Saturday, May 4, 2019

8th or 9th Grade Week 12

Vocabulary and Spelling

WORD POS DEFINITION & NOTES
1. Adversity n. -a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty
2. Aesthetic adj. -having to do with what is beautiful
3. Autumnal adj. -of, characteristic of, or occurring in autumn
4. Bight n. -a bend in a coast forming an open bay
5. Bombastic adj. -marked by or given to pretentious inflated speech or writing; pompous, overblown 6. Comeliness n. -the condition of being pleasing and wholesome in appearance
7. Digress v. -to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
8. Fastidious adj. -having high and often capricious standards; difficult to please
9. Fringe n. -something that is marginal or additional to some activity, process, or subject
10. Frugality n. -the quality of being prudent in the use of resources
11. Insatiable adj. -incapable of being satisfied
12. Interdict n. -a prohibitory decree
13. Meet adj. -(not in the rendezvous sense); fitting, appropriate
14. Opprobrium n. -something that brings disgrace; contempt, reproach
15. Peripatetic n. -pedestrian; itinerant
16. Prostrate adj. -lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward; may indicate reverence or submission
17. Ramble v. -to move aimlessly from place to place
18. Stygian adj. -relating to the river Styx; extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
19. Umbrage n. -a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
20. Vexation n. -a cause of trouble


Monday and Tuesday
Spell words 3 times each

Wednesday
write each word in a sentence using completely correct grammar and punctuation

Thursday
 write a poem, fictional paragraph, or essay using at least 5 of these words

Friday
Spelling Test

Grammar

Monday
Grammar Workbook pg 35-37

Tuesday
Grammar workbook pg 38-40

Thursday
Using the sentences you wrote for your spelling words, circle the subject and underline the predicate for each sentence.

Spanish

Monday
Go back to  this website  and do the flash cards

Tuesday
Do a workbook page

Wednesday
Take a test on the Spanish website

Thursday
Watch this video on youtube

Art

Monday
Read about Alfred Sisley

Tuesday
View Alfred Sisley's paintings

Wednesday and Thursday
draw your own landscape

History

Monday- Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 200-214
Tuesday- Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 215-226
Wednesday-  Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 227-243
Thursday-  Story of the World Volume 2 pgs 244-260

Biology

Monday
Read Chapter 8 sections 1 and 2 pgs 250-254 and 256-260
Write down all the words highlighted in yellow and their definitions

Tuesday
Do Section 1 and 2 assessments pg 254 and 260
Answer all questions and turn them in to me to be graded

Wednesday
copy diagram on pg 255

Reading

Monday
The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scenes V and VI

Tuesday
The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scenes VII and VIII

Wednesday
The Merchant of Venice Act 2 Scene IX

Thursday
The Merchant of Venice Act 3 Scenes I and II


Math

Monday-Thursday with mom

Piano

Learn a song of your choosing. You need to know 10 new songs by the end of the school year

PE

Do some exercise everyday. Get so you can run 3 miles without stopping. I'll sign you up for a race Apr 2020