13/01/12 Friday, Day #3

I have noon duty next week. If you owe me time or need extra help, it will have to be in the AM or Mon., Wed., or Fri. after school. I have B-ball practice on Tues. and Wed.

Period #1: Grammar 8 - Grammar Quiz on the parts of speech, and diagramming verbs on Tuesday, Jan.17. Spelling Quiz for Wednesday, Jan. 18 on List #10.

Reviewed the problem of prepositions being adverbs. Started on 

List #10 - 1. Miniscule, 2. din, 3. roost, 4. prank, 5. shards, 6. oligarchy, 7. tyrant, 8. cognizant, 9. logistics, 10. perked, 11. admonish, 12. perpetuate, 13. entail, 14. subjugate, 15. remorse, 16. abdicate, 16. devour, 17. consume,  18. audacious, 19. extrude, 20. static, 21. obnoxious, 22. obliterate, 23. crumple, 24. devoid, 25. archaic.      

List #11 - 1. arid, 2. rehabilitation, 3. penchant, 4. facet, 5. copious, 6. embellish, 7. regurgitate, 8. apprehensive, 9. dichotomy, 10. apprehension, 11. scuttle, 12. emancipation, 13. venture, 14. regurgitate, 15. apprehensive,  16. scuttle, 17. enabler, 18. renounce, 19. articulate, 20. frieze, 21. disingenuous, 22. critique, 23. bizarre, 24. sophist, 25.embellish, 


List #12 - 1. atheist, 2. nuance, 3. egalitarian, 4. draconian,           

H.W. - Spelling list #10, words 15 - 20. Complete the exercise "A" on page 89 as adapted by Mr. Harris on parts of speech.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - History Quiz on 6.1 and Map Quiz on Friday, Jan.20. 
 Continued with videos on Persia and Greece.

 Watched video on "Building an Empire - Greece".

The next map will be the one on Greece on page 61 in your text. Learn the locations of the following: Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Hellespont, Crete(Which is actually not on the map), Illyria, Macedonia, Lydia, Ionia, Thrace, Thessaly, Euboea, Peloponnesus,Thera, Olympia, Sparta, Thebes, Athens, Marathon, Delphi, Troy, Sardis, Pella.

  H.W.- Start work on your map. Start bringing your map book to class.

Period #4 English Literature 7 Worked on "Writing the All-Purpose Paragraph". 

We went over the example and started on the "Explanation".

HW :Write the statement and concluding sentence for the paragraph: "Life's conflicts and complications can have an impact in changing people's lives." 

Period #5 English Grammar 7 -  Grammar Quiz on complements, diagramming verbs, and parts of speech on Friday, Jan, 20. Spelling Quiz on List #9 for Wednesday, Jan. 18.

Spelling List #9, words 15 - 20.

Worked on Compound verbs and introduced the "complement".

 List #9 - 1. wistfulness, 2. beguiled, 3. timidity, 4. decorum, 5. gregarious, 6. specter, 7. oblivious, 8. conjured, 9. contrite, 10. mayhem, 11. conscription, 12. desolation (desolate) 13. simplicity 14. logistics 15. bipolar, 16. extricate, 17. disproportionate, 18. esoteric, 19. monotonous, 20. elated, 21. compile, 22.affable, 23. ad nauseam, 24. indignant, 25. faux pas.

List #10 - 1. Miniscule, 2. din, 3. roost, 4. prank, 5. shards, 6. oligarchy, 7. tyrant, 8. cognizant, 9. logistics, 10. perked, 11. admonish, 12. perpetuate, 13. entail, 14. subjugate, 15. remorse, 16. abdicate, 16. devour, 17. consume, 18. audacious, 19. extrude, 20. static, 21. obnoxious, 22. obliterate, 23. crumple, 24. devoid, 25. archaic.

 List #11 - 1. arid, 2. rehabilitation, 3. penchant, 4. facet, 5. copious, 6. embellish, 7. regurgitate, 8. apprehensive, 9. dichotomy, 10. apprehension, 11. scuttle, 12. emancipation, 13. venture, 14. regurgitate, 15. apprehensive,  16. scuttle, 17. enabler, 18. renounce, 19. articulate, 20. frieze, 21. disingenuous, 22. critique, 23. bizarre, 24. sophist, 25.embellish, 


List #12 - 1. atheist, 2. nuance, 3. egalitarian, 4. Draconian,                    

H. W. -  Spelling words 10 - 15. Complete1 - 5 in exercise "D" on page 65.

Period # 6 - Life Skills. 

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - Quiz on advertising on Thursday, January 19. Know the notes that I posted on the site (jlch@jlcharris.com) and what we talked about in class. 
 Life skills today.
 Review the components of the ad.

HW: Prepare for the quiz on advertising.