English 12

Here is your full vocabulary list for the third vocab test:

1. monogamous – having only one mate, usually for life
2. mnemonic – pertaining to memory
3. to wane – to abate; to subside; to lessen in strength or intensity
4. unbidden – unasked for
5. shrill – sharp, piercing, pertaining to a sound
6. bough – a tree branch
7. connotation – the emotional or figurative meaning of a word
8. to lurch – to move in an erratic, uncontrolled manner
9. geld – castrate; deprive of vigour or vitality
10. scaffold – a raised wooden platform historically used for hangings; a wooden structure used in construction
11. bootless – futile
12. surly – bad tempered; unfriendly
13. ramparts – a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, usually having a wide walkway and parapets
14. azure – a brilliant, sky blue
15. enwrought – woven; worked in with something (woven with golden thread)
16. preconceptions – ideas formed before having the facts
17. tardy – late
18. runic – consisting of or written in runes; mysterious and secretive
19. to squinch – a movement consisting of both squeezing and pinching
20. portmanteau word – a word blending the sounds and meanings of two other words (eg. Motel = motor and hotel)
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
26. brood: to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness (v); a family of young animals (n) (broody: thoughtful and unhappy or inclined towards laying eggs)
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic
31. spurious –false, fake or illegitimate
32. languid—slow and relaxed; disinclined toward physical effort or exertion
33. pane (n)—a single sheet of glass in a window or door
34. verdant—green with grass or other vegetation; lush
35. plethora—an excessive amount
36. cloistered—kept away from the outside world; sheltered
37. gossamer—something very light or filmy, delicate, or insubstantial like a cobweb
38. cherubim—small, infant angels; an angelic child
39. miasma—an oppressive/unpleasant atmosphere that often emanates from something; an unpleasant/unhealthy odor
40. flotsam—the wreckage of a ship or its cargo washed up by the sea; people or things that have been rejected or are regarded as worthless

English 12

For Friday, you have all been assigned a new poem to investigate.  For your poem, write one excellent open-ended question, find 3-5 poetic devices, and select a quotation that you believe is significant to the poem.

Also, for next Tuesday, write a clear, fluid paragraph using a minimum of 16 of your latest 30 vocabulary words.  The words are as follows:

1. monogamous:  having only one mate, usually for life
2. mnemonic:  pertaining to memory
3. to wane:  to abate; to subside; to lessen in strength or intensity
4. unbidden:  unasked for
5. shrill:  a sharp, piercing sound
6. bough:  a tree branch
7. connotation:  the emotional or figurative meaning of a word
8. to lurch:  to move in an erratic, uncontrolled manner
9. geld:  castrate; deprive of vigour or vitality
10. scaffold:  a raised wooden platform historically used for hangings; a wooden structure used in construction
11. bootless:  futile
12. surly:  bad tempered; unfriendly
13. ramparts:  a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, usually having a wide walkway and parapets
14. azure:  a brilliant, sky blue
15. enwrought:  woven; worked in with something (woven with golden thread)
16. preconceptions:  ideas formed before having the facts
17. tardy:  late
18. runic:  consisting of or written in runes; mysterious and secretive
19. to squinch:  a movement consisting of both squeezing and pinching
20. portmanteau word:  a word blending the sounds and meanings of two other words (eg. Motel = motor and hotel)
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
26. brood (v): to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic

English 10

Fill in your planning sheet and be ready to write your composition on The Odyssey and O Brother, Where Art Thou? on Friday.  You may also use any handouts I have given you about either work.

English 12

For homework, read over the six following poems from your poetry package:

1. "Fast Run in the Junkyard"
2. "The Mending Wall"
3. "The Flea"
4. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
5. "Chicago"
6. "The Man Who Finds His Son Has Become a Thief"

Everyone has been assigned one of these poems.  For your assigned poem, you must do the following:

1. Write down an excellent, open-ended question about the poem (topics to consider include theme, symbol, poetic devices, curious quotations, form of the work)
2. Write down 3-5 poetic devices used in the poem (you will be asked to discuss how these affect the overall meaning of the work).
3. Write down a significant quotation from the poem (and be prepared to answer why you think the quote is significant)

You will need to hand in these three items on Wednesday.
If you were not in class and do not know your assigned poem, email me or just choose one of the above poems.

English 10

Work on your commercials.  They're due on Wednesday.

English 12

From the poetry package that you received today, choose your top two poems and write an open-ended question for each (questions that require a more detailed answer--think about something I might ask). You don't have to answer the question--yet! Then, select a quotation from each poem, record it, and then explain why you think it is significant.

Also, correct your semicolon quiz.  We'll go over the corrections next class in preparation for the semicolon retake quiz on Monday.

English 10

Continue to work on your commercials. They are due on Monday, February 15th.  Also, continue to review your vocabulary words.  The test will happen about a week after Feb. 18th.

 GO TO FEB 6TH TO FIND THE LINKS TO THE BROWN EYES/BLUE EYES DOCUMENTARIES.  You will need to write a response to these docs...tell about three memorable moments from these two programs.

English 10

On Thursday in class, we watched two documentaries which will relate to the novel we will start reading in the next few weeks.  Please watch these and then write a short response where you outline the three most memorable aspects of them.  Please write in full sentences.  This doesn't have to be an expository paragraph, just write it as a letter to yourself. Please watch the documentaries in order.

Here are the documentaries:

1. Excerpt from "A Class Divided"-- find it here.

2. "The Angry Eye"-- find it here.

English 12

Please complete the sheet on "Ode to Autumn" for homework.

English 10

Because of the Personal Project deadline, the due date for your commercials has been changed to February 15th.  For Wednesday, work on your commercials and study your vocabulary words.

Period 5, your words are as follows:

1. lethargic: lacking in energy; sluggish; apathetic
2. flora: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
3. fidelity: loyalty; faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief
4. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
5. aphrodisiac: a food, drink, or drug which stimulates physical desire
6. phobia: an extreme or irrational fear which interferes with a person's life
7. maniac: a person with extreme behaviour, esp. violent or dangerous; an obsessive enthusiast
8. mnemonic: a device that helps one to remember (a short poem, and image, a jingle)
9. mortuary: a funeral home or morgue
10. panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
11. geriatrics: the branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of the elderly
12. fauna: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
13. insomnia: an inability to sleep
14. thronged: densely gathered group of people; clustered; massed
15. parentage: the identity or origin of one’s parents
16. illicit: forbidden; taboo
17. narcissist: one who is vain, selfish, overly self-involved
18. venture: a risky undertaking or risky journey
19. citadel: a high fortress
20. wither: to become dry and shrivelled
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. choleric:  bad tempered
26. brood (v): to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic

 

Period 6, your words are as follows:

1. panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
2. geriatrics: the branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of the elderly
3. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
4. fidelity: loyalty; faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief
5. lethargic: lacking in energy; sluggish; apathetic
6. insomnia: an inability to sleep
7. Pangaea: a purported prehistoric super-continent that included all the world's continents before they broke apart
8. martial: of or appropriate to war; warlike
9. flora: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
10. aphrodisiac: a food, drink, or drug which stimulates physical desire
11. mnemonic: a device that helps one to remember (a short poem, and image, a jingle)
12. fauna: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
13. insomnia: an inability to sleep
14. thronged: densely gathered group of people; clustered; massed
15. parentage: the identity or origin of one’s parents
16. illicit: forbidden; taboo
17. narcissist: one who is vain, selfish, overly self-involved
18. venture: a risky undertaking or risky journey
19. citadel: a high fortress
20. wither: to become dry and shrivelled
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. choleric:   bad tempered
26. brood (v): to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic

Period 8, your words are as follows:

1. lethargic: lacking in energy; sluggish; apathetic
2. panacea: a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
3. lunatic: a person with a mental illness (this term is not a term doctors/nurses would use)
4. aphrodisiac: a food, drink, or drug which stimulates physical desire
5. fidelity: loyalty; faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief
6. panorama: a picture or photograph containing a wide view; a complete survey or presentation of a sequence of events
7. mnemonic: a device that helps one to remember (a short poem, and image, a jingle)
8. geriatrics: the branch of medicine dealing with the health and care of the elderly
9. mortician: one who prepares a corpse for burial or cremation and helps with funeral plans
10. lethal: deadly; the ability to cause death
11. flora: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
12. fauna: the plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period
13. cupidity: greed for money and possessions
14. insomnia: an inability to sleep
15. insomnia: an inability to sleep
16. thronged: densely gathered group of people; clustered; massed
17. parentage: the identity or origin of one’s parents
18. illicit: forbidden; taboo
19. narcissist: one who is vain, selfish, overly self-involved
20. venture: a risky undertaking or risky journey
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. choleric:   bad tempered
26. brood (v): to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic

English 12

Tonight, finish the questions on "To a Mouse"


Also, your vocabulary words are as follows:

1. monogamous:  having only one mate, usually for life
2. mnemonic:  pertaining to memory
3. to wane:  to abate; to subside; to lessen in strength or intensity
4. unbidden:  unasked for
5. shrill:  a sharp, piercing sound
6. bough:  a tree branch
7. connotation:  the emotional or figurative meaning of a word
8. to lurch:  to move in an erratic, uncontrolled manner
9. geld:  castrate; deprive of vigour or vitality
10. scaffold:  a raised wooden platform historically used for hangings; a wooden structure used in construction
11. bootless:  futile
12. surly:  bad tempered; unfriendly
13. ramparts:  a defensive wall of a castle or walled city, usually having a wide walkway and parapets
14. azure:  a brilliant, sky blue
15. enwrought:  woven; worked in with something (woven with golden thread)
16. preconceptions:  ideas formed before having the facts
17. tardy:  late
18. runic:  consisting of or written in runes; mysterious and secretive
19. to squinch:  a movement consisting of both squeezing and pinching
20. portmanteau word:  a word blending the sounds and meanings of two other words (eg. Motel = motor and hotel)
21. dalliance: casual involvement with something (esp. a romantic or sexual relationship)
22. phlegmatic: an unemotional, calm disposition
23. peripatetic: travelling from place to place, esp. working or based in different places
24. inveigle: to persuade someone to do something especially by means of flattery or deception
25. cupidity: greed for money or possessions
26. brood (v): to think deeply on something that causes one unhappiness
27. insouciant: showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent
28. callous: having an insensitive or cruel disregard of others
29. admonish: to warn or reprimand firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
30. wistful: having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing; nostalgic