Period 3: Today in class, we did a self-test on who controls each student's fate. Then, we watched different movie versions of I,i.
If students have not already done so, they should bring their five vocabulary words and definitions to school tomorrow.
Period 4: Today, we discussed the Great Chain of Being, read I, ii, and came up with a list of our next 10 vocabulary words, which are as follows:
1. aptitude (n): natural ability or skill
2. talisman (n): an object thought to bring good luck
3. harassment (n): intimidation; aggressive pressure
4. guzzle (v): to drink quickly or greedily
5. incondite (adj): crude or poorly constructed (often pertaining to literature); lacking refinement
6. harbinger (n): a person or thing that signals or announces the entrance of another
7. hilt (n): the handle of a weapon or a tool
8. purportedly (adv): claimed to be true
9. herculean (adj): having or requiring great strength (note the spelling)
10. tenuous (adj): not substantial; weak; slight; flimsy
