I have noon duty all week, so help will be in the AM or after school.
The third quarter ends on Thursday April 05.
We had public speaking all morning.
Grammar 8 - Grammar Test on Unit 10 and review of 1- 9 during the week of April 26 - 30.
Potentially the last spelling list. We may do one more so we can get in another Spelling Test for the next Quarter.
LIST # 15 - 1. pragmatic, 2. expansive, 3. cunning, 4. instigator, 5. prognosis, 6. vile, 7. animosity, 8. tersely, 9. degenerate, 10. context, 11. extrapolate, 12 slur, 13. emulate, 14. relapse, 15. divine, 16. appease, 17. analogy, 18. nocturnal, 19. communal, 20. sabbatical, 21. ascertain, 22. computation, 23. connive, 24. postulate, 25. chagrin.
Home Work - Spelling List # 15 words 5 - 10. Grammar exercise "Exercise" on page 110.
Period #3 History 7 and 8 - We will have a MAP QUIZ next week - not on Monday.
Chapter 7.2a Questions History 7-8 March/2012
1. Give a brief description of the early growth of the Roman Empire. (Include an explanation of the Latin League (Roman League).) This is on pages 71 and 72.
2. Explain the meaning behind the expression, “A Pyrrhic victory”.
3. Make a list, in sentence form, of the policies that the Roman’s adopted that kept conquered people from wanting to rebel. (There should be eight in all. Second paragraph in column "A", on page 72.)
4. Explain why Rome looked at Carthage as an imposing force that might come against their own emerging empire.
5. Why do they call the wars with Carthage the Punic Wars?
6. Explain the events of the First Punic War. (Causes, events, outcome and effects) You may eventually find some over-lap when you go into the subsequent Punic Wars as the effects of one war often are or lead to the causes of the next war.
7. Explain Rome’s new motive for acquiring an empire.
8. Same as “5” but with the Second Punic war.
9. Same as “8” but with the Third Punic War.
10. Briefly explain the war with Macedonia and then explain the clever way that Rome “conquered” Greece.
11. Add to your map: Carthage, Spain, Africa, Syria, Egypt(or show where it should be), Palestine, and Pergamum.
Home work.- Read the remainder of page 71 and then read page 72. Answer Question #1 on the blog.
Period #4 English Literature 7 There will be a Quiz Monday on the plays again. This one will be answered in sentence and paragraph form. It will cover the same two plays.
Questions for "Shelter from the Storm"
1. Who was Martin Luther? Check him out on the internet. (BE sure that you are studying the founder of Protestant Reformation. Write a brief paragraph or list six facts (in sentence form) about his life.
2. Why did Martin's father work so hard and why was he not successful?
3. How did Martin's faith and determination provide for his education?
4. How did Luther overcome his desire to become a lawyer?
5. Explain the quotation "...great Christians are often the ones who have realized how wicked all sin really is."
6. What aspect of Christ was Luther missing when he tried to deal with his sin?
7. Why did reading the Bible for himself, change Luther's life? The church did not allow common people to read the Bible before this time.
8. As a preacher Luther was exposed to many "wrong ways" to heaven. What was the "right way" that he saw?
9. What was the second kind of storm that Luther had to stand against in this story?
1. Who was Martin Luther? Check him out on the internet. (BE sure that you are studying the founder of Protestant Reformation. Write a brief paragraph or list six facts (in sentence form) about his life.
2. Why did Martin's father work so hard and why was he not successful?
3. How did Martin's faith and determination provide for his education?
4. How did Luther overcome his desire to become a lawyer?
5. Explain the quotation "...great Christians are often the ones who have realized how wicked all sin really is."
6. What aspect of Christ was Luther missing when he tried to deal with his sin?
7. Why did reading the Bible for himself, change Luther's life? The church did not allow common people to read the Bible before this time.
8. As a preacher Luther was exposed to many "wrong ways" to heaven. What was the "right way" that he saw?
9. What was the second kind of storm that Luther had to stand against in this story?
Home Work: Read "Shelter from the Storm" on page 267 of your textbook.
Period #5 English Grammar 7 - There will be a Grammar Test on Unit 9 and review of 1- 8. This will be during the week of April 02 - 06.
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, 21. immune, 22. retrospect, 23. compilation, 24. ameliorate, 25. nemesis.
LIST # 15 - 1. pragmatic, 2. expansive, 3. cunning, 4. instigator, 5. prognosis, 6. vile, 7. animosity, 8. tersely, 9. degenerate, 10. context, 11. extrapolate, 12 slur, 13. emulate, 14. relapse, 15. divine, 16. appease, 17. analogy, 18. nocturnal, 19. communal, 20. sabbatical, 21. ascertain, 22. computation, 23. connive, 24. postulate, 25. chagrin.
Home Work - Spelling words 1 - 5 on List # 14.
Period # 6 - Life Skills - Personalities.
Life Skills today.
We are starting a unit on Short Stories again.
Home Work:Read over "Flatline".Read the short story "The Silver Outrigger"
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