08/11/11 Tuesday, Day 4

I have moved the History Test to Thursday, maybe during LS.                     
The Quarter officially ends on Thursday so push those last four days.
LS Thursday is during period # 6. I will try to complete The Dating Game.
Don't tell anybody but next week I do not have any duty. That means that I will be available morning, noon and night.
 Tests and Quizzes coming up this week. Report cards next week.
Period #1, We wrote the Grammar II - Test.Working on the different types of sentences.
Spelling words of List #6.
List # 6 - 1. Apparition, 2. Cultivated (Not in agriculture) 3. Dilapidated, 4. Quaint, 5. Rustic, 6. Cursory, 7. Etiquitte, 8. artificial, 9. opulent, 10. rigour, 11. Scant, 12. odour, 14. morph, 15. delinquent, 16. plaid, 17. unique, 18. punctual, 19. proficient, 20. obnoxious, 21. activism, 22. bond, 23. movement, 24. occupy, 25. stocks.
H.W. - Spelling words  in List #6. For Wednesday, read the Email that I sent you on "The Sentence". Study.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - History TEST on the first three chapters on Thursday, Nov.10. Study the identifies and bold print. Know the map on page 21 as per below in HW.
 Chapter 3 Egypt. Went over the last two pages of Chapter 3.
H.W.- Read Genesis Chapter 22. Map on page 21 - Know: Upper Egypt, Lower Egypt, Sahara Desert, Gulf of Suez, Mediterranean Sea, Giza, Cairo, Memphis, Thebes(Karnak, Luxor), and Rosetta. Study for the TEST. Know the levels of Egyptian society and the ten plagues that have been on the board for the past two days.
List #7 - 1. bailouts, 2. defaulting, 3. corperate,


Period #4 English Literature 7 Test on Wed. Nov. 09 to cover everything since the first of the year. This will be match, fill in the blanks and sentence answer questions. Know all of your authors of your stories. 
Went over the HW and continued through the story. I read the next poem and talked of the comparison of the farm too a ship and of the father to a captain.
HW : Read the story "Dr. Johnson and His Father", Answer the questions on page 23.

Period #5 English Grammar 7 - We wrote the Grammar Test Spelling Quiz on Thursday, Nov.10 on List #5.
Spelling List # 5 words 20 - 25.
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. Apparition, 2. Cultivated Not in agriculture) 3. dilapidated, 4. Quaint, 5. rustic, 6. cursory, 7. Etiquitte, 8.artificial, 9. opulent, 10. rigour, 11.Scant, 12. odour, 14. morph, 15. delinquent, 16. plaid, 17. unique, 18. punctual, 19. proficient, 20. obnoxious, 21. activism, 22. bond, 23. movement, 24. occupy, 25. stocks.
List #7 - 1. bailouts, 2. defaulting, 3. corperate,
H. W. - Spelling List # 5, words 20 - 25. Quiz on Thurs.

Period # 6 - LS - The Dating Game Phys. Ed. tomorrow.
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Period # 7 English Literature 8 - Lit 8 test on Wednesday, Nov 9. This will be match, fill in the blanks and sentence answer questions. Know all of your authors of your stories. 
We will be started the next poem.

HW: read over the next poem - "Home". Read "The Last Lesson" for Wednesday.