Hump Day!

Today in class you wrote your first persuasive essay.  The link to this essay is on the last blog entry. 
You also submitted your annotations through page 36 of In Cold Blood for a grade.
You also were advised that you must know the first 15 words on your review sheet for Friday.  The first 15 words are as follows:

Compel  to force – I feel compelled to ask you to do your homework.

Palpable – able to touch – The tension between them was almost palpable

Eminent – noble, outstanding – The eminent scientist split the atom.

Tempest –a storm – We had quite the tempest last night - so much thunder!

Paragon – a model of excellence – Mark Mathabane is a paragon of excellence.

Profane – vulgar – That girl cursing in the hall is so profane.

Abhor – to detest – I abhor liars.

Mutiny – rebellion – The class rose in mutiny against the abusive teacher.

Egregious – extremely bad – The murdered egregiously broke the law.

Taint – contaminate – The boy tainted the water by pouring paint in it.

Aimless (3) – without direction – The friends spent an aimless afternoon floating down the river.

Ramshackle (4) on the verge of collapse.  The ramshackle shack had seen better days.

Beneficence (5)the state of being charitable – Mother Theresa’s beneficence was known throughout the community.

Edifice (6) – Large building – Wheatley High School is am impressive edifice.

Have a great day!