7th & 8th Grade Spelling words:
relevant - Matters to you
impetuous - Rush in without thought
condolences - Offer sympathy to others
subterfuge - Sneaky sabotage
abdicate - Give up power
ostentatious - Flashy or showy
magnanimous - Generous
benevolent - Kind and loving
ridiculous - silly
innate - Natural ability7th Grade: DOL, New spelling words. We are beginning a writing unit dealing with multiple revisions of a persuasive essay. We read pages 318-319, and discussed topics for persuasive essays.
8th Grade: DOL, New spelling words. We finished reading the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe. Journal assighment: Describe an event that made your heart race using 5 spelling words from this week.
History: Response to Political Cartoon 1 turned in. We looked at current events, and then finished notes on the Origins of the Constitution. Test on this unit will be this coming Monday. Study sheet will be given out in class as soon as I get it written.
10th Grade:
New spelling words and Lit terms for Week 1:
Figurative
Language: The use
of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such a way as to evoke mental images
and sense impressions.
Spelling: Week 1 – Winter 2013
1.
Juvenile – Youth
2.
Accrued – gathered
3.
Puree – Blended
4.
Potassium – Chemical/vitamin
5.
Lullaby – baby song
6.
Peruse – Look through
7.
Laborious – Hard work
8.
Trespass – Invade
9.
Impel – force
10.
Immaculate – Neat and tidy
In class, we began watchin the movie "Clash of the Titans." Commercials will be due beginning Thursday this week!
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