28 Nov/2011 Monday, Day 4

 School will be a half day on Tuesday due to the funeral for Terry MacInnis.

Bible Scripture is due on Thursday,Dec. 01.
The only quiz that is scheduled is History. There may be a spelling quiz but that is expected. Next week (Dec.06 - 09)  there will be quizzes in Literature and Grammar.
LCT this week, so I will try to give less HW. Be sure to do all of the extra work this weekend so that there will be less pressure through the week.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Spelling Quiz on list #7 on Monday Nov. 28.
We went back into the text book today.
List #7 - 1. bailouts, 2. defaulting, 3. corporate, 4. loiter. 5. repugnant, 6. procrastinate, 7. solicit, 8. crowd mentality, 9. manifest, 10. graven, 11. vain, 12. sabbath, 13. adultery, 14. covet, 15. Decalogue,                 16. theocracy,  17. default, 18. momentum, 19. corporation, 20. repossess, 21. innovation, 22. visionary,   23. CEO, 24. vaccines, 25. jolt.
H.W. - Complete 1 - 10 in Exercise "B" on page 59. No spelling tonight.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - History Quiz on Thursday, Dec. 01. This will be on Unit 4.3 and will be a fill in the blank. There will also be a map quiz on that day.
We started on Section 3, Chapter 4. We have covered the Phoenicians on two days and will start the Hittites tomorrow as well as go over the map.
Map study: Locate the following on a map of The Middle East and North Africa: 
  a) Euphrates Rivers, b) Carthage, c) Sidon, d) Jerusalem, e) Mt. Sinai, f) Gulf of Suez, g) Jordan River, h) Brook of Egypt, i) Syrian Desert,j) Goshen, k) Jericho, l) Dead Sea, m) Tyre, n)Tigris River, o)Hattusas. p) Tyre.
H.W.- Answer question 9 + 10 on page 38. Read over pages 37 - 38. (Identifies for tomorrow)

Period #4 English Literature 7
Went over the HW and continued through the story.
HW : Answer questions 10 - 13 on the blog. Read to page 199 in "A Christmas Carol".

  A Christmas Carol - Questions

Supplemental Questions (These are in order as they appear in the story – pretty-much)

1. Read over the first two paragraphs again. What is the purpose of the author talking about Marley’s death?
2. Since you have read into the story for a while, explain why you think the author stressed that Scrooge was his “sole… Sole…etc”
3. Notice in the movie, the name on the door of Scrooge’s office.(You can only do this after we have seen the movie)
4. What do you learn about Scrooge’s psychological character from paragraph 2 column “A”? Explain how the weather was used to reveal his character.
5. How did the citizens of the local community view Scrooge?
6. What did Scrooge think of what others thought about him and why?
7. How is the weather, in the last paragraph in column “A”, used again to influence the story?(Pathetic fallacy)
8. What is with the “Humbug” thing???
9. How can Scrooge be seen as having a pessimistic attitude towards Christmas?
10. What is Scrooge’s nephew’s attitude towards Christmas?
11. How can the nephew be seen as being positively persistent?
12. Explain what Dickens meant when eh said “It certainly was; for they had been two kindred spirits”.
13. Scrooge does not want to give money for the poor and destitute because they are already taken care of. How does he feel that they have already been provided for?
14. Explain Scrooge’s little speech in lines 8 – 14 0n page 180.
15. Bob Cratchit appears a little different after leaving the office as opposed to when he was there. Explain.
16. How can Scrooges whole life be seen as melancholy?
17. What was so peculiar about the knocker on the door of Scrooges apartment house?
18. Explain the statement from page 181 “darkness is cheap and Scrooge liked it”.
19. What is Scrooges “checklist” when he gets home every night?
20. Why do you suppose on this night that he “double-locked himself in”?

Period #5 English Grammar 7 - 
List #6 - 1. Apparition, 2. Cultivated (Not as in agriculture) 3. dilapidated, 4. Quaint, 5. rustic, 6. cursory, 7. Etiquette, 8.artificial, 9. opulent, 10. rigour, 11.Scant, 12. odour, 13. obliterate, 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. corporate, 4. loiter. 5. repugnant, 6. procrastinate, 7. solicit, 8. crowd mentality, 9. manifest, 10. graven, 11. vain, 12. sabbath, 13. adultery, 14. covet, 15. Decalogue, 16. theocracy,  17. default, 18. momentum, 19. corporation, 20. repossess, 21. innovation, 22. visionary, 23.CEO(Chief Executive Officer) 24. vaccines, 25. jolt.
H. W. - Spelling words 1 - 5.

Period # 6 - LS - University/college.


Period # 7 English Literature 8 - 
We went over the story with inserts from students HW.

HW: How could Miss Smith have resolved the Kiskis' lunch-time eating problem besides ignoring it?