Monday, February 14, 2011

Monday - February 14, 2011

Journal Entry:  Recall a time you were "Sorry you said it."

Spelling is from list 12A.  The words followed by Hawley's definitions are:

Abscess - sore
Abysmal - Terrible
Accumulate - Pile up/collect
Emphasize - Noticeable
Admissible - Admit/allow
Aficionado - Collector/lover of
Align - Line up
Anoint - Give/place upon/to make it become
Accessible - To be able to get it
Arctic - Above the 30 degree parallel line on the earth.

Vocabulary words from week 7 include:

condolence - (n.) /kən dō lents/


1. an expression or declaration of sympathy; pity

example: We sent a condolence card to the grieving family

2. sharing feelings of sympathy to someone who has experienced grief, pain, or misfortune; commiseration



incongruous (adj.) /in coŋ groo us/

1. not conforming, not harmonious; disparate; conflicting; illogical

examples: Crimes are often solved when something seems incongruous or out of place

2. not congruent; equal in size and shape but not necessarily on the same angle (line segment) or position on a plane (shapes and figures)

examples: < A ≇ B; A and B are incongruous >


mundane - (adj.) /mən dān/

1. characterized by the practical, transitory

2. commonplace; ordinary; banal; unimaginative

examples: business must attend to mundane affairs; purposeful but often mundane homework

3. of or pertaining to this world (or earth) as contrasted with heaven; secular; worldly; earthly:


reprimand - (n. also v.) /rĕp rĭ mănd/

1. a severe or formal reproof or rebuke

example: < while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers >

2. to reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; censure;

involves harsh, vehement criticism, often from a superior or authoritative source

example:

3. admonish or reprove

example:


repudiate- (v) /r ĭ pyoo dē āt /

1. to refuse to accept; especially to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force

example: to repudiate the charges or claims against one;

new research repudiates the study’s claims

2. refuse to accept or be associated with

examples: to repudiate war

3. disown or cast off; divorce

example:



1st Per - Creative Writing:

We are working on writing a play this week. We are calling it the Lovell High School Drama drama. Include all the different groups of kids and typical kinds of adults you might find in a regular school, and showcase how they interact with each other. You might consider including:
Jocks
Shy kids
Honor kids
Rebel kids
Various Teachers
Principals and/or coaches
etc.


2nd Per - Honors:
Vocab from week 7.
Spelling week 7 - 12A words.

Greek week 4 words today include the following:

Term Definition Example
41. icon image icon
42. lysis solution, loosening analysis
43. mance, mancy prophecy, divination romance
44. phon, phono sound phonics
45. mega, megalo large megalomanic
46. stroph turn catastrophe
47. troph feed, nourish atrophy
48. pan, panto, panta all Pangea
49. entom insect entomologist
50. pal, pale, paleo, ancient paleograph

3rd Per - 8th Grade:
4th Per - 7th Grade:
5th Per - 12th Grade:
6th Per - 10th Grade:

Vocab, spelling, and journal.  Due Wednesday.

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