Monday, April 8, 2013

Monday - April 8, 2013

7th & 8th Grade Spelling - No other lit terms or vocab words this week.  Just spelling 11.

Predicament – Problem

Apportion – Divide up, share

Audacious – Bold

Verbiage – Very wordy

Raucous – Rowdy, loud

Disingenuous – Insincere, dishonest

Insurrection – Rebellion

Nominative – Naming something

Anemic/Anaemic – Low blood count

Haughtiness – Arrogant, proud

7th Grade:  You should have your research articles read and ready to begin the note card process.  We will spend this week learning how to take information from the articles and put it into the notes.  Next week, we write the rough draft, and the final draft is due on April 25.

8th Grade:  Civil Rights unit is here!  Discussion of life for slaves, and pictures of Bon Aire, the little island nation I used to live in, and its history of slavery in the salt plantations.  Pretty interesting stuff!


History:  Test on the Legislative and Judicial branches today.  Good luck!


10th Grade spelling list - Week 11

Furlough – On leave

Beleaguered – Overwhelmed

Maelstrom – Sucks you in (Whirlpool or turbulent)

Apartheid – Govt. enforced racism in S. Africa

Daffodil – Yellow flower

Nestle – To snuggle in

Slaughter – Butcher

Threshold – Limits

Behoove – Advisable

Bookkeeping – Office work


10th Grade:  ACT writing prompt 30 minute timed exercise. 
Prompt:  Should a town council remove all objectionable material from the local town library because minors have access to it, or do you leave it for adults?  Explain your reasoning with sound arguments and explanations. 

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