Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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, January 9, 2012

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, January 6, 2012

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).
         

Thursday, January 5, 2012

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, January 4, 2012

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, January 2, 2012

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.