Saturday, February 16, 2013

Expository Readings and more

Week # 24 February 18-22, 2013

Literature: Expository articles, Background information to the Russian Revolution
Writing: Short Answer Response (SAR), Expository essay
Vocabulary: Flo-Cab #s 849-863 mores, cavity, amalgamation, copious, connotation, diverse, terse, preponderance, dissonance, cacophony, harmony, discord, confound, scourge, scathing
Prefixes: bene, bi, bio, circum, dent, dia, dis/dif, equi, ex, in/mil/ir

Homework:

  • SAT vocab notes and sentences Flo-Cab #s 839-848 - due: Monday, Feb. 18
    • Sentences should have context clues and adjective clause.
  • SAT vocab notes and sentences Flo-Cab #s 849-863 - due: Monday, Feb. 25
Monday - Friday
  • On Monday, students will take the unit test on Great Expectations. Please prepare. 
  • On Tuesday, will have the WITS lesson with the WITS writer. 
  • On Wednesday, students will write an expository essay.
  • On Thursday,students will take vocabulary quiz #6 for flo-cab #s 839-848 and suffixes. Students will work on sentences with adjective clauses.
  • On Friday, students will review vocabulary and read a background on Russian Revolution and view a PowerPoint presentation on the Holocaust.