The following terms are from the copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance:
01. eminent (1)
02. admonition
03. latent
04. ascribe
05. naught
06. firmament
07. envy (n.)
08. manifest (2)
09. invalids
10. oracles
11. disconcerted
12. prattle
13. piquancy
14. nonchalance
15. disdain
16. conciliate
17. eclat
18. formidable (3)
19. aversion
20. ephemeral
Sunday, March 9, 2008
CP English 11 Vocab Week 7
1. proprietor (p. 408) -
2. unmolested (p. 409) -
3. exude (p. 409) -
4. celestial (p. 409) -
5. terrestrial (p. 410) -
6. resignation (p. 410) -
7. rout (p. 410) -
8. sublime (p. 410) -
9. superfluous (p. 410) -
10. evitable (p. 410) -
11. frittered (p. 410) -
12. fluctuating (p. 410) -
13. spartan (p. 411) -
14. mean (p. 413) (check context) -
15. disreputable (p. 413) -
2. unmolested (p. 409) -
3. exude (p. 409) -
4. celestial (p. 409) -
5. terrestrial (p. 410) -
6. resignation (p. 410) -
7. rout (p. 410) -
8. sublime (p. 410) -
9. superfluous (p. 410) -
10. evitable (p. 410) -
11. frittered (p. 410) -
12. fluctuating (p. 410) -
13. spartan (p. 411) -
14. mean (p. 413) (check context) -
15. disreputable (p. 413) -
Honors English 11 Transcendentalism Webquest
Open another Firefox tab and go to the Transcendentalism webquest here. Complete the following:
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. In your notes, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"? Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text).
3. Be prepared to briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. In your notes, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"? Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text).
3. Be prepared to briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
Thursday, March 6, 2008
CP English 11 Vocab Week 6
1. protege (p. 390) -
2. cordial -
3. exhilaration -
4. perpetual -
5. decorum -
6. calamity -
7. egotism -
8. frolic (392) -
9. aversion (394)
10. rude (p. 395) -
11. alight (p. 397) -
12. courier -
13. tumultuous -
14. eccentric (404) -
15. dilapidated (408)-
2. cordial -
3. exhilaration -
4. perpetual -
5. decorum -
6. calamity -
7. egotism -
8. frolic (392) -
9. aversion (394)
10. rude (p. 395) -
11. alight (p. 397) -
12. courier -
13. tumultuous -
14. eccentric (404) -
15. dilapidated (408)-
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Honors English 11 Test 2 Study Guide
The Crucible
Points to Consider:
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
In terms of the Poe short stories, be prepared to answer various questions asking you to identify various elements of the dramatic structure of the stories, talk about mood, and discuss symbolism.
Points to Consider:
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
In terms of the Poe short stories, be prepared to answer various questions asking you to identify various elements of the dramatic structure of the stories, talk about mood, and discuss symbolism.
CP English 10 Islam Webquest
In conjunction with our readings from The Koran and 1,001 Arabian Nights, we will take a closer look at the world religion of Islam. Your in-class assignment for today and tomorrow is to follow the webquest on Islam found below. Powerpoint presentations will be presented in-class on Friday (March 7). This will be your final test grade of the 6 weeks.
Islam Webquest
Islam Webquest
Monday, March 3, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 6
The following words are collected from the copy of "The Fall of the House of Usher" I handed out last week.
01. insufferable (1)
02. pervaded
03. sedges
04. aught
05. sublime
06. precipitous
07. lurid
08. tarn
09. boon
10. malady
11. munificent (2)
12. orthodox
13. equivocal
14. appellation
15. affinity
16. pestilent
17. valet (3)
18. phantasmagoric
19. trepidation
20. pallor (4)
01. insufferable (1)
02. pervaded
03. sedges
04. aught
05. sublime
06. precipitous
07. lurid
08. tarn
09. boon
10. malady
11. munificent (2)
12. orthodox
13. equivocal
14. appellation
15. affinity
16. pestilent
17. valet (3)
18. phantasmagoric
19. trepidation
20. pallor (4)
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