Vocabulary/Spelling Test on Frday, October 30

Students will be given mutiple choice test on the words on the blog from last week in which the word is spelled 4 different ways, only one of which is correct. He must be able to pick out the correct spelling.
Students will be expected to choose from last week's spelling list to fill in a blank in a sentence where that word would make sense if the student studied the definitions which were also on the blog last week and given in class.

Week of October 19

Students should hand in the rewrite of the spooky stories written in cursive in blue or black ink on Monday, October 19, if they wish to be considered for the short story writing contest and on Tuesday if they do not. Of course, stories may be typed but this is certainly not required.

Vocabulary/Spelling Lists- Students should be able to spell these words by Thursday of this week and know the meanings well enough by the end of next week to be able to choose which of the words would best complete a sentence.
Periods 1, 3, 6, and 7
1. deserve- v.- earn
2. display-n. v.-show
3. especially-adv. -unusually
4. financial-adj.-money
5. fortune-n.-large amount of money
6. information-n.-facts about
7. investigate-v.-study
8. observation-n.-watching
9. opportunity-n.-chance
10. position-n. v.-job
11. private-adj.-secret
12. profit-v. n.-benefit from
13. solution-n.-an answer to
14. struggle-v. n.-fight
15. temptation-n.-attraction

Period 8 PreAP

1. amity-n.-friendship syn: peacefulness
2. cater-v.-to supply what is needed , especially support or food syn: provide; contribute
3. guise-n.-a false appearance syn: semblance
4. inconsequential-adj.-of little or no importance syn: unnecessary; unrelated
5. jubilant-adj.-joyous,especially because of success syn: elated; happy
6. placate-v.-to calm; to pacify syn: appease; satisfy
7. preclude-v.-to prevent syn: prohibit; forbid
8. repress-v.-to hold back or put down with force syn: restrain; stifle
9. saturate-v.-to fill or soak to capacity syn: drench; permeate; infuse
10. slake-v.- 1.to satisfy or quench 2.to make less intense syn: 1.fulfill; please 2.abate; mitigate; diminish
11. sortie-n.-1.a flight of a combat aircraft on a mission 2. an armed attack, especially against surrounding enemy forces syn: maneuver; assault
12. succumb-v.-to submit reluctantly syn: surrender; give in
13. tranquil-adj.- calm or peaceful syn: placid; serene
14. venomous-adj.-1. poisonous 2. intentionally harmful syn: 1. toxic; lethal 2. malicious; spiteful; cruel
15. wrest-v.-to obtain by force, usually by twisting and turning violently
syn: wring; wrench

Spooky or Mystery Story due October 20th

After students finish with nine week tests tomorrow, they will begin writing a spooky or mystery story. Student are being encouraged to ask parents or grandparents if they know of such a tale. Rough drafts are due on Friday. Only rarely will I give written homework over the weekend and this will be one of those times since I will expect the rewrites to be written in blue or black ink on the front only to be turned in no later than Tuesday so that I may enter our best papers into a contest that is being sponored by CCMS Paw Prints. As usual, the story should follow at least a 4 paragraph format, not including dialogue. The final draft should be 1 1/2 to 2 pages in length.

Week of October 12

Students have been given the First Nine Week Study Guide which consists of 14 sentences that we are reviewing from our DOL notebooks. Students are to correct each sentence in pencil and then list the errors and grammar rules at the bottom of the guide and finish on their theme paper. All 14 sentences should be completed on Monday. The completed and corrected study guide will add 10 points to the 9 week test grade. If it is incomplete or lost, no points will be given. The Language Nine Week Test will be given on Wednesday.

Students who take the classroom novel AR tests by 3 p.m. on Wednesday will be given credit for that book. This doesn't apply to the PreAP class.

Reading for the second 9 weeks officially begin on October 19 so that any test taken on or after that date will count for the second 9 weeks. Students will have 21 days from October 19 until November 9 to earn 5 AR points. From November 10 until December 11, students will have 31 days to earn an additional 10 AR points. The classroom novel will not count this grading period since those books are being read aloud in class rather than independently by the student. Remember the students are being assigned reading of at least 10 pages from AR book everyday.

Week of October 5

Students will be working on Daily Oral Language exercises in conjunction with grammar rules on the board each day in class until the 9 Week test on October 14. The deadline for all 15 AR points is October 8.