17/01/12 Tuesday, Day 5

I have noon duty this week. If you owe me time or need extra help, it will have to be in the AM. I have B-ball practice on Thursday and games on Tuesday, Wed and Friday.

Period #1: Grammar 8 - Grammar Quiz on the parts of speech, and diagramming verbs on Wednesday, Jan.18. 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 20 - 25. Complete the exercise "C" on page 90.

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.- Read over and make notes on each paragraph on pages 52 - 53 down to the questions. On the map in your map book, on page 61, place the locations listed above. 

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

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

HW : For tomorrow, write the outline for the paragraph: How can the expression, "Live life simply, simply so that others can live", be applied to everyday life. We will work on the actual paragraph in class tomorrow.

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  20-25.

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 20 - 25. 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: Be able to explain the components of the advertisement that you found in class today. Prepare for the quiz on advertising.