Wow!  It's amazing how quickly the days go by and how easily I forego my promise to keep this blog up-to-date.

Let's begin with the words of the day since Tuesday, 10-23-12.

propound (v):  to put forward, offer, or suggest for consideration (example>propound a startling new hypothesis)

maelstrom (n):  a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling such a whirlpool

suppliant (n):  one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

undulate (v):  to move in waves or in a wave-like motion (example>The highway sank at so many points, that its surface began to undulate like a roller coaster.)

myopic (adj):  nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight

propriety (n):  the state of being proper; appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

summarily (adv):  without delay or formality; briefly; concisely

overt (adj):  open; not hidden; expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

pejorative (adj):  tending to belittle; having negative connotations

Period 1
Grade 12AP

On Monday, the class finished up their in-class essays on Beowulf.  Today, period 1 dropped.  Tomorrow, we'll begin Arthurian Romances with introductory information on life in Medieval Times.

Period 3
Grade 12CP

Today, we finished reading the "Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales.  I distributed an assignment in which you will write 10 characterizations of 4 lines each in the style of Chaucer.  The project is due Tuesday, 11-27-12.  Dates to remember:  Tuesday, 11-13-12>test on Chaucer's pilgrims; Thursday, 11-15-12>word quiz from propound to talisman; Monday and Tuesday, 11-19 and 11-20>to the Library to begin research for the research paper.

Period 4
Grade 12CP

We continue our reading of the "Prologue" to The Canterbury Tales.  Dates to remember:  Tuesday, 11-13-12>test on Chaucer's pilgrims; Thursday, 11-15-12>word quiz from propound to talisman; Monday and Tuesday, 11-19 and 11-20>to the Library to begin research for the research paper.

Have a good night, everyone!  See you tomorrow!