Saturday, November 4, 2017

English 8

Read Chapter Two of the class novel and answer the question sheet on that chapter.  Plus, fill in the first half of the chart concerning Greasers and Socs.

The class set of this week's vocabulary words is as follows:
  1. resignedly (adv) - doing something in a submissive way; giving in to something one can no longer fight
  2. acquired (verb) - obtained; accomplished; to get as one’s own
  3. clammy (adj) - cold and damp; covered with a cold, sticky moisture
  4. defiance (noun) - daring or bold resistance to authority or an opposing force
  5. contemptuous (adj) - showing disdain, scorn, or disrespect
  6. glaring (adj) - shining or reflecting a harshly bright light; obvious
  7. reckless (adj) - utterly unconcerned with the consequences of an action; without caution;carelessness
  8. sheepish (adj) - embarrassed for having done something foolish; like sheep with meekness
  9. premonition (noun) - feeling or anticipation or anxiety for a future event
  10. ember (noun) - smoldering remains of a fire; a small, live piece of coal or wood; a still burning thing