Monday, March 28, 2011

Monday - March 28, 2011

Week 11 Vocab. 

affluent - (adjective) /ă floo ent/


1. flowing in or inundated with abundance

2. abounding in wealth, rich

 Some infamous and affluent sovereigns in history, believing vast amounts of wealth to be all powerful, disdained the laws of their realm, perpetuated egregious unethical behaviors, and intimidated those who would have stood against them, all with the expectation of impunity for their pernicious acts!



discern- (v) /dis sern/

1. to come to know or recognize mentally, with the eyes, or with senses other than vision

2. perceive or recognize (something)

 The vigilant boy stood by the fire truck, face ruddy from the caustic flames; he was able to discern the shape of a man coming out of the smoke, and recognized it to be his intrepid father rescuing his younger sisters from their burning home.



feasible - (adjective) /f ē zə bl/

1. capable of being done or carried out

2. reasonable, based on ease or convenience

3. possible even probable or likely

 Before a new business opens, prefatory research is conducted to see if it is feasible and to ensure nothing would preclude its success. Likewise, many stipulations are likely as the business owners parley with town leaders and the community as all sides consider the business proposition and its feasibility.

perfunctory- (adjective) /per funk ter ē/

1. lacking in interest or enthusiasm; result of a routine

2. done without care, superficial

 Test scores indicate that many students’ vocabulary study does not go beyond an incipient, perfunctory level, possibly because some students view the task as mundane failing to perceive its relevance, so they continue using a rudimentary application of word choice and make indiscriminate choices on the test.



sally - (v) /sal ē/

1. an action of rushing or bursting forth; outburst

2. to move forward abruptly; to not defer

 Bristling at the insult, the woman did sally forth, jostling those standing nearby, in order to accost the brash speaker who so caustically made the scurrilous remark. (She is obviously no reticent, tremulous matron!)



Literary Terms :

exposition: The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described.



expository: 1. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material. b. The art or technique of composing such discourses. 2. The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.


Spelling Week 14A with Hawley's definitions:
Deterrent:  Preventer
Diaphragm: Barrier
Diarrhea:  Runny Poop
Diesel:  Smelly Gas
Dietition:  Food Specialist
Diphtheria:  Contagious disease
Dissension:  Disagreement
Drunkenness:  Intoxication
Dumbbell:  Hand weights
Dum-dum:  Sucker

Journal Entry Week 11:  Describe or compare an experience from your childhood with that experience now.  Christmas, birthdays, family trips, grandma's house, sleepovers at cousins houses, etc. 



1st Per - Creative Writing:  Write a 2 page journal entry on this week's journal entry topic. 

2nd Per - Honors: New vocab week 11. Journal. Greek notes from week 5.

3rd Per - 8th Grade:  Journal, Vocab week 11, and Spelling 14A

4th Per - 7th Grade:  Same as 3rd Period.

5th Per - Same as 3rd Per EXCEPT the journal entry:  Describe what you think you will remember most from the senior trip 20 years from now. 

6th Per - Same as 3rd Per:

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