HS Lit Classwork for Feb 6

 

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If you are making up a missed class, please use the slideshow to take your quiz and fill in your notes.

1. Grammar Starter

2. Vocabulary Review

Chapter 9

Cardiac - of or relating to the heart

Entomology - the branch of zoology that studies insects


Chapter 10

Neutralize - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Tonsure - shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

Curare - a muscle relaxant found in certain tropical South American trees 

Upheaval - a violent disturbance

Optimistic - expecting the best

Fatigue - exhausted or tired


Chapter 11

Serene - completely clear and fine; not agitated

Obstacle - something that stands in the way 

Expedition - a journey organized for a particular purpose

Inspiration - a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings

Desperation - a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly

Gaudily - in a tastelessly bright and showy manner

Determination - the act of making up your mind about something

Fissure - a long, narrow opening made by cracking or splitting in rock or earth.

Visibility - a clear unobstructed view;

Stupefy - make senseless, dull, or stupid 

Barnacle - marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages

Altiplano - the high tableland of central South America.

Consultation - a conference (usually with someone important)

Destined - certain to meet (a particular fate). 

Ostracize - expel from a community or group

Insignificant - not worthy of notice

Immensity - unusual largeness in size or number

Astral - relating to or resembling stars

Anesthetize - make unconscious by means of drugs


3. CoB Quiz #4

4. Grammar Mini Lesson and Activity: Gerund Phrase

5. CoB Discussion: Culture

Use this questionnaire

Use this note-taking sheet



6. Homework Review: Chapters 12-14, Vocab, Questions, Journal

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