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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