Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tuesday and Wednesday

Fourth and Fifth Periods:

Tuesday you received a new vocabulary list with new assignments.  If you were not here on Tuesday, the vocabulary sheet is copied below.  Make sure that you read all of the way to the end of this e-mail.  

Word
Definition
POS
Obsequious




Malicious




Lascivious




Delude




Palpable




Valiant




Imminent




Eminent (75)




Insolent




Equivocal




Discern (59)




Tempest (61)




Paragon(s) (63)




Slander (67)




Profane (71)




Citadel (75)




Discreet (75)




Abhor (75)




Compel (75)




Lechery (77)




Obscure (77)




Taint (77)




Rash (adj) (77)




Mutiny (79)




Egregious(ly) (81)







Homework for Friday, March 22, 2013 – write a vocabulary story with all of the new words (starting with “discern”) and five of the old words;
OR
Write a complex-rich sentence with every word on the list.  You will have a vocabulary and Othello quote test on Friday.

Week at a Glance
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – new vocabulary list and assignments; read Othello; write a rhetorical analysis.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – review vocabulary; read Othello; review the persuasive essay from the AP exam
Friday, March 22, 2013 – submit homework; review rhetorical analyses (see Luis?) with the writing folks from U of H; vocabulary quiz and quote quiz; read Othello


On Tuesday, you also started writing a rhetorical analysis.  Here is the link to the prompt:

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/english/b_eng_lang_frq_03.pdf

If you did not finish your rhetorical analysis in class, you MUST bring it to me on Thursday.  Please note that you MUST make a special trip to do so as we will not have class that day.

For the rest of the week, please peruse the "Week at Glance" above.

Have fun!  Learn a lot!  Work hard!

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