Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Lit

Vocabulary: 
1. doff: remove
2. warden: person who is in charge of a prison
3. kinsman: a male relative
4. purgative: strong laxative
5. weal: raised mark in the skin
6. verity: conformity to reality
7. auger: long, flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
8. shard: broken pieces of brittle artifact
9. largess: gift or money given for service or out of benevolence
10. sundry: consisting of an assortment

Literature:  Read Act 3 of Macbeth
                   Make corrections to papers for final draft.

Memory Work: "Tomorrow" speech from Act 5. Scene 5.
                            You will write this portion of Macbeth on September 28.

Thank you all for your hard work. It is a blessing.

Wednesday 9:45 World Lit

What a nice class today. I am blessed to be with you for this season.

Vocabulary: 
1. callow: without experience of the world.
2. cannon: any rule or law
3. carrion: dead flesh
4. chagrin: annoyance
5. chattel: personal property
6. clemency: mercy
7. coddle: to treat like a baby
8. cohere: to stick together
9. comely: handsome
10. commingle: to blend

Literature: Read Chapters 19-24 of Sergeant York
                  Work on a final draft of your pandemic essay.
                
Memory Work: Be ready to Write In Flanders Fields on September 28

God bless.
                    

Monday, September 12, 2011

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

If you did not take your vocabulary quiz, you will need to be ready on Thursday.
Vocabulary quizzes will be on Thursdays for the remainder of the year.

History: Read pages 410-425 in Spielvogel. 
              Please answer any appropriate focus questions.

Literature:  Read Act 4 of Macbeth.
                  I will return essays for final copies on Thursday.


Memory work:  "Tomorrow" speech. You will be required to write it on Sept. 29th.

It was nice to have Spencer with us today.
God bless.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Friday World Lit and History

Vocabulary:


1. anomaly-something that doesn't follow the norm
2. unremitting- relentless
3. anarchy- chaos, great disorder
4. immutable-cannot be changed
5. intrepid- having no fear
6. benefactor- one who has given help
7. resilient- able to bounce back from adversity
8. misanthrope-a person who hates or mistrusts humankind
9. gregarious- enjoying the company of groups
10. amity- peaceful, friendly relations

Literature: Read Chapters 9-18 in Sergeant York
                    Write a three paragraph essay on the Pandemic of 1918.
                     Please include an introduction, a clear thesis statement, supporting
                     facts, and a conclusion.
                     Please make note of your research sources.



History:  Finish reading Chapter 13 in Spielvogel.
                Answer all focus questions and come ready to discuss the chapter.

Memory work:  In Flanders Field
                            Proverbs 31 beginning with verse 10.   



 Have a great weekend.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Vocabulary:
1. crack of doom- end of time
2. sprite- small being, fairy
3. liege- a person who owes allegiance, follower
4. benison- blessing
5. harbinger- something that precedes, forerunner
6. rapt- feeling of great joy
7. vantage- place, position
8. minion- fawning dependent
9. purge- purify, cleanse
10. interdiction- court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

Literature: Read Act 3 of Macbeth.
                    Write a 5 paragraph essay on one character of Macbeth.
                    You may write on character qualities, actions, or influences.
                    I will be looking for a clear thesis statement, supporting details and a strong intro and
                    conclusion.

Memory Work:  Work on the Tomorrow speech by Macbeth in Act 5. Scene 5.
                             Due on September 29th.


Western Civ: (Spielvogel) Be ready to discuss the last three focus questions in Chapter 13.
                        Review tenets of Lutheranism, Anabaptism, and Calvinism.
                     
                 

Wednesday 9:15 World Lit

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. becalm: to make quiet
2. bedlam: madhouse
3. befog: to confuse
4. benison: blessing
5. beset: to attack on all sides
6. bibliophile: one who loves books
7. bide: to await
8. biped: animal having two feet
9. blithe: joyous
10. boll: round pod or seed capsule


Literature: Read Chapters 9-18 of Sergeant York
Write a three paragraph essay on research that you gather on the Pandemic of 1918.
Include: An Introduction
              A Clear thesis statement
              Supporting facts
              Restatement of your thesis
              Conclusion
Please note your research sources.

God bless.
Mrs. F

Wednesday 1: 15 Western Civ LIt

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. crack of doom- end of time
2. sprite- small being, fairy
3. liege- a person who owes allegiance, follower
4. benison-blessing
5. harbinger-something that precedes, forerunner
6. rapt- feeling of great joy
7. vantage- place, position
8. minion- fawning dependent
9. purge- purify
10. interdiction-court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity

Literature:
Read Act 2 of Macbeth
Write a three paragraph essay on one character of Macbeth.
Include an introduction, a clear thesis statement, supporting facts and a conclusion.

God bless.
Mrs. F