Wednesday, February 29, 2012

29 February 2012 Wednesday. Day # 3

 Don't forget Bible memory verse tomorrow and Grammar quiz.
Rough copy of speech is due on Friday. 
Extra help morning and after school. I have noon duty this week - Feb.27 - March 02.
Rough copies for speeches are due this Friday, March 02.
Bible memory verse is due this Thursday, March 01.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 88 to 104.
Chapel this morning during this period.
We went over verb tenses on page 102 and 103.

List # 14 - 1. alleviate, 2. misconstrue, 3. acclimatize, 4. coagulate, 5. prognosticate, 6. proximal,   7. distal, 8. recollect, 9. vulnerable, 10. disassociate, 11. ghetto, 12. gigabyte, 13.refract, 14. deluge, 15. postulate, 16. soliloquy, 17. analogue, 18. regurgitate, 19. discern, 20.promulgate.  

Home Work - Grammar: we did work on Verb Conjugation.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
.
Chapter Seven History Questions
1.       Draw a map of The Mediterranean and Europe. Include: Italy, Greece, France (Gaul), Germany, Spain, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, Carthage, Asia Minor, The Alps, The Apennine Mountains, The Rhine River, The Danube River, The Po River, the Tiber River, ----- MORE TO BE ADDED.
2.       How was the Roman Empire seen as “ the best of the borrowers”?
3.       Name the four “Indo-Europeans” living in Italy in the fifth century BC. Indicate on you map, where each of these were located in Italy.
4.       What was Magna Graecia and how did the name come about?
5.       How did the Etruscans influence Rome?
6.       List four reasons why Rome was a good site for a city.
7.       What are your feelings on the story of Remus and Romulus?
8.       Explain the quotation “Rome was built on a foundation of force and violence”.
9.       What was the Roman Pantheon?
10.   Give a brief description of the Early Roman Republic.
11.   Find a definition for the term republic.
12.   Outline the class structure of Roman citizens.
13.   Explain the make-up of the Roman early system of government.
   
 Home work.- Answer question #1 from Chapter 7 questions above. Just do the grids for now.

Period #4 English Literature 7
 We started a new play called "Flatline", which I sent to you and is also available on Dramatix on line.
 
Flatline - Questions

  1. What does the title of the play Flatline have to do with the actual story?
  2. Three part Question:
                  What character traits should a good doctor have?
                  What are some character traits that are typically given to a doctor?
                  What were some character traits given to Dr. Able?
  1. Television dramas, movies, etc., are usually meant to entertain but they also often try to influence you with ideas. What can this play lead you to believe about a) spirits, b) angels, c) the devil, d) the state of being unconscious, and e) doctors and nurses?
  2. There is an expression that goes: “The devil can quote scripture for his own purposes”. What do you think is meant by this?
  3. Does this play go along with your idea of spirits and the devil? What are some similarities and differences? (You may use the first person in this answer)
  4. What is the significance of the angel touching Judy on the shoulder at the end of the play?
  5. How does a play differ from a short story in how character is revealed?
Home Work: Read the play Flatline



Period #5 English Grammar 7 -
 Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 76 to 86.
Continued on Verbs. Worked on a handout on verbals.
  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

List # 14 - 1. alleviate, 2. misconstrue, 3. acclimatize, 4. coagulate, 5. prognosticate, 6. proximal,   7. distal, 8. recollect, 9. vulnerable, 10. disassociate, 11. ghetto, 12. gigabyte, 13.refract, 14. deluge, 15. postulate, 16. soliloquy, 17. analogue, 18. regurgitate, 19. discern, 20.promulgate.   

Home Work -Spelling words 1 - 5 on list #13. 

Period # 6 - Phys. Ed..

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - Life |Skills today.
We started the play. Looked at the differences between a play and a short story/novel.
Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.

Monday, February 27, 2012

27 Febraury 2012 Monday, Day # 2

Don't forget Bible memory verse tomorrow and Grammar quiz.
Extra help morning and after school. I have noon duty this week - Feb.27 - March 02.
Rough copies for speeches are due next Friday, March 02.
Bible memory verse is due next Thursday, March 01.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 88 to 104.
We wrote the Spelling Quiz on List #13.
 We completed our Spelling on List #13 words 20 - 25.
We went over verb tenses on page 102 and 103.
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate, 

List # 14 - 1. alleviate, 2. misconstrue, 3. acclimatize, 4. coagulate, 5. prognosticate, 6. proximal,   7. distal, 8. recollect, 9. vulnerable, 10. disassociate, 11. ghetto, 12. gigabyte, 13.refract, 14. deluge, 15. postulate, 16. soliloquy, 17. analogue, 18. regurgitate, 19. discern, 20.promulgate.  

Home Work - Grammar: we did work on Verb Conjugation.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
We completed 6.5 by Thursday and went over HW today.
History Questions on Chapter 6.5:

1. Explain what occurred in Greece that made it relatively easy for Philip to conquer southern Greece.
2. What were some advantages that the "country" of Macedon had over the Greeks?
3. How did Philip treat Macedonia's conquered people?
4. Briefly describe Alexanders conquests in the Mediterranean and Asia.
5. How and why  did Alexander see himself as a "new Achilles"?
6. How do Aristotle, Hellenism and Alexander the Great all relate to each other?
7. What, where, and when was the Hellenistic Age?
8. Explain the final days of Alexander.
9. How was the empire divided after Alexander's death?
10. Explain what is meant by the quote " Greek culture was better at destroying old beliefs than providing new ones".
 Home work.- Study chapter # 6. Go over your old test.

Period #4 English Literature 7
 We started a new play called "Flatline", which I sent to you and is also available on Dramatix on line.
 
Flatline - Questions

  1. What does the title of the play Flatline have to do with the actual story?
  2. Three part Question:
                  What character traits should a good doctor have?
                  What are some character traits that are typically given to a doctor?
                  What were some character traits given to Dr. Able?
  1. Television dramas, movies, etc., are usually meant to entertain but they also often try to influence you with ideas. What can this play lead you to believe about a) spirits, b) angels, c) the devil, d) the state of being unconscious, and e) doctors and nurses?
  2. There is an expression that goes: “The devil can quote scripture for his own purposes”. What do you think is meant by this?
  3. Does this play go along with your idea of spirits and the devil? What are some similarities and differences? (You may use the first person in this answer)
  4. What is the significance of the angel touching Judy on the shoulder at the end of the play?
  5. How does a play differ from a short story in how character is revealed?
Home Work: . 



Period #5 English Grammar 7 - Life Skills double/double.
 Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 76 to 86.
Continued on Verbs. Worked on a handout on verbals.
List #12 - 1. obtuse, 2. connotative, 3. illustrious, 4. discernment, 5. caustic, 6. emergent, 
7. inundate,  8. expostulate, 9. redeem, 10. pontificate, 11.obsess, 12. submit, 13. avenge, 14. retreat, 15. tribute, 16. maneuver, 17. ignoble, 18. supremacy, 19. cavalry, 20. privilege, 21. citizen, 22. orator, 23. eloquent, 24. immortal, 25. inevitable.  
  
List #13 - 1. substantiate, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

Home Work -Spelling quiz on List #12 and test on 9, 10 and 11. Grammar exercise "B" on page 87. 

Period # 6 - Life skills - public speaking and the story of the mug and Bowery.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - We started the play. Looked at the differences between a play and a short story/novel.
Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.

Friday, February 24, 2012

24 February 2012 Friday, Day # 1

Extra help morning and after school. I have noon duty this week - Feb.27 - March 02.
Rough copies for speeches are due next Friday, March 02.
Bible memory verse is due next Thursday, March 01.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Spelling Quiz on List #13 will be on Monday, Feb.27.
 We completed our Spelling on List #13 words 20 - 25.
We went over verb tenses on page 102 and 103.
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,

Home Work - Grammar: we did work on Verb Conjugation.Study Spelling.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
We completed 6.5 by Thursday and went over HW today.
History Questions on Chapter 6.5:

1. Explain what occurred in Greece that made it relatively easy for Philip to conquer southern Greece.
2. What were some advantages that the "country" of Macedon had over the Greeks?
3. How did Philip treat Macedonia's conquered people?
4. Briefly describe Alexanders conquests in the Mediterranean and Asia.
5. How and why  did Alexander see himself as a "new Achilles"?
6. How do Aristotle, Hellenism and Alexander the Great all relate to each other?
7. What, where, and when was the Hellenistic Age?
8. Explain the final days of Alexander.
9. How was the empire divided after Alexander's death?
10. Explain what is meant by the quote " Greek culture was better at destroying old beliefs than providing new ones".
 Home work.- Study chapter # 6. Go over your old test.

Period #4 English Literature 7
 We started a new play called "Flatline", which I sent to you and is also available on Dramatix on line.
 
Flatline - Questions

  1. What does the title of the play Flatline have to do with the actual story?
  2. Three part Question:
                  What character traits should a good doctor have?
                  What are some character traits that are typically given to a doctor?
                  What were some character traits given to Dr. Able?
  1. Television dramas, movies, etc., are usually meant to entertain but they also often try to influence you with ideas. What can this play lead you to believe about a) spirits, b) angels, c) the devil, d) the state of being unconscious, and e) doctors and nurses?
  2. There is an expression that goes: “The devil can quote scripture for his own purposes”. What do you think is meant by this?
  3. Does this play go along with your idea of spirits and the devil? What are some similarities and differences? (You may use the first person in this answer)
  4. What is the significance of the angel touching Judy on the shoulder at the end of the play?
  5. How does a play differ from a short story in how character is revealed?
Home Work: . 



Period #5 English Grammar 7 -We wrote the Spelling Test  
Continued on Verbs. Worked on a handout on verbals.
List #12 - 1. obtuse, 2. connotative, 3. illustrious, 4. discernment, 5. caustic, 6. emergent, 
7. inundate,  8. expostulate, 9. redeem, 10. pontificate, 11.obsess, 12. submit, 13. avenge, 14. retreat, 15. tribute, 16. maneuver, 17. ignoble, 18. supremacy, 19. cavalry, 20. privilege, 21. citizen, 22. orator, 23. eloquent, 24. immortal, 25. inevitable.  
  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

Home Work -Spelling quiz on List #12 and test on 9, 10 and 11. Grammar exercise "B" on page 87. 

Period # 6 - Life skills - public speaking.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - We started the play. Looked at the differences between a play and a short story/novel.
Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Feb. 23, 2012

Grade 7- Make sure all pages in cahier are complete. We are finishinghis unit tomorrow YAY!!!
             - the activity presented in class today will be entirely bonus points. For those who make an attempt at this, you will be pleasingly rewarded!!! Make sure you give it to me tomorrow!!! :)


Grade 8- Les phrases partielles avec un photo.

23 February 2012, Thursday, Day # 6

Extra help morning, noon and after school.
Rough copies for speeches are due next Friday, March 02.
Bible memory verse is due next Thursday, March 01.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Spelling Quiz on List #13 will be on Monday, Feb.27.
 We did our Spelling on List #13 words 20 - 25.
We went over verb tenses on page 102.
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,

Home Work - Spelling words 15 - 20 and in Grammar we did past participle and "snuck " and "sneaked". Do exercise "A" on page 103.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
We should be through with 6.5 by Friday.
History Questions on Chapter 6.5:

1. Explain what occurred in Greece that made it relatively easy for Philip to conquer southern Greece.
2. What were some advantages that the "country" of Macedon had over the Greeks?
3. How did Philip treat Macedonia's conquered people?
4. Briefly describe Alexanders conquests in the Mediterranean and Asia.
5. How and why  did Alexander see himself as a "new Achilles"?
6. How do Aristotle, Hellenism and Alexander the Great all relate to each other?
7. What, where, and when was the Hellenistic Age?
8. Explain the final days of Alexander.
9. How was the empire divided after Alexander's death?
10. Explain what is meant by the quote " Greek culture was better at destroying old beliefs than providing new ones".
 Home work.- Study for the test.Answer questions 8, 9, and 10 above. Go over your old test.

Period #4 English Literature 7
We started to study the Washington speech on war.
Questions on  "Fire at Valley Forge"

1. What is a "forge"?
2. Explain the Corporal's internal conflict in the play.
3. What are a few character traits of Ben that make him stand out form the other boys?
4. Why do you think that these four boys marched for three days to bring gifts to the soldiers?
5. Why do the Corporal and the boys not recognize each other?
6. How does General Washington feel about war?
7. Is war sometimes necessary?

Home Work: Answer question 3, 4, and 5 above. 



Period #5 English Grammar 7 -Spelling Test  on Friday, February 24. This will be on lists 9, 10, 11, and 12. Lists 9, 10 and 11 will be strictly spelling while list #12 will be both spelling and definitions.
Continued on the difference between verbs and verbals.
List #12 - 1. obtuse, 2. connotative, 3. illustrious, 4. discernment, 5. caustic, 6. emergent, 
7. inundate,  8. expostulate, 9. redeem, 10. pontificate, 11.obsess, 12. submit, 13. avenge, 14. retreat, 15. tribute, 16. maneuver, 17. ignoble, 18. supremacy, 19. cavalry, 20. privilege, 21. citizen, 22. orator, 23. eloquent, 24. immortal, 25. inevitable.  
  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

Home Work -Spelling quiz on List #12 and test on 9, 10 and 11. Grammar exercise "B" on page 87. 

Period # 6 - Life skills - public speaking.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - We started the play.
Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Feb. 22, 2012

Grade 7 students who did not get pgs. 38-39 finished in class, must finish these tonight.

22 Febraury 2012, Wednesday, Day#5

Extra help morning, noon and after school.
Speech Topics are due on Feb. 23, Thursday. I have about 6 in to this point. Rough copies will be due March 02. Remember that two people cannot have the same topic.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Spelling Quiz on List #13 will be on Monday, Feb.27.
 We did our Spelling on List #13 words 15 - 20.
We went over verb tenses on page 100.
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,

Home Work - Spelling words 15 - 20 and in Grammar we did past participle and "snuck " and "sneaked". Do exercise "B" on page 100.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
We should be through with 6.5 by Friday.
History Questions on Chapter 6.5:

1. Explain what occurred in Greece that made it relatively easy for Philip to conquer southern Greece.
2. What were some advantages that the "country" of Macedon had over the Greeks?
3. How did Philip treat Macedonia's conquered people?
4. Briefly describe Alexanders conquests in the Mediterranean and Asia.
5. How and why  did Alexander see himself as a "new Achilles"?
6. How do Aristotle, Hellenism and Alexander the Great all relate to each other?
7. What, where, and when was the Hellenistic Age?
8. Explain the final days of Alexander.
9. How was the empire divided after Alexander's death?
10. Explain what is meant by the quote " Greek culture was better at destroying old beliefs than providing new ones".
 Home work.- Study for the test.Answer questions 6 - 8 above.

Period #4 English Literature 7
We started to study the Washington speech on war.
Questions on  "Fire at Valley Forge"

1. What is a "forge"?
2. Explain the Colonel's internal conflict in the play.
3. What are a few character traits of Ben that make him stand out form the other boys?
4. Why do you think that these four boys marched for three days to bring gifts to the soldiers?
5. Why do the Colonel and the boys not recognize each other?
6. How does General Washington feel about war?
7. Is war sometimes necessary?

Home Work: Answer questions three from the text and question one and two above. 



Period #5 English Grammar 7 -Spelling Test  on Friday, February 24. This will be on lists 9, 10, 11, and 12. Lists 9, 10 and 11 will be strictly spelling while list #12 will be both spelling and definitions.
Continued on the difference between verbs and verbals.
List #12 - 1. obtuse, 2. connotative, 3. illustrious, 4. discernment, 5. caustic, 6. emergent, 
7. inundate,  8. expostulate, 9. redeem, 10. pontificate, 11.obsess, 12. submit, 13. avenge, 14. retreat, 15. tribute, 16. maneuver, 17. ignoble, 18. supremacy, 19. cavalry, 20. privilege, 21. citizen, 22. orator, 23. eloquent, 24. immortal, 25. inevitable.  
  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

Home Work -Spelling words 20 - 25  on List #12. Grammar exercise "A" on the participle. Remember: TEST after list #12 on Lists 9 - 12 will be on Friday.

Period # 6 - Physical Educaton.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - We start the play tomorrow after we go over the quiz from Tuesday.
Lit. Quiz on critical thinking and point of view on Thursday, February 16. Paragraph form. 
Looked at articles from different perspectives.

Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Feb. 20, 2012

Grade 7- cahier p. 59-63 due Friday

Grade 8- nil

21 February , Tuesday, Day #4

Extra help morning, noon and after school.
Speech Topics are due on Feb. 23, Thursday.
Period #1: Grammar 8 -  We did our Spelling on List #13 words 10 - 15.
We went over verb tenses on page 100.
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 

Home Work - Spelling words 10 - 15 and go to the Grammar site englishpage.com and research past tens and past participle verbs.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
We are reworking the History. There are very few Bela Tests until chapter 10, as a result I will not be concentrating on the studying of every bolded word and everything in italics. We will be more interested in the overall content and the big picture significance of each paragraph. Answers on quizzes will be geared more towards application, synthesis, comprehension and analysis.
Started working on 6.5 - A New World Empire. Summarize pages 65 - the bottom of page 66. 
History Questions on Chapter 6.5:

1. Explain what occurred in Greece that made it relatively easy for Philip to conquer southern Greece.
2. What were some advantages that the "country" of Macedon had over the Greeks?
3. How did Philip treat Macedonia's conquered people?
4. Briefly describe Alexanders conquests in the Mediterranean and Asia.
5. How and why  did Alexander see himself as a "new Achilles"?
6. How do Aristotle, Hellenism and Alexander the Great all relate to each other?
7. What, where, and when was the Hellenistic Age?
8. Explain the final days of Alexander.
9. How was the empire divided after Alexander's death?
10. Explain what is meant by the quote " Greek culture was better at destroying old beliefs than providing new ones".
 Home work.- Study for the test.Answer questions 4 - 5 above.

Period #4 English Literature 7
We started to study the Washington speech on war.
Home Work: Answer questions one and two from the text. 



Period #5 English Grammar 7 -Spelling Test  on Friday, February 24.
Continued on the difference between verbs and verbals.
List #12 - 1. obtuse, 2. connotative, 3. illustrious, 4. discernment, 5. caustic, 6. emergent, 
7. inundate,  8. expostulate, 9. redeem, 10. pontificate, 11.obsess, 12. submit, 13. avenge, 14. retreat, 15. tribute, 16. maneuver, 17. ignoble, 18. supremacy, 19. cavalry, 20. privilege, 21. citizen, 22. orator, 23. eloquent, 24. immortal, 25. inevitable.  
  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL,      

Home Work -Spelling words 15- 20  on List #12 for Friday. Grammar exercise "A" on the participle. Remember: TEST after list #12 on Lists 9 - 12.

Period # 6 - Physical Educaton.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - 
Lit. Quiz on critical thinking and point of view on Thursday, February 16. Paragraph form. 
Looked at articles from different perspectives.

Home Work: