24/01/12 Tuesday, Day # 4

I have "after school duty" ever day this week and next. All extra help will have to be in the morning or at noon.

Period #1: Grammar 8 - We will have a Grammar test this week, probably on Friday.

Started on "verbals". Spelling words 5 - 10 on List # 11.

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


List #12 - 

H.W. - Spelling list #11, words 5 - 10. Read over the page on verbals.(Pages 96 and 96).

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - HISTORY TEST ON THURSDAY. Chapters 4 - 6. We will include as much in chapter 6 as we have covered - probably just to 6.3.
We started on 6.2

  H.W.- Answer questions 5 - 9 on 6.2. Complete the reading of 6.3.

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

Topic: No person is any better than any other.

HW :Complete the paragraph with an outline.

Period #5 English Grammar 7 -

Worked on the parts of speech again. We went as far as the adverb.

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 anomaly. , 11. scuttle, 12. emancipation, 13.renounce, 14. egalitarian, 15.draconian , 16.atheist, 17. enabler, 18. renounce, 19. articulate, 20. frieze, 21. disingenuous, 22. critique, 23. bizarre, 24. sophist, 25.nuance


List #12 - 1. components, 2. sustainability,        

H. W. -  Spelling words 5 - 10 on List # 10.No grammar. tonight

Period # 6 - Phys. Ed.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - 
Reviewed the all-purpose paragraph. 
Wrote a paragraph on the topic " Success in the business world has a lot to do with being able to put off rewards and get away from immediate gratification".
We will review the quiz tomorrow.

Our next unit will be on plays. Before that I would like to do a unit on something that you would like help in..

HW: Think of something that you would like help with before the next unit.