Vocabulary Quiz:
All Latin:
1. primus: first; primary
2. secondus: second; secondary
3. teritus: third; tertiary
4. quartus: fourth. quart, quarter
5. quintus: fifth; quintet
6. sextus: sixth; sextuplets
7. septimus: seventh; September
8. octavus: eighth, October
9. nonus: ninth; noon
10. deicmus: tenth, dime
Literature: Finish reading the book Persuasion.
Please watch for examples of sarcasm.
Please make sure you have a copy of Tom Sawyer.
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Tuesday morning and Thursday morning
Vocabulary: There is no quiz next week.
Literature: Your Gatsby rough draft is due. Please choose a prompt from last week's blog. Please remember that I am collecting no late papers.
US History: Read Chapter 18 and do the Section Reviews. We will complete the study sheet in class.
Important dates:
Field trip is April 29th to Charleston.
US History work day is April 23. Meeting place TBA.
Literature: Your Gatsby rough draft is due. Please choose a prompt from last week's blog. Please remember that I am collecting no late papers.
US History: Read Chapter 18 and do the Section Reviews. We will complete the study sheet in class.
Important dates:
Field trip is April 29th to Charleston.
US History work day is April 23. Meeting place TBA.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: Quiz next week.
Latin:
1. saeculum: age, century
2. ordo, ordinis: row, array, command
3. novus: new
4. porto, portatum: to carry
5. cardo, cardinis: hinge
6. navis: ship, boat ( navy)
7. porta: gate, door, entry
Greek:
1. heteros: other
2. homos: same, common
3. naus: ship, boat ( nautical)
Literature: Read Chapters 13-19 in Persuasion. If you have a copy with two volumes, read Chapters 1-7.
Latin:
1. saeculum: age, century
2. ordo, ordinis: row, array, command
3. novus: new
4. porto, portatum: to carry
5. cardo, cardinis: hinge
6. navis: ship, boat ( navy)
7. porta: gate, door, entry
Greek:
1. heteros: other
2. homos: same, common
3. naus: ship, boat ( nautical)
Literature: Read Chapters 13-19 in Persuasion. If you have a copy with two volumes, read Chapters 1-7.
Tuesday Morning and Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: Quiz next week.
1. commensurate: corresponding is size or degree
2. elocution: an expert manner of speaking
3. expostulate: reason with
4. fortuitous: occurring by happy chance
5. laden: filed with a great quantity
6. rancor: a feeling of deep or bitter anger
7. redolent: having a strong, pleasant odor
8. superfluous: more than is needed
9. ulster: loose, long overcoat
10. vicariously: indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
Literature:
Finish reading The Great Gatsby.
You will write an essay next week. Here are the prompts:
Write a 600-800 word essay one of the following:
1. Compare and contrast the characters of Gatsby and Nick. How does Fitzgerald use the characters to evoke emotions from the reader? Use specific examples from research and the text.
2. Discuss the symbolism in The Great Gatsby. Use three specific examples from the text. Some examples may be the green light, the sign with the eyes, etc., Please note specifics from the text and your research.
3. How does the author relay his message about life in America during the 1920s? Discuss examples about attitudes of Americans and the attitudes of the characters. Are they the same? How?
Your rough draft will be due on April 12. MLA format please.
The next book is My Antonia by Willa Cather.
History: Read Chapter 17 and answer the Section Review questions. I will check these next week.
Please do some research on The Frontier Thesis by Frederick Jackson Turner.
Field trip is April 29th.
1. commensurate: corresponding is size or degree
2. elocution: an expert manner of speaking
3. expostulate: reason with
4. fortuitous: occurring by happy chance
5. laden: filed with a great quantity
6. rancor: a feeling of deep or bitter anger
7. redolent: having a strong, pleasant odor
8. superfluous: more than is needed
9. ulster: loose, long overcoat
10. vicariously: indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
Literature:
Finish reading The Great Gatsby.
You will write an essay next week. Here are the prompts:
Write a 600-800 word essay one of the following:
1. Compare and contrast the characters of Gatsby and Nick. How does Fitzgerald use the characters to evoke emotions from the reader? Use specific examples from research and the text.
2. Discuss the symbolism in The Great Gatsby. Use three specific examples from the text. Some examples may be the green light, the sign with the eyes, etc., Please note specifics from the text and your research.
3. How does the author relay his message about life in America during the 1920s? Discuss examples about attitudes of Americans and the attitudes of the characters. Are they the same? How?
Your rough draft will be due on April 12. MLA format please.
The next book is My Antonia by Willa Cather.
History: Read Chapter 17 and answer the Section Review questions. I will check these next week.
Please do some research on The Frontier Thesis by Frederick Jackson Turner.
Field trip is April 29th.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: Quiz next week.
These are all Latin:
1. primus: first
2. secundus: second
3. teritus: third
4. quartus: fourth
5. quintus: fifth
6. sextus: sixth
7. septimus: seventh
8. octavus: eight
9. nonus: ninth
10. decimus: tenth
maundy: command
Literature: Read Chapters 7-12 in Persuasion.
Please remember that next week we are going to enjoy some heritage dancing at the end of class.
These are all Latin:
1. primus: first
2. secundus: second
3. teritus: third
4. quartus: fourth
5. quintus: fifth
6. sextus: sixth
7. septimus: seventh
8. octavus: eight
9. nonus: ninth
10. decimus: tenth
maundy: command
Literature: Read Chapters 7-12 in Persuasion.
Please remember that next week we are going to enjoy some heritage dancing at the end of class.
Tuesday morning and Thursday morning ( Bluffton)
Vocabulary: Quiz next week.
1. postern: small, rear gate
2. punctilious: marked by precise accordance with details
3. turgid: lofty in style
4. ineffable: defying expression or description
5. meretricious: tasteless showy
6. modish: current fashion or style
7. nebulous: lacking definite form or limits
8. denizen: a plant or animal naturalized in a region
9. dilatory: wasting time
10. elicit: call forth, as an emotion
Literature:
Read Chapters 4-6 in The Great Gatsby.
US History: Test on Chapters 15 and 16.
Email me with any questions about the study sheet.
Field trip on April 29th.
1. postern: small, rear gate
2. punctilious: marked by precise accordance with details
3. turgid: lofty in style
4. ineffable: defying expression or description
5. meretricious: tasteless showy
6. modish: current fashion or style
7. nebulous: lacking definite form or limits
8. denizen: a plant or animal naturalized in a region
9. dilatory: wasting time
10. elicit: call forth, as an emotion
Literature:
Read Chapters 4-6 in The Great Gatsby.
US History: Test on Chapters 15 and 16.
Email me with any questions about the study sheet.
Field trip on April 29th.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Wednesday morning girls and Thursday afternoon
Vocabulary: Quiz on the last 30 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the last blog entry.
You are responsible for definitions, derivatives and origins.
Literature: Read Chapters 1-6 of Persuasion.
I will return you papers for correction next week.
You are responsible for definitions, derivatives and origins.
Literature: Read Chapters 1-6 of Persuasion.
I will return you papers for correction next week.
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