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 CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND HOMEWORK FOR

  CREATIVE WRITING, A.P. LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION, and ENGLISH 10 

 

Previous Week (1/30/2012)
Next Week (2/13/2012)
Period Course Mon - 2/6/2012 Tue - 2/7/2012 Wed - 2/8/2012 Thu - 2/9/2012 Fri - 2/10/2012
1 CREATIVE WRITING SENSORY IMAGERY
SENSORY IMAGERY
SENSORY IMAGERY
SENSORY IMAGERY
SENSORY IMAGERY
2 AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION ANGLO-SAXON LIT.
ANGLO-SAXON LIT.
ANGLO-SAXON LIT.
ANGLO-SAXON LIT.
MIDDLE ENGLISH LIT.
3A AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LIT.
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LIT.
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LIT.
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LIT.
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LIT.
3B ENGLISH 10 COLONIAL/REVOLUTIONARY LIT.
COLONIAL/REVOLUTIONARY LIT.
COLONIAL/REVOLUTIONARY LIT.
COLONIAL/REVOLUTIONARY LIT.
COLONIAL/REVOLUTIONARY LIT.
Previous Week (1/30/2012)
Next Week (2/13/2012)

 

(CLICK ON VOCABULARY CLASS CATEGORY BELOW TO SEE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS OF THE WEEK)

A.P. Lit. & Comp.

Vocab.

(2nd block)

A.P. Lit. & Comp.

Vocab.

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English 10 Vocab.

 

                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

English 10 Vocabulary ( words blocked in  blue will be on the next vocabulary quiz)

lamentable: (adj.) regrettable; distressing

entreated: (verb) begged; asked for sincerely  

affliction: (noun) pain; hardship

appease: (verb) to please; to satisfy

abhors: (verb) hates; greatly dislikes

persevere: (verb) to continue despite obstacles

indiscreet: (adj.) careless in speech or action

eradicate: (verb) to eliminate

vigilant: (adj.) watchful

inevitable: (adj.) unavoidable

candid: (adj.) unbiased; fair

amiable: (adj.) agreeable; likeable

placid: (adj) calm; quiet

torpor: (noun) inavtive time

perpetual: (adj.) constant; unchanging

derelict: (noun) degraded social outcast

cur: (noun) worthless dog or person

dexterity: (noun) skill in using hands and/or body

sublime: (adj.) awe inspiring

blithe: (adj.) carefree

integrity: (noun) sound and moral principles

pervaded: (verb) spread throughout

volition: (noun) will power

ferocity: (noun) fierce cruelty

apparition: (noun) ghost-like figure

incapacitated: (verb/adj.) disabled

render: (verb) to make

demeanor: (noun) behavior; conduct

morbid: (adj.) diseased; unhealthy

similitude: (noun) a similarity; a likeness

comply: (verb) obey an order; fulfill a request

veritable: (adj.) genuine; true

recluse: (noun) one who withdraws from society

quaff: (verb) to drink heartily

perilous: (adj.) dangerous

conflagration: (noun) huge fire

indolent: (adj.) lazy

provisional: (adj.) temporary

highfalutin: (adj.) vain; fancy; pompous

temperance: (noun) avoidance of alcohol

benevolence: (noun) kindness

void: (verb; adj.; noun) to empty; to be empty; emptiness

obsequies: (noun) funeral rites

resolute: (adj.) to have a determined attitude

disdain: (verb; noun) to despise; to have feelings of hate

 

                               

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A.P. Literature and Composition (BLOCK CLASS) Vocabulary (words in orange will be on next vocabulary quiz)

 

 detriment: (noun) a disadvantage

dexterous: (adj.) skilled with hands and/or body

discretion: ( noun) good sense

facetious: (adj.) funny

gregarious: (adj.) outgoing; social

optimum: (adj.) ideal

ostentatious: (adj.) showy

scrupulous: (adj.) ethical

sensory: (adj.) of the senses

vicarious: (adj.) indirect; experienced through imagination

collaborate: Iverb) to team up

despondent: (adj.) depresses

instigate: (verb) to cause

resilient: (adj.) quick to recover

retrospect: (noun) looking back

rudimentary: (adj.) basic

scoff: (verb) to ridicule; to scold

squelch: (verb) to hold back

venerate: (verb) to honor

zealot: (noun) an extremist

 

 

 

 

 

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A.P. Literature and Composition (SKINNY CLASS) Vocabulary (words in orange will be on next vocabulary quiz)

 

ROOTS

bene:  good, well

loqu, locut:  to speak

WORDS

benediction:  (noun) speech/expression of good wishes

loquacious:  (adj.) very talkative

 

ROOTS

pung, punct, poign, pug: to prick, to point

equ: equal, even

WORDS

poignant: (adj.) profoundly emotionally touching

inequity: (noun) an unfairness

 

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greg: flock, herd

sent, sens: to feel, to think

WORDS

gregarious: (adj.) social

dissension: ( noun) a difference of opinion

ROOTS

rect: right, straight

capit, cipit, ceps: head

WORDS

rectify: (verb) to correct

recapitulate: (verb) to summarize

 

ROOTS

non:  ninth

du:  two, twice

WORDS

nonagenarian:  (noun) person in his/her nineties

dualism:  (noun) state of having double characteristic or purpose

 

ROOTS

grad, gress:  to step; to go

fund, fus, found: to pour, to melt 

WORDS

transgression: (noun) a sin

suffused: (verb) to spread through or over as with light, color, or liquid

 

ROOTS

vert, vers: to turn

omn, omni: all

WORDS

adversary: (noun) an opponent

omniscient: (adj.) all knowing

 

ROOTS

cord: heart

vid, vis: to see

WORDS

cordial: (adj.) gracious, kind and thoughtful

invidious: (adj.) hateful

 

ROOTS

lumin: to light, to shine

fid: faithful

WORDS

luminary: (noun) notable person

diffident: (adj.) timid, shy

 

ROOTS

ger, gest: to carry; to produce

moll: mild; soft

WORDS

congeries: (noun) miscellaneous collection

mollify: (verb) to soothe; to soften

 

ROOTS

amb, ambi: both

port: to carry

WORDS

ambivalent: (adj.) feeling strongly about both sides of a topic

deportment: (noun) behavior; conduct

 

ROOTS

plac: to please; to appease

err: to wander

WORDS

complacence: (noun) self-satisfaction

errant: (adj.) roving--especialy in search of adventure

 

ROOTS

nomen, nomin: name,; noun

trud, trus: to push; to thrust

WORDS

ignominy: a disgrace

unobtrusive: non-imposing; not pushy

 

ROOTS

vor: to devour

ac, acu, acr: sharp

WORDS

voracity: (noun) greediness

acrimonious: (adj.) full of bitter hostility

 

ROOTS

cap, cip, capt, cept: to take, to seize

son: sound

WORDS

capacious: (adj.) spacious

dissoncance: (noun) a disagreeable combination of sounds

 

ROOTS

grat: grateful, pleasing

fa, fat: to speak

WORDS

gratuity: (noun) a tip; a free offering

affable: (noun) easy to speak to

 

 

 

 

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