HS Lit Classwork for April 16

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1. Grammar Starter

2. Vocabulary Review

Chapter 1

Expound - add details; clarify the meaning 

Prospectus - a college course catalog

Disintegrate - break into parts or lose unity

Heretic - a person who holds different religious opinions

Jargon - specialized technical terminology 

Begrudge - wish ill on or be envious of

Totalitarianism - complete and unrestricted power in government

Absurdity - a ludicrous folly

Predicament - an unpleasant situation

Perpetuate - cause to continue

Inculcate - teach by frequent repetitions 

Squalor - ugly dirtiness

Dissect - cut open or cut apart

Vulnerable - susceptible to attack

Consolidation - the act of combining into a whole

Scrupulous - principled; making great effort

Denounce - speak out against

Neocolonialist - controlling other countries

Foreign - relating to another place or part of the world

Domination - power to rule or defeat

Surmount - be on top of

Illustrious - having glory; widely known 

Distill - take out the most important part


Chapter 2

Hierarchy - a series of ordered groupings

Resonance - relationship of trust between people

Indiscriminate - not recognizing differences

Interminable - seemingly without end

Adamant - not swayed by to pleas, requests, or reason

Mitigate - lessen the seriousness of

Assimilation - absorbing one cultural group into another

Prestigious - high status; respected

Heinous - shockingly cruel

Transfix - to render motionless

Errant - motion that is irregular or unpredictable

Endemic - of or relating to a disease

Cosmopolitan - a sophisticated person who has traveled

Acquisition - acquiring possession of something

Imitation - a copy

Paucity - an insufficient quantity or number

Epitome - a perfect example

Aplomb - composure under strain

Contradictory - two opposites if both cannot be true 

Metamorphosis - a complete change of physical form or substance 

Precarious -not secure; fraught with danger

Imperialism - extending your rule over foreign countries

Antithetical - sharply contrasted

Somber - grave or gloomy in character; dull

Senile - mentally or physically infirm with age


Chapter 3

Nefarious - extremely wicked

Ubiquitous - being present everywhere at once

Confidant - a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter

Reprisal - revengeful action against an enemy in wartime

Sully - damage the purity of a reputation

Audacity - fearless daring

Audacious - disposed to take risks

Accommodate - make fit for, or be agreeable to

Relinquish - give up; cease to hold onto

Egalitarianism - doctrine of the equality of mankind; equality

Squelch - suppress or crush completely

Rebuff - reject outright and bluntly

Precocious - early maturity and mental aptitude

Alacrity - liveliness and eagerness

Inadequate - not sufficient to meet a need

Obsolete - no longer in use or valid 

Protuberant - curving outward

Treatise - a formal written work

Undulate - move in a wavy pattern


3. Zenzele Quiz #1 (See slideshow)

4. HW Q Review

1

  1. What does “Dancing to your chant of opportunities” p3 mean?
  2. How does Zenzele’s mother plan to guide and mentor her brilliant daughter? She plans to tell her stories
2
  1. Who is Mbuya? Grandmother
  2. Why are twenty people gathered at her house in chapter 2? They are gathered for Christmas.
  3. Why do the Makororos family consider going to their hometown “regression”? They forget their roots, grow too comfortable in the city, accept the white colonizer’s ways.
  4. Why was Zenzele’s mother particularly hesitant to let Zenzele go with Petranella Makororo over holiday? Her mother has cofided that P has gotten into mischief (smoking, drinking, pregnant) and her mother doesn’t know how to help her. P has neither respect nor gratitude.
  5. Why does P act the way she does? She acts this way because things are so much better and she is spoiled.
  6. What is the “gray zone” that Zenzele’s mom speaks of on page 18? Neither black culture nor white culture either
  7. What does Zenzele’s mother say put the holes and stains on our clothing and kept it off the white’s clothing? Poverty and imperialism
  8. How was the city “strict racial confinement”? Most stores were whites only
  9. Why does Zenzele’s mom want her to continue to go to Chakowa? P27 Zenzele’s mom wants her to be a part of her past
3
  1. What is Africa’s most powerful resource according to Zenzele’s mother? The extended family—-community, support, and a safety net
  2. What is lobola? P32-33 It could be looked at as a “bride price” or an appreciation of the gifts that a woman brings to her marriage or a thanks to the parents for what they’ve done for their daughter
  3. How are Zimbabwean women addressed? As Amai ______ (mom of _____)
  4. Do you think females are made to be the “accommodating gender”? Why or why not? P35
  5. What is Amai Zenzele’s favorite role? Audience/watcher
  6. What did Zenzele’s grandmother think it meant to be an African woman? To work hard
  7.  What does Zenzele’s mother tell her an African woman is? To be strong and at peace, measure her words, work out her gifts, being selfless and defending her rights
  8. Why is Siri’s MIL proud of her wrinkled face, “the map of [her] toils and joys”? It is a testimony to the love she has given her family

5. Prejudice Discussion (Print chart for notes)

6. Read Zimbabwean news article and discuss (We didn't get to this, so we'll do this next week.)

7. Review advice letter homework

8. Review regular homework

  1. Fill in the Zenzele vocabulary cloze worksheet for chapters 4-6

  2. Read Zenzele, chapters 4-6

  3. Answer the questions from your Zenzele question packet for chapters 4-6

  4. Write your informal advice letter

  5. Journal


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