Monday, October 31, 2011

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

History: 
Test on Chapters 15 and 16.

Literature:
Read Acts 1 and 2 of Tartufe.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Friday Girls

Literature:
Read Pages 3-74 of Stalin by Albert Marrin
History:
Read Chapter 16 in Spielvogel. 
You girls did a wonderful job on your projects and  teaching.
Vocabulary:
1. ignoble: low in character or purpose
2. imbibe: to drink or take in
3. imbrue: to wet or moisten
4. imbroglio: misunderstanding (ill feelings)
5. incipient: beginning
6. indigent: poor
7. insipid: tasteless
8. irksome: wearisome
9. insular: pertaining to an island
10. islet: small island


I will email you each a study sheet for Chapter 15.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Wednesday 1:15 Western Civ Lit

Vocabulary:

1. ignoble: low in character or purpose
2. imbibe: to drink or take in
3. imbrue:  to wet or moisten
4. imbroglio: misunderstanding  ( ill feelings)
5. incipient: beginning
6. indigent: poor
7. insipid: tasteless
8. irksome: wearisome
9. insular: pertaining to an island
10. islet: a small island

Literature:


Finish reading Paradise Lost.
I will post the paper topics later. These are not due yet!

Wednesday 9:15 World Lit

Vocabulary:
1. ignoble: low in character or purpose
2. imbibe: to drink or take in
3. imbrue: to wet or moisten
4. imbroglio: misunderstanding ( ill feelings)
5. incipeint: beginning
6. indigent: poor
7. insipid: tasteless
8. irksome: wearisome
9. insular: pertaining to an island
10. islet: small island

Literature: Read pages 1-74 in Albert Marrin's Stalin.


Nice jobs on the projects. I enjoyed them.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Monday/ Thursday Western Civ and Lit

Remember, no class on Thursday, the 27th!!!


Vocabulary: You are to take the quiz at home.

History: Complete the study sheet for Chapter 16 of Speilvogel.

Lit: Paper on Paradise Lost due on the 31st. The three options are listed on last Thursday's blog.
       I am avaiable if you would like to send rough drafts to me.

We are planning to review and introduce Tartuffe on Monday, then we are all going to Fuji for lunch.
Your moms can pick you up there, or I can help get you home.

God bless.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Friday World Lit and History

Vocabulary:
1. avow: to declare openly
2. banal: commonplace
3. bursar: treasurer
4. cede: to pass title to
5. comely: handsome
6. diatribe: bitter criticism
7. dilate: to enlarge in all directions
8. dolor: lamentation
9. emit: to send or give out
10. engender: to produce

Literature: Finish reading All Quiet on the Western Front
                    Complete propaganda project.


History: Answer all focus questions on Chapter 15 of Spielvogel.
               Prepare lessons for your assigned pages.





Thursday, October 20, 2011

Monday/ Thursday Girls

Vocabulary: 
1. avow: to declare openly
2. banal: commonplace
3. bursar: treasurer
4. cede: to pass title to
5. comely: handsome
6. diatribe: bitter criticism
7. dilate: to enlarge in all directions
8. dolor: lamentation
9. emit: to send or give out
10. engender: to produce

Literature: 
Finish reading Paradise Lost.
Paper Options:
1000 words on one of the following:
1. Milton often depicts Satan as an attractive or sympathetic character. 
In what ways could Satan be seen as  attractive or sympathetic? Cite examples from the text.


2. How do Adam and Eve differ after their fall from grace?
Discuss the differences with examples from the epic.


3. Discuss Milton's attitudes of gender roles and marriage as seen in the epic. Cite examples.

History:
Complete study sheet on Chapter 15.
Make sure you have read Chapter 16.


Remember there is no class on the 27th!!!

 You will need the next book on the 31st.