05/04/2012 Thursday, Day %6

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I have after school duty next week.


Grammar 8 -    We wrote the test.

  LAST LIST #16 - 1. plausible, 2. ambiguous, 3. vent, 4. prodigious, 5. tectonic, 6. seismic, 7 fault, 8. continuous, 9. cautious, 10.redeem, 11. phaseout, 12. celebrity, 13. diode, 14. plausible, 15. potential, 16. facilitate, 17. gregarious, 18.halitosis, 19. ignominy, 20. urgent, 21.condor, 22. legitimate, 23. monotonous, 24. negligible, 25. optimum.

Home Work -Enjoy your weekend.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 -

We started 7.2c on Julius Caesar.

Chapter 7.2c Questions.

1. How did Julius Caesar and Pompey work out a deal so they both came up with a win-win political situation? How did they both benefit politically?

2. What was Caesars motivation for asking for a military posting in Gaul?

3. Explain how extensive Caesar's conquests were in Europe.

4. What did Caesar write about in  Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Tales/Stories of Gaul)?

5. Explain the story behind the saying "crossing the Rubicon".

6. What role did Caesar take as rule of Rome from 49 - 44 BC?

7. List six measures that Caesar put in place to secure his political position.

8. Explain the significance of "the Ides of March" (March 15, 44 BC).

   

 Home work.-  Answer Question 3, 4 and 5 above. Same as for yesterday.

Period #4 English Literature 7  We wrote the quiz.

Questions on A Song is in the Heart.

1.       When a person feels as though they are a failure, they will often put up with a lot, including bulling, in order to have friends. Show how this is true of Stradivarius.

2.       Explain the expression “The song is in the heart, and there are many ways of making music.”

3.       Research “Stradivarius violins” on the internet. What did you find?

4.       Explain how Stradivarius “made a purse out of a sow’s ear”.

5.       What lesson of life can be found in the expression “One small bit of work done well each day, was what made a great violin in the end.”

6.       What do you think is your “God-given talent” and how might you use it for good?

9. What was the second kind of storm that Luther had to stand against in this story?

Home Work: Re-read the next short story A Song is in the Heart. Answer questions 3, 4, and 5 above. Same as yesterday.

Period #5 English Grammar 7 - We wrote the Grammar test.

  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.     


  LAST LIST #16 - 1. plausible, 2. ambiguous, 3. vent, 4. prodigious, 5. tectonic, 6. seismic, 7 fault, 8. continuous, 9. cautious, 10.redeem, 11. phaseout, 12. celebrity, 13. diode, 14. plausible, 15. potential, 16. facilitate, 17. gregarious, 18.halitosis, 19. ignominy, 20. urgent, 21.condor, 22. legitimate, 23. monotonous, 24. negligible, 25. optimum.
 

Home Work - List #15 words 10 - 15. Get in some quality sleep.

Period # 6 - Life Skills - Clean-up or food.

Period # 7 English Literature 8 -  We wrote the quiz.

Questions on The Silver Outrigger

“The Silver Outrigger” is a story of complications and suspense. The author uses descriptive words (diction) to get the reader’s interest and hold it.

Home Work: Answer questions 10 and 11 above.Study for the quiz.