Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday - April 04, 2011

Spelling 14B with Hawley's definitions:
Exhilarate - To wake up
Extension - To lengthen
Fahrenheit (Capitalized on test) - Unit of heat
Fluoridate - To add fluoride
Forfeit - To give away/up
Fuchsia - Pretty pink flower
Fusillade - Multiple shooters
Garrulous - Talkative
Gorilla - Large monkey
Gray - Grey (no difference in spelling.  Both are correct.)

Vocab Week 12:
chagrin- noun. shə-grin’ 1. distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure; 2. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused


by a disconcerting event 3. vexation



chagrin- transitive verb 1. to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating





consternation. noun. con-str-nā’-shən 1. a feeling of anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion

2.a feeling of amazement or that hinders or throws into confusion



deride-verb. dē-rīd’ 1. to treat or speak with contempt; to laugh at in scorn or contempt;

2. to subject to unusually bitter or contemptuous ridicule; scoff or jeer at; mock.





perverse-adj. per-vers’ 1.turned away from what is right or good : corrupt

2. obstinate in opposing what is right, reasonable, or accepted; improper, incorrect



3. stubborn, peevish, petulant, cranky





precocious- adj. prē-ko’-shus Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age





Literary Terms: (review)

Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. It’s the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.



Here’s a phrase (with completion of the irony) from the song by Alanis Morissette “A traffic jam when you're already late”... to receive an award from the Municipal Planning Board for reducing the city's automobile congestion 80 percent.



1. verbal irony is when a person or author says one thing and means something else.

2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.

3. irony of situation is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results



Bonus: complete the irony of another (incomplete) phrase in the song


Journal:  Describe your greatest stress in your life right now.  What keeps you up at night with worry, or anxiety?  Do you wonder if you'll pass Math?  Is your grandparent near death?  Are your parents fighting or broke?  Etc.  These entries can be sensitive.  I guarantee to guard your privacy as I read these. 


Class instructions:

1st Per - Brainstorm as many cliches as you can think of in the English language.  "Proud as punch, Pretty as pie, Madder than a hornet," etc.  Pick one of these and write a poem, using the cliche you chose as your first line.  Due TOMORROW. 

2nd Per - Vocab 12, spelling 14B, and Journal.  See above.
3rd Per - Same
4th Per - Same
5th Per - Same
6th Per - Same

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