“The year you were born marks only your entry into the world. Other years where you prove your worth, they are the ones worth celebrating.
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― Jarod Kintz, This Book Title is Invisible
The following post will explain what's tentatively on tap for my 12th graders this week.
Period 1
Grade 12AP
We have begun reading Hamlet. I expect you to keep a reading log as we journey through the text. I will distribute instructions for each entry tomorrow, Monday, 3-25-13.
Final drafts of your research papers are due tomorrow.
There will be a word quiz on Thursday, 3-28-13. All words and their definitions appear at the end of this post.
Periods 3 and 4
Grade 12CP
Everyone should now have a copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The reading assignment due on Monday is for reading up to and including Chapter 8. Book projects (of your outside reading) are due on Wednesday, 3-27-13. Please keep in mind that because this project was assigned weeks ago, it is considered a long-term assignment. Fifty (50) points will be deducted for any project not handed in on time. Only excused absences are exempt from this policy!
There will be a word quiz on Thursday, 3-28-13. All words and their definitions appear at the end of this post.
VOCABULARY WORDS
allay (v): to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
bestial (adj): beast-like; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
convivial (adj): festive, sociable; having fun together, genial
coterie (n): a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
counterpart (n): a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
demur (v): to object or take exception to
effrontery (n): shameless boldness; impudence
embellish (v): to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
ephemeral (adj): lasting only a short time, short-lived
felicitous (adj): appropriate, apt, well-chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
furtive (adj): done slyly or stealthily; sneaky, secret, shifty
garish (adj): glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
illusory (adj): misleading, deceptive; lacking or not based on reality
indigent (adj): needy, impoverished
inordinate (adj): far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
jettison (v): to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
misanthrope (n): a person who hates or despises people
pertinacious (adj): very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
picayune (adj): of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
raiment (n): clothing, garments
threshold (n): the board or stone that lies under a door, sill, the place or point of entering or beginning, outset; the point at which a physiological or psychological effect is produced, brink
wraith (n): a ghostly apparition, specter
Enjoy the remainder of your week-end. I hope to see you all tomorrow!
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.
Hermann Hesse
Ok, kids! Here goes...
asseverate concord grouse disarray flotsam
consummate glean exigency frenetic incarcerate
ludicrous incumbent mordant jocular nettle
pusillanimous recumbent pecuniary stratagem prepossessing
acuity delineate depraved emend enervate
esoteric fecund fiat figment garner
hallowed idiosyncrasy ignominy malediction mundane
nuance overweening penchant reputed sophistry
sumptuous ubiquitous abject agnostic complicity
derelict diatribe effigy equity inane
indictment indubitable intermittent meretricious moot
neophyte perspicacity plenary prestigious surveillance
sylvan testy travesty
Hermann Hesse
Ok, kids! Here goes...
asseverate concord grouse disarray flotsam
consummate glean exigency frenetic incarcerate
ludicrous incumbent mordant jocular nettle
pusillanimous recumbent pecuniary stratagem prepossessing
acuity delineate depraved emend enervate
esoteric fecund fiat figment garner
hallowed idiosyncrasy ignominy malediction mundane
nuance overweening penchant reputed sophistry
sumptuous ubiquitous abject agnostic complicity
derelict diatribe effigy equity inane
indictment indubitable intermittent meretricious moot
neophyte perspicacity plenary prestigious surveillance
sylvan testy travesty
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
“On the fifth day, which was a Sunday, it rained very hard. I like it when it rains hard. It sounds like white noise everywhere, which is like silence but not empty.”
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Period 1
Grade 12 AP
Just a gentle reminder that there will be a test on Wednesday, 3-13-2013 on all previous vocabulary words beginning with asseverate. There are 66 words total, but the test will contain only 50.
Also, please begin work on your portfolio reflective essays which are also due on Wednesday, the 13th. These must be corrected and returned to you for submission to your portfolios by 4-1-2013.
We continue with the study of sonnets, both Petrarchan (Italian) and English (Shakespearean).
Periods 3 and 4
Grade 12 CP
Just a gentle reminder that there will be a test on Wednesday, 3-13-2013 on all previous vocabulary words beginning with asseverate. There are 66 words total, but the test will contain only 50.
Also, please begin work on your portfolio reflective essays which are also due on Wednesday, the 13th. These must be corrected and returned to you for submission to your portfolios by 4-1-2013.
We are finishing Hamlet; Act V is up this week. I will collect journals on Friday. If you will be on a field trip that day, you must hand in the journal before leaving school. If you are absent, you will be given one day to hand in the journal.
Finally, continue to read your outside reading books and to plan your projects. They are due on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
I hope to see you all tomorrow!
― Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Period 1
Grade 12 AP
Just a gentle reminder that there will be a test on Wednesday, 3-13-2013 on all previous vocabulary words beginning with asseverate. There are 66 words total, but the test will contain only 50.
Also, please begin work on your portfolio reflective essays which are also due on Wednesday, the 13th. These must be corrected and returned to you for submission to your portfolios by 4-1-2013.
We continue with the study of sonnets, both Petrarchan (Italian) and English (Shakespearean).
Periods 3 and 4
Grade 12 CP
Just a gentle reminder that there will be a test on Wednesday, 3-13-2013 on all previous vocabulary words beginning with asseverate. There are 66 words total, but the test will contain only 50.
Also, please begin work on your portfolio reflective essays which are also due on Wednesday, the 13th. These must be corrected and returned to you for submission to your portfolios by 4-1-2013.
We are finishing Hamlet; Act V is up this week. I will collect journals on Friday. If you will be on a field trip that day, you must hand in the journal before leaving school. If you are absent, you will be given one day to hand in the journal.
Finally, continue to read your outside reading books and to plan your projects. They are due on Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
I hope to see you all tomorrow!
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