Kipling
"A Sunset" by Victor Hugo
" Hymn of Trust" by Oliver Wendell Holmes
" My Lost YOuth" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Write two or three sentences on each poem about what you think the poet is saying.
Thursday morning ( Bluffton)
Vocabulary: No quiz this week. Please review all words for class.
Literature: Read Hawthorne's "The Birthmark". Write a one page reaction paper to this story. Please use first person.
Please make sure you have a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
US History: Test on Chapters 3 and 4.
Projects coming.
Literature: Read Hawthorne's "The Birthmark". Write a one page reaction paper to this story. Please use first person.
Please make sure you have a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
US History: Test on Chapters 3 and 4.
Projects coming.
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