This week I am back on noon duty.
Looks lke a pretty normal week. Tests and Quizzes coming up next week. Report cards the following week.
Period #1, Grammar II -
Continuing the dash and parenthesis.
Spelling words of List #5.
List #6 1. Apparition, 2. Cultivated Not in agriculture) 3. Dilapidated, 4. Quaint, 5. Rustic, 6.
We will be spending a lot more time on the Grammar rules. Some people are having difficulty in specific situations and these need to be resolved.
H.W. - Spelling night off. Write out rule # 2 "b", "c", "d", and e" on page 2 and 3.Write the rule and then make up a sentence with the rule exhibited as being an error and correct it.
Period #3 History 7 and 8 - Chapter 3 Egypt.
Watched a video on the history of Egypt - The Great Pyramid - How it was built.
H.W.- Read Genesis Chapter 15. In sentence form, explain each of the "Identify" words on page 24. Read pages 26 - 29.
Period #4 English Literature 7
Went over the HW and continued through the story.
Questions on "Alas! Poor Annabelle"
1. How did Annabelle appear to be the perfect little lady?
2. What things did Annabelle do that antagonized Caddie and Tom?
3. How does the author, Carol Brink show that Caddie was masking her true personality?
4. What does Annabelle mean when she says "How quaint and rustic"?
5. How does Annabelle let her "Lady-like" character get in the way of common civility?
6. What did Mother give up to go out west to live with her husband?
7. How did Annabelle show herself to have some real grit in her?
8. Hetty was the picture of innocence. How did she show that she knew right from wrong?
9. There are often double standards in the world. Caddie thinks that she is being treated unfairly. What is the double standard and should it exist?
10. Caddie's father seems to have the whole thing figured out, regarding, Caddie, and being a lady. What is his philosophy towards what a woman (Caddie) should be?
11. Most people do not like injustice. Where did Caddie see injustice in her treatment by her mother?
12.How did Caddie see being a lady as being a great "responsibility"?
HW: Answer questions 10, 11, and 12 above on "Alas! Poor Annabelle!"
Period #5 English Grammar 7 -
Spelling List # 5 words 1 - 5.
List #5 - 1. Materialism, 2. Plebs (Plebian), 3. Capitulate, 4. Traumatic, 5. Conventional, 6. Impunity, 7. complicity, 8. Pandemonium, 9. Priority, 10. Relative (not meaning a family member),
11. Conceited, 12. rakish, 13. Remorse, 14. Euphemism, 15. Malapropism, 16. Reluctant, 17. Stupendous, 18. Motes (as with particles) 19. Dupe, 20. Culprit, 21. Sampler 22. solace, 23. facetious, 24. angst, 25. fastidious.
List # 6 - 1. Comprehensive, 2. Affluence,
List #6 - 1. Apparition, 2. Cultivated Not in agriculture) 3. dilapidated, 4. Quaint, 5. rustic,
H. W. - Write out rule # 1 "e", "f", "g", and rule 2 "a" on page 2. Write out the rule and "Note:". Make up a sentence with the rule - Note - exhibited as being an error and then correct it properly. Spelling words 5 - 10.
Period # 6 - Phys. Ed.
Period # 7 English Literature 8 -
We will continued with "The Case of the Missing Will" tomorrow.
Questions on "The Case of the Missing Will"
1. What appears to be Monsieur Poirot's attitude towards Miss Violet Marsh.
2. How did Miss Marsh end up in the care of Uncle Andrew?
3. People who are a lot alike tend to not get along with one another. Although Miss Marsh and Uncle Andrew are quite dissimilar, they do have a lot in common. What common traits do they conflict with?
4. Since the reader only gets on point of view in the first page of the story, how can it be seen as possibly being one-sided?
5. How could Miss Marsh be seen as a rebel in her time period?
6. How could you prove that Miss Marsh is not motivated by money?
7. Why does Miss Marsh want to possess Crabtree Manor?
8. How can Miss Marsh be seen as fair-minded and legalistic?
9. Is it fair in the "competition" for the estate to hire the private investigator?
10.
HW: Answer questions 7, 8, and 9 from above, on "The Case of the Missing Will".
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