Monday, Jan 30, 2012

Lit Terms and spelling week 2:  The form for the spelling words has changed.  Make sure you have the new paper.

There are three Lit Terms this week that all tie in to each other.  The three of them count as the one term for this week and may be written in the same entry on your form.

Protagonist: The main character or hero of a story - Harry Potter.  Protagonists can be people, places, or things.

Antagonist: The person or thing working against the Hero - Voldemort.  Antagonists can also be people, places, or things.

Foil – The dude who gets under your skin or pushes your buttons. - Malfoy or Snape.  They are not necessarily good or bad - they just make Harry's life more unpleasant.  Again, foils can be people, places or things. 

Spelling – Week 2

1.  Duress – Forced against your will

2.  Allocation – Amount you get

3.  gourmet – Fancy food

4.  Ulterior – selfish motives

5.  Municipal - City

6.  Replete – Full, complete

7.  Defiantly - Rebellious

8.  Ecstatic – Very Happy

9.  Desperately - Frantically

10.  Disappearance – Vanish 

Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs – Yay!!!

·      Use a semicolon BEFORE a conjunctive adverb and use a comma after it when the word connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence.

·      Common Conjunctive adverbs are: 

·      Also, besides, finally, however, indeed, instead, meanwhile, moreover, nevertheless, next, still, then, therefore, thus

Examples:

·      I am faced with my looming death; therefore, life becomes a very precious thing.

·      We want to eat dinner; therefore, we must set the table.

·      I love to keep fish in a tank; however, I can’t stand regular fishing.

English 10:

-Greek page 23 - Due Wednesday

-Vocabulary and spelling week 2 - Due Friday

-Please include an example sentence using a conjunctive adverb in your vocab worksheet.  Highlight it or mark it so I can see it easily.

-Notes on Conjunctive adverbs and semicolon use.

-Myths due today. 

-Reading Logs due Friday.  YOU MUST have a parental signature for these to be counted!!

English 8:

-Greek page 23 - Due Wednesday

-Reading Logs due Friday.  Parental signatures required.

-Notes on Semicolon use and conjunctive adverbs.

-Bring your lit books tomorrow.

History: 

-Discussion and dissection of political attack adds.   Political games discussed. 

-Work in the computer lab on History day projects.

-English 7:

-Lit Terms and spelling week 2

-Notes on Semicolon use and conjunctive adverbs

-Bring your lit books tomorrow. 

-Persuasive essays due Tomorrow.

-Reading Logs due Friday.

Wednesday - Jan 25, 2012

English 10
-Finish watching "Clash of the Titans" in class. 
-Read the Mayan story in the World Myths book on pages 61-68.  Write a 1 page summary of this myth, and look especially for the elements that make this story a myth.
-Persoanl Myth essay due on Friday.
-Spelling Test on Friday.
-Greek 14, 15 due today.
-Vocab week 1 due Friday

English 8: 
-Students practiced finding and marking direct objects, indirect objects in sentences.  Lots of practice on the board.
-Worksheet page 94 on identifying direct and indirect objects.  Due Thursday.
-Greek 14, 15 due today.
-Spelling Test Friday.

History 8
-Topics and groups were chosen for Wyoming History Day projects.  Beginning to brainstorm about these topics.

English 7
-Persuasive essays continued.  We finished taking notes on what makes a good persuasive argument.
-We looked at two examples of essays and disected them for the various parts.
-A template was passed out for students to write their persuasive essays on.  You need to write an outline on the back of the paper (10 points) and the real essay can be written on the front (20 points)
-Spelling Bee Thursday
-Spelling Test 1 on Friday

Tuesday - Jan 24, 2012

English 10 - Continue watching "Clash of the Titans."  We'll finish this video tomorrow and then begin working on our myths.

English 8 - We continued on with our Amendments presentations.  These are finally done.  We will be moving on to research and citations next week.

History 8 - Mr. Olson came in and talked to the students about Wyoming History Day projects, rules, expectations, etc.  It was quite informative.  Students should have an idea about what kind of project they might want to do, and who they may or may not want to do it with by tomorrow.

English 7 - We discussed the types of news that students should be looking for with their current events (The first one is due this Friday.)  Summaries should be between 1/3-2/3 of a page, with an opinion that looks for the larger picture and that is between 4-6 lines.  Please follow the format on the wall for these.

Lit Skills - Lesson 38

Monday - Jan 12, 2012

Lit term and Spelling - Week 1 - Winter semester 2102.  This format has changed, so make sure you talk to me about the new way we are doing this.

Lit Term 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 2012

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

English 10: 
-Hand out New vocab sheets.  Students will find thier own 5 vocab words each week from now on to be turned in on Fridays.  
-Greek page 14,15.  Due Wednesday
-Passed out new Lit terms log.  Copies on the back table.  These are not homework.  They are to be kept till the end of the quarter and turned in all at once. 
-10 new spelling words and 1 lit term - see above.
-Continued watching "Clash of the Titans" in class. 

English 8:
-Spelling Week 1 - Quiz on Friday
-Lit Term Week 1 - Quiz on Friday
-Greek Page 14, 15 - Due Wednesday
-Continue Amendment presentations

History 8:
-Continue Amendment presentations

English 7:
-Spelling Week 1 - Quiz on Friday
-Lit Term week 1 - Quiz on Friday
-Introduction to Persuasive Essays.

Notes: - We didn't get through all of this today, but will continue tomorrow.

A good persuasive essay topic should always be the subject of the argument. A successful argument will conform to the following guidelines:
• It must make a statement of case
• Recognize any opposition
• Defense, with your strongest argument last

The main function of the introductory paragraph is to introduce the topic of the essay. You should begin your introduction with a general statement about the topic, and end the paragraph with your thesis statement. Your opening statement should relate to the thesis statement, but should not replace it.

The real power of your essay resides in the body of your essay. The body contains the main argument on the topic, and is where you want to persuade your reader to see your point of view. There are a few steps you can take to write a solid body to your essay.

• Acknowledge any truths there may be with the opposition early
• Use one paragraph per major argument that supports your point of view
• Save your best argument for your last paragraph
• Do not develop a con point better than you do a pro point


The conclusion of your essay should begin by restating your thesis, and then working down to a final broad statement. Many readers will only remember the conclusion of the story, so you need to make this paragraph your strongest one yet. Be sure to restate the most important points of your essay to keep them fresh in your reader’s mind.

Monday - December 11, 2011

Vocab Week 14

Incredulous – Adjective

·         Unwilling to admit or accept that what is being offered is true.

·         Skeptical

·         Disbelieving

Lithe – Adjective

·         Easily bent or flexed

·         Great flexibility and grace

·         Dancers

Morose – Adjective

·         Having a gloomy or sullen disposition

·         Depression

Ominous – Adjective

·         having a menacing or threatening aspect

·         Foreboding or foreshadowing evil or bad things about to happen

Onomatopoeia – Noun

·         Naming a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.

·         Naming sounds

Spelling week 14:

Raspberry – Seedy fruit

Grammarian – English teacher

Inoculate – to introduce for prevention

Aborigine – Natives

Succinct – Brief/Precise

Lackadaisical – Lethargic/Lazy

Entrepreneur – Business starter

Malleable – Shapeable/Metal

Annexation – Unite/combine

Elucidate – Define/Clear up

Journal:  Discuss parents reprimanding a child for a mistake in the style of a newspaper article. 

·         3^rd person,

·         Lots of statements by observers and witnesses

·         Very formal speech.

“Authorities yesterday confirmed that Jonathan Hawley was sent to the time out corner of his home for inserting a Jelly Belly Jelly beans into his younger brother Levi’s nostrils and ear canals.  The parents, Hans and Emilie Hawley, have expressed consternation with their son over these repeated actions.  “I’m not sure where he (Jon) gets these ideas from,” said Mrs. Hawley.  “It’s not like he can remember Hans pinning him down and inserting those marbles in his nose when he was just a baby.  I mean it was all for fun at the time, but we never thought it would come back to haunt us like this,” she said.

                Mr and Mrs. Hawley have decided they will have to revoke all privileges from their son, including sleeping, eating, breathing, and feeling for the forseeable future in an effort to help young Jon learn that this is inapropriate behavior for a five year old.  “He shouldn’t be stuffing these types of candy into his little brother’s orifices.  He has older brothers than can handle this kind of play much better.  Not to mention since they are older and have bigger nasal and ear cavaties, the beans don’t tend to get as stuck as often,” said Mr. Hawley to local reporters on Sunday.

               

Monday, December 5, 2011

Vocab Week 13

Facilitate – Verb

·         To make easier

·         To help bring about

·         (To run a meeting)

Fidelity – Noun

·         The act of being faithful

·         Accuracy in the details

·         Exactness of reproductions (pictures, recordings, etc.)

o   Hi-Fi stereo systems

Idiosyncrasy – Noun

·         An “unique” characteristic or quality

·         Eccentric

·         A bit odd

Ignoble – Adjective

·         Low birth or common origin

·         Plebian (Julius Caesar)

·         Mean, low, base character. 

o   A mean or bad man

Limerick – Noun

·         five little lines of corny, quirky, comical poetry

·         Uses anapestic form

·         Two short syllables followed by one long – Un – a- ware

·         Or two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed

o   Hickory dickory dock

Spelling:

Silhouette – Shadow

Oscillate – back and forth

Lacerate – cut

Boycott – stop buying

Nausea – upset tummy

Awry – Something’s gone wrong

Decathlon – 10 track events

Gingivitis – gum disease

Chauffeur – driver

Loquacious – wordy

                -Uh Huh from Little Rascals

Journal – Describe a winter memory

Monday, November 28, 2011

Vocab Week 12

Convoluted – Adjective (Con-vole-oo-ted)

·         Twisted

·         Involved

·         Intricate

·         Difficult to unravel or untangle

Curt – Adjective (Kert)

·         Brief or abrupt

·         NOT charismatic

·         Short, cold answers

Destitute – Adjective (Deh-Sti-toot)

·         Extreme poverty

·         Lacking something needed or desired

*Introspective – Adjective (Intro- speck-tive)

·         Looking inward

·         Examining one’s own thoughts and feelings

Inversion – Noun (In-ver-sion)

·         A reversal of position, order, or relationship

·         Placing a verb before the subject

o   Yoda talk

o   Normal in some verbs (To be)

§  I am Mr. Hawley – Am I Mr. Hawley?

§  Sounds weird in most other verb forms.

Spelling: 

Jalapeño – spicy pepper

Affectation - artificial

Nonnegotiable – No compromise

Decaffeinate – No buzz

Froufrou – Rustling sound, showy

Despot - Tyrant

Grotesque - Nasty

Euphonious – Good sound

Hermetically – airtight, sterile

Effulgent – Bright, sunny

Journal:  What do you want for Christmas and why?

Monday, November 14, 2011

Vocab Week 11

Arduous – Adjective (Ard-you-us)

·         Difficult, taxing.  Long and laborious

Charismatic – Adjective (Care-is-matic)

·         Friendly, outgoing 

·         Lots of friends

Convergence  - Noun (Con-verge-ence)

·         Moving toward union and uniformity

·         Coordinated movement of two eyes to focus on something.

Chivalrous – Adjective (Shiv-ul-rous)

·         Valiant, marked by honor

·         Knights of old code of conduct

Lyric poem – Noun

·         Words for a Song.

·         Suitable for singing with musical accompaniment (usually with a lyre)

Spelling Week 11

Reticulated – Looks like a net

Tempestuous - Stormy

Analyze - Examine

Analysis – Results of examination

Impromptu – Spur of the moment

Elocution - pronunciation

Curmudgeon – Scrooge

Convivial – Party hearty!  Libations.

Papyrus – Egyptian paper

Emigrant – Country to Country

Journal:  Veteran’s Day

This is open ended.  You may discuss anything that ties in to liberty, freedom, military, family stories, etc.

Monday, November 07, 2011

Vocab Week 10

 Taut – Adjective (Taught)

·         Having no give or slack

·         Tightly drawn

·         Not loose or flabby

Vehemently – Adverb (Veé-uh-ment-ly)

·         Bitterly antagonistic

·         Forcibly argumentative

·         With anger or deep passion

Writhe – verb (Wry-thuh)

·         to twist and turn

·         To try and escape

·         Movement when in agony or pain

Indelible – Adjective (In-DEHL-uh-ble)

·         Cannot be washed away, removed or erased

·         Powerful memories, unforgettable

Idiom – Noun (IH-dee-um)

·         Phrase or speech peculiar to a certain part of the world

·         Coded language only insiders can understand, very colloquial.

o   She quit smoking cold turkey!        He is the apple of my eye.       He was all thumbs. 

Spelling 10

Assimilated – Absorb into the system.  Make the same

*Cohesive – Sticks together

Bellyache – upset tummy

Gnash – Rabid biting

Heartthrob – Taylor Lautner

Eavesdrop – Overhear

Auburn – Reddish

Procedure – process

Kerchief – Square of cloth

Environs – surrounding vicinity

Journal – Describe a first time you did something you had never done before.  Waterskiing, Writing a research paper, Lifting weights, Going on a date (Better be high school only  for this one!  :-), failing a test, breaking a window, etc.

October 31, 2011 - Monday

Vocab week 9

Raucous – Adjective (Rah-Kus)

·         Disagreeably harsh or strident.

·         Boisterously disorderly

·         Wild and loud

Regression – noun (Re-Gress-shun)

·         A shift toward a less perfect state

·         Gradual loss of memories or skills

·         Reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level

Rueful – Adjective (Ru-full)

·         exciting or causing pity or sympathy - Pitiable

·         Mournful

·         Regretful

Stoically – Adjective (Stoe-ihk-ly)

·         Free from passion

·         Unmoved by joy or grief

·         Showing no feelings

Iambic Pentameter – Noun (Eye-Am-Bic)

·         Used in poetry

·         five pairs of syllables with the accent on the second syllable in each pair.

Spelling Week 9

Infamous – Terrible, evil, bad person

Spontaneity – no formal plans

Contrary – against or opposed

Vociferous – Loud, vocal

Ostracized – Shunned

Sagacious – Wise

Mayonnaise – Sandwich gel

Bologna – A city in Italy, lunch meat

Colonel – Military rank

Tonsillitis – Sore throat

Journal – Week 9

·         Try and prove your point.  Write a persuasive essay about something you believe strongly in.  Use your best logic and arguments to support your decisions.

Monday - October 24, 2011

Vocab week 8

Endemic – adjective (Ehn-dém-ick)

·         very common, prevalent

·         restricted to a particular field or location

Liable – Adjective (Ly-ah-ble)

·         obligated or required by law

·         responsible

·         Exposed or subject to some action

Libation – Noun (Lie-báy-shun)

·         An alcoholic drink

·         An act of pouring a drink as an offering for a sacrifice

Poignant – Adjective (Poy-nynt)

·         Deeply affecting the feelings

·         Touching or emotional

·         Designed to make an impression

Hyperbole – noun (Hi-Pér-Bole-ee)

·         Excessive or extravagant exaggeration

·         Really really really trying to prove a point

Spelling week 8

Subtle – crafty

deductible – First money paid

nutritious - healthy

neutrality – don’t take sides

resurgent – coming back

gyrations – hula hooping

knuckle - bone

incongruity – doesn’t match up

misdemeanor – small crime

multifarious – A great variety

Journal – Describe a time you had a blast with your friends and/or family.

2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th periods - Vocab, spelling, and journal entry.  Due Wednesday.

4th Per:  Begin unit on Powhatan's war.  Start thinking about what it must have been like to have the Europeans come over and begin taking over the lands of the Native Americans.  Articles to follow the next several days.

6th Per:  Pictures and thoughts about them. No homework.