Week 10 Vocab

1. abstraction an- impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
2. denizen-an inhabitant; resident.
3. disconcerting-To frustrate (plans, for example) by throwing into disorder; disarrange.
4. harlequin-(often initial capital letter a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
5. innuendo-an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
6. labyrinth-an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
7. permeate-to pass into or through every part of
8. prodigality-the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending
9. subterfuges-A deceptive stratagem or device:
10. unfathomable-Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible

SAT PREP

Although the beneficial nematode is no bigger than a dust mite, its ____ appetite soon _____ grubs, cutworms, and weevils.

a. disproportionate....outnumbers
b. fortuitous.....demolishes
c. languid......undermines
d. greedy.....irrritates
e. voracious.....exterminates


The great horned owl, one of the most efficient and ____ of all _____, occasionally kills more prey than it can eat.

a. docile...birds
b. casual....fliers
c. inept....hunters
d. ruthless....predators
e. amusing....parents

Give it a try.

Just to give you a look ahead, we are starting Transcendentalism tomorrow. This will entail reading two pieces by Emerson and two pieces by Thoreau. If there are any hippies in the class, this movement is for you.

Then, we will delve into Dark Romanticism, most widely associated with Edgar Allan Poe. Have you read "The Black Cat"? Please post below and let me know. We will do another Hawthorne piece (via video again-are you catching the hint that Hawthorne is a little challenging?).

That just about wraps up our Romanticism Unit and then we will test on it all. Between now and then, you will have a spring break assignment, which is to read the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. It's short, don't panic. It's actually called a novella because it's only about 100 pages. It's one of my favorites, but then again, I love Gatsby. We will continue on through some more literature, and then sometimes in May we will complete our research paper! Yay!

Studying

Hey guys. Along with authors and period, are we going to have questions about each story as well?

Test

We are taking the midterm on thursday right?

Midterm

Hey everyone. So I'm trying to think of all the stories we've read that could be on the midterm but I have a feeling I'm forgetting some. Here's the list so far: The Earth on Turtle's Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The Autobiography, Poor Richard's Almanac, Olaudah Equiano, Speech in the Virginia Convention, the poem by Phyllis Wheatley, and The Great Gatsby. Can anyone think of any other stories?

Tonight's Homeworkkkk

My literature book is at my dad's house and I'm at my mom's so I'm looking up the info on the internet, what does FP stand for I didn't write it down and what are the questions for the poem?

PLEAASSEE let me know!

THANKS!!

Week 9 Vocabulary

Vocabulary List Week 9:


1. Atrocity - an extremely cruel and wicked act

2. Malevolence – the quality of wishing evil or harm on people

3. Sagacious - having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; intelligent

4. Chimera - a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination

5. Docility - easily managed or handled; teachable

6. Conflagration - a destructive fire

7. Odious - deserving or causing hatred

8. Perverseness - willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; disobedient

9. Phantasm - a creation of the imagination or fancy; fantasy

Rhyme Scheme Help

Mary had a little lamb A
Its fleece as white as snow B
And everywhere that Mary went C
The lamb was sure to go B

It followed her to school one day D
Which was against the rules E
It made the children laugh and play D
To see a lamb at school E

Rules:

Exhaust all capital letters before moving on to lowercase letters
Look for patterns-In this poem the 2nd and 4th lines always rhyme, and in the second stanza the 1st and 3rd correlate too.

Hope that helps.

This was too funny to not post, sry.

KIDS ROCK

Despite any rumors you may have heard, I asked Mrs. Brandenburg and Mr. Rivenbark today and they both said that the dress code has NOT passed (yet). The proposal on New Hanover County School's website is a DRAFT, hence not finalized. It still has a bit of the process yet to go.

Chill out. Wear your jeans and shut up :)

In regards to our paper...

I am unsure what to write about...
Most everything right now that I actually know about has been taken so I need some help
This is open to all persons.
O and if you could tell what your topics are then I will know NOT to use yours.
I was thinking of being against religions in schools but then again I am not sure

Cool Armonica Video

This video, from the History Channel, tells about the history of the armonica and why it is not a common instrument today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D9BBMDWoNM

Vocabulary, Week 8

(I figured it was my turn to post them)

1. vaunt – to speak boastfully; brag.

2. obsequious – compliant, obedient, and dutiful

3. truculent - fierce; cruel; savagely brutal; aggressively hostile

4. beguile - to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude

5. enervate - to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken

6. idiosyncratic – having a characteristic or habit that is peculiar to an individual

7. exonerate - to clear or relieve, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate

8. alacrity - cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness

9. canonical - reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

10. evocative – having the ability to draw forth or bring out something latent, hidden, or unexpressed

MISS JONES THE AQUARIUM WAS NOT FREE.

How are the drafts of the persuasive speech going? What topics have you decided upon?

Week 7 Vocabulary

1. repudiate- to reject as having no authority or binding force; to reject with disapproval or condemnation
2. erudite- characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
3. Truncate- to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short
4. recalcitrant- resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory; hard to deal with, manage, or operate
5. soporific- causing or tending to cause sleep
6. innocuous- not harmful or injurious; harmless
7. querulous- full of complaints; complaining
8. succinct- expressed in few words; concise; terse
9. superfluous- being more than is sufficient or required; excessive; unnecessary or needless
10. prevaricate- to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie