Thursday morning ( Bluffton)

Vocabulary: Quiz next week on the following works:

1. skiff small boat propelled by oars, sails or motors
2. gaff: an iron hook with a handle for landing a large fish
3. gaunt: very thin, especially from disease or hunger
4. benevolent: intending to show kindness
5. erosion: the process of wearing or grinding away
6. stern: the rear part of a ship
7. relic: something of sentimental value
8. bodega: small shop selling groceries, especially in a Hispanic area
9. subdue: put down by force or intimidation
10. resolution: the trait of being firm in purpose or benefit


Literature: Read the rest of The Old Man and the Sea.


US History: Read CHapter 10 and answer all the questions for each Section Review.
Bring one piece of current news to class next week to share.
President's test will be on Feb. 4.

Wednesday morning girls

Vocabulary: Quiz next week on the following:

Latin:

1. fides: faith
2. felix, felicis: happy
3. loquor, locutus: speak
4. vox, vocis: voice
5. specto, spectatum: to look, to see
6. pax, pacis: peace
7. rumpo, ruptum: break, burst, split
8. sub: under, below
9. super: on top, above

 Greek: 
1. hypo: under, below


Literature:
Write your rough draft for your Pilgrim's Progress paper.
Please have a copy of " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in class.

Tuesday morning

Vocabulary: Quiz next week.

1. skiff: a small boat propelled by oars, sails, or motors.
2. gaff: an iron hook with a handle used for landing large fish
3. gaunt: very thin especially from disease or hunger
4. benevolent: intending to show kindness
5. erosion: the process of wearing or grinding away
6. stern: the rear part of a ship
7. relic" something of sentimental value
8. bodega: small shop selling groceries, especially in a Hispanic area
9. subdue: put down by force or intimidation
10. resolution: the trait of being firm in purpose or belief

Literature: Read the rest of Old Man and the Sea.

US History: Read Chapter 10 and answer all the Section Review questions.
Bring one piece of current news to share with the class.
Work on President list. Quiz is on February 2.

Thursday afternoon

Vocabulary: Quiz next week.

Greek:
1. dokein: think, have an opinion
2. orthos: straight, correct
3. barbaros: foreign
4. ergon: work
5. monos: alone, solitary

Latin:
1. bellum: war, combat
2. durus: hard to the touch
3. laboro, laboratum: work
4. rideo, risum: laugh, make fun of
5. solus: alone, only

Literature:

Write your essay on Pilgrim's Progress. Prompts are on a separate blog post.
Please make sure you have a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for class.

Thursday morning (Bluffton)

It was nice to be back with all of you today. I am glad to be back into the routine.

Vocabulary: Quiz next week.

1. incite: to provoke
2. juxtapose: place side by side
3. jargon: a characteristic language of a certain group
4. kudos: an expression of approval or commendation
5. lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness
6, lucid: having a clear mind
7. morbid: suggesting an unhealthy mental state
8. mundane: ordinary, often boring
9. munificent: giving, very generous
10. myopic: lacking foresight, narrow-minded

Literature: 
Write your essay on "Our Town". Specs are on a former post.
Please have a copy of The Old Man and the Sea.
The next book will be Frankenstein.

US History: 

Read Chapter 9 and answer all Section Review questions.
Please be ready to write the US presidents in order on February 4.
Bring one point of current events to class. You will be asked to share with your classmates.

Wednesday morning girls

It was nice to be back with you this morning.

Vocabulary: Quiz next week.

Latin:

1. bellum: war, combat
2. durus: hard to the touch
3. laboro, laboratum: work
4. rideo, risum: laugh, make fun of
5. solus: alone, only

Greek:

1. dokein: think, have an opinion
2. orthos: straight, correct
3. barbaros: foreign
4. ergon: work
5. monos: alone, solitary

Literature:

Finish reading Pilgrim's Progress. Begin your essay. You will find the prompt on a separate blog post.
Please make sure you have a copy of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Tuesday morning

It was so nice to see all of you today. I missed you all.

Vocabulary: Quiz next week.

1. incite: to provoke
2. juxtapose: place side by side
3. jargon: a characteristic language of a certain group
4. kudos: an expression of approval or commendation
5. lackadaisical: lacking spirit or liveliness
6. lucid:  having a clear mind
7. morbid: suggesting an unhealthy mental state
8. mundane: ordinary, often boring
9. munificent: giving, very generous
10. myopic: lacking foresight, narrow minded


Literature: Essay on " Our Town" due. Specs on former post.
Please have a copy of The Old Man and the Sea in class.
Frankenstein is our next book.


US History:
Read Chapter 9 and answer all questions in the Section Reviews.
You will need to memorize all the US presidents in order. You will be required to write them from memory on February 2.

 Field trips coming in the Spring!!