Friday, December 13, 2013

Friday/Monday, 12/13-16/13

English 9
1. Fix up your persuasive essay if you'd like to do so.
2. Copy the official definitions of the vocab words (below) and then do the personal connection.
From “The Necklace”, p. 208
1. Incessant (adj) – over and over without stopping
2. Vexation (n) – the feeling of being bothered/annoyed
3. Pauper (n) – a poor person
4. Adulation (n) – praise and respect
5. Disconsolate (adj) – without comfort, unhappy
6. Gamut (n) – the entire range of something
From “Gift of the Magi”, p. 96
7. Vestibule (n) – lobby or outer hallway or building space
8. Agile (adj) – able to move quickly and easily
9. Falter (v) – to start to lose strength, to stop in progress
10. Ransack (v) – to search everywhere violently, plunder
11. Prudence (n) – wisdom and caution
12. Ravage (v) – to cause extensive damage

Check these out to read the story or fill in the context definitions:
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant text from the book:
Page 208
Page 210
Page 211
Page 212
Page 213
Page 214
Page 215
Page 216
Page 217
"Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry text from the book:
Page 96
Page 98
Page 99
Page 100
Page 101
Page 102

Physical Education 
1. Continue to follow and fill in your training plan you made in class. Use the training worksheet and then fill in what you do on the training log sheet.

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