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LIST AS MANY OF THE EIGHT
PA R T S O F S P E E C H A S YO U C A N
REMEMBER…THEN GIVE AN
E X A M P L E O F E AC H .
Warm-up 8/17/11
WARM-UP 8/18/11
What is symbolism? Give examples
of symbols and what they represent.
WARM-UP 8/19/11
Vocab! Predict the meaning of these
words: abase, covert, frugal, redress,
wheedle
8/22/11
Quick write: What do you know
is different about Native American
Literature?
8/23/11
Write a sentence showing you know the meaning
of your vocab words:
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Abase
Covert
Frugal
Redress
Wheedle
8/24/11
Read the article and highlight the
topic sentences, supporting sentences
and transitional words.
8/25/11
Read back through the Witch Trial
article. List the main idea and
evidence the author used to support
the main idea.
9/26/11
List as many “dead” words as you can.
• Ex: a lot, many, good, bad…..
 Then list replacement words for the
dead words.
8/26/11
Write these words on your green
linking sheet from last week:
Catatonic, flippant, indolent,
melancholy, prodigy
8/29/11
Quick Write: Write about a fear that
you have and a behavior it causes.
8/30/11
Write a sentence showing the
meaning of these vocab words:
catatonic, flippant, indolent,
melancholy, prodigy
8/31/11
SSR: Read in your A Lesson Before Dying
books. In your composition books, note the
pages you read today and describe the
setting, tone, and mood of the story so far.
9/1/11
Read the two yahoo.com articles about
grammar errors on clothing. Why do you
think Wet Seal put the clothing out to sell?
Should there be consequences for the
employees responsible?
9/2/11
Vocab words this week:
Adamant, Beguile, conciliatory,
retaliation, tantalized
9/6/11
 Grammar!! Complete the paragraph with the following
words: your, you’re, its, or it’s
• You know _1_ in trouble when _2_ mom is waiting
for you at the door with _3_ latest Pinnacle printout.
_4_ never a good sign when you see _5_ game station
taken away, _6_ cords hanging idle in some closet. _7_
very upsetting when you think _8_working as hard as
you can, but _9_ grades are still in the gutter. But wait!
_10_ all been a dream! _11_ working your hardest and
your mom just wants to take you out for ice cream! 
9/7/11
 Write a sentence with each of the following vocab words:
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Adamant
Beguile
Conciliatory
Retaliation
Tantalize
9/8/11
SSR- Read A Lesson Before Dying. Record the
pages you read today in class and then describe at
least one conflict that is seen in the novel. List all
involved and tell how you think this conflict will
impact the story.
9/9/11
Write your response to the 9/11
video clip.
9/12/11
Read A Lesson Before Dying. Record the pages you
read today , then tell which character do you most
identify with? Why? What are their important
characteristics?
9/13/11
 They’re/ There/ Their????
 1. ____________are so many fish in the sea.
 2. _____________ house is a crazy color purple.
 3._______________ going to see The Help tomorrow.
9/14/11
Write a sentence with each of the
following words. Make sure you show the
meaning!
Dilapidated, lackadaisical, raze, sardonic,
zenith
9/15/2011
 Its/It’s/Your/You’re/There/Their/They’re
 Choose 5 of the words and write a sentence leaving a ____
where the word should go.
9/16/11
 Abhor (v)
 Coddle (v)
 Meticulous (adj)
 Pedestrian (adj)
 Stealth (n)
9/19/11
List at least three differences between the
Puritans and Rationalists.
9/20/11
Write sentences using these vocab words showing
the meaning of the word!
Abhor, coddle, meticulous, pedestrian, stealth
9/21/11
Choose Ethos, Pathos, or Logos:
1. Miley Cyrus appears in Oreo ads.
2. A 32oz bottle of Tide will clean 32 loads of laundry.
3. A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an
inferior bug spray.
9/22/11
Using what you learned yesterday, tell me how
Ben Franklin was a Rationalist?
Don’t forget to mark your virtue chart!
9/28/11
Quick write: Write your response to this
statement:
• The desire for wealth can make people hard
and unfeeling.
9/29/11
Write a sentence that shows the meaning of your
vocab words:
Acquiesce, dour, lurid, olfactory, transient
9/30/11
 Write about your response to this piece of art. Include details from the painting.
What elements of Romanticism can you find?
10/5/11
Write a sentence showing the meaning of this
week’s vocab words.
Countenance, ominous, ennui, gregarious,
winsome
10/5/11
 Warm-up: define the following terms:
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Speaker
Alliteration
Repetition
End rhyme
Internal rhyme
Onomatopoeia
symbolism
10/6/11
 Mid-semester Reflection
• How are you doing in this class?
• Do you need to make any changes?
• Do you have any suggestions that could make this
class better?
10/11/11
 Write freely about the Fountain of Youth. What is the
appeal of it? Why do people want to stay young forever?
Would you want to be a teenager forever? Why or why not?
10/13/11
Write a sentence with each word:
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Adulterate
Aggrandize
Ambiguous
Ameliorate
Anomaly
10/17
 Big Thank You
• Write a letter
• Not-political
• Thanks for their service/dedication/sacrifice
• Wish them a Happy Thanksgiving and Holiday
Season
• You can tell a little about yourself
11/3/11
 EOCT Prep!
• Coach books
• Read page 172
• Complete pages 174-175
11/14/11
Lackluster (adj)
Glutton (n)
Chagrined (adj)
Fortuitous (adj)
Gratifying (adj)
11/29/11
 Inference Practice:
“He did
not say anything but looked at the bags against the wall of
the station. There were labels on them from all the hotels where they
had spent nights.”
 Inference:
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 “The woman came out through the curtains with two glasses of
beer and put them down on the damp felt pads. ‘The train comes in
five minutes,’ she said.
‘What did she say?’ asked the girl.
‘That the train comes in five minutes.’
The girl smiled brightly at the woman, to thank her.”
Inference:
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11/30/11
Write a sentence with each of this week’s
vocab words. Show you know the meaning
of the word!
12/1/11
 Possessive S
• Singular nouns get an apostrophe then an s.
• Ex: The boy’s kite flew in the sky.
• Plural possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe after the s.
• Ex: The girls’ kite flew in the sky
• When a plural noun does not end with an s, an apostrophe and then
an s are added.
• Ex: The men’s truck was dirty.
 1. The baby toy fell on the floor.
 2. Those boys shoes are in the locker.
 3. The women computer was broken.
 4. Tony sister fell off the swing.
 5. The pan handle was very hot.
12/2/11
Read the article and write your response.
Do you agree or disagree with the church’s
decision? Why? Can you relate this to
anything in your life or something you seen
or heard on TV/movies/music/etc?